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Issue Details

Issue #24
Published December 1941
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing M. C. Gaines (managing); Sheldon Mayer (assistant)

Cover Details - "The Spider-Men of Mars"

Characters The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Spider-Men; The Hawkman [Carter Hall] (inset)
Genre superhero
Pencils Everett E. Hibbard
Inks Everett E. Hibbard
Reprinted in Golden Age Flash Archives (DC, 1999 series) #2 (January 2006)

13 page The Flash story "The Spider-Men of Mars"

Characters The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Jim Seltzer (first appearance); Spider-Men (first appearance; villains); Dr. Jennings (first appearance; villain); Enzil (first appearance; villain; death)
Synopsis When Jay's fellow lab assistant invents a model of an interplanetary spaceship, he laughs, thinking the poor man has been working too hard. However, when the Flash finds himself on Mars, the laugh is on him.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox (signed)
Pencils Everett E. Hibbard (signed as E. E. Hibbard)
Inks Hal Sharp
Notes Credits by Craig Delich 9/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-2-07.
Reprinted in Golden Age Flash Archives (DC, 1999 series) #2 (January 2006)

8 page Johnny Thunder story "The Party for Poor Children"

Characters Johnny Thunder; Peachy Pet.
Genre superhero; humor
Script John B. Wentworth
Pencils Stan Aschmeier
Inks Stan Aschmeier
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich 9/04.

6 page Les Sparks, Radio Amateur story "Adventure of the Dyka Head Hunters"

Characters Les Sparks
Genre adventure
Script Don Cameron
Pencils Don Cameron
Inks Don Cameron

7 page The King story "Hijackers"

Characters The King [King Standish]
Genre detective
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Harry Lampert
Inks Harry Lampert
Letters Harry Lampert
Notes Writer & letterer credits by Craig Delich 9/04, up-dtaed 9-2-07.

6 page The Whip story "Construction Conspiracy"

Characters The Whip [Rod Gaynor]
Genre superhero; western
Script John B. Wentworth
Pencils Homer Fleming
Inks Homer Fleming

8 page Minute Movies story "South Seas Surprise"

Genre adventure; humor
Script Ed Wheelan (signed)
Pencils Ed Wheelan (signed)
Inks Ed Wheelan (signed)
Letters Ed Wheelan

9 page Hawkman story "The Hawkwoman"

Characters The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders].
Synopsis Carter Hall decides to take Shiera to a masquerade ball, and, just for fun, he lets her borrow one of his Hawk costumes. The fun ends when Hawkman's bird allies summon Shiera to the scene of a crime that nearly costs her her life!
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
Inks Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
Notes This is the 2nd appearance of Hawkgirl after All-Star Comics #5; writer credit by Craig Delich 9/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-2-07.
Reprinted In Superman (DC, 1939 series) #252 (June 1972).