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Issue Details

Issue #30
Published June 1942
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing M. C. Gaines (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer (editor); Ted Udall (assistant)

Cover Details - "The Adventure of the Curiosity Ray"

Characters The Flash [Jay Garrick]
Genre superhero
Pencils Everett E. Hibbard
Inks Everett E. Hibbard

13 page Flash story "The Affair of the Curiosity Ray"

Characters The Flash [Jay Garrick]; V: Grey Guardsman [I]
Synopsis An ingenius crook calling himself the Grey Guardsman invents and bathes the Flash in a weird ray that causes him to become extremely curious about things. As the Scarlet Speedster races off on wild goose chases, hunting down irrevelant answers to immaterial questions, the Guardsman and gang rob New York blind.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Everett E. Hibbard
Inks Hal Sharp
Notes Credits by Craig Delich 10/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-3-07.

8 page Johnny Thunder story "Peachy Pet Controls the Thunderbolt"

Characters Johnny Thunder; Thunderbolt; Peachy Pet
Genre superhero; humor
Script John B. Wentworth
Pencils Stan Aschmeier
Inks Stan Aschmeier

8 page Ghost Patrol story "Invasion Stopped"

Characters Ghost Patrol
Genre war
Script Ted Udall; Emmanuel Demby
Pencils Frank Harry
Inks Frank Harry
Notes Writer credits by Craig Delich 10/04.

7 page The King story "The Harbor Haunt"

Characters The King
Genre detective
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Harry Lampert
Inks Harry Lampert
Letters Harry Lampert
Notes Writer & letterer credits by Craig Delich.

6 page The Whip story "Employment Agency Swindle"

Characters The Whip [Rod Gaynor]
Genre superhero; western
Script Charles Reizenstein
Pencils Homer Fleming
Inks Homer Fleming
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich 10/04.

7 page Minute Movies story "Murder Mix-Up"

Genre adventure; humor
Script Ed Wheelan
Pencils Ed Wheelan
Inks Ed Wheelan
Letters Ed Wheelan

9 page Hawkman story "The Riddle of the Mother Goose House"

Characters The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]
Synopsis Hawkman and Hawkgirl, bored with dull parties, decide to visit the Mother Goose House, located in the desert and full of weird fairy-tale characters intent on killing any visitors!
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-3-07.