Issue Details

Issue	#36
Published	December 1942
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	M. C. Gaines (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer (editor); Ted Udall (assistant editor)
Notes	Credits by Craig Delich 10/04.

Cover Details - "The Mystery of the Doll Who Walks Like a Man"

Characters	The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Rag Doll
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Lou Ferstadt
Inks	Lou Ferstadt
Notes	Credits by Craig Delich 10/04.

13 page Flash story "Tale of the Treasure Hunt"

Characters	The Flash [Jay Garrick]; VILLAIN: The Ragdoll [Pete Merkel] (first appearance)
Synopsis	When a carnival closes its doors, many of its key performers find themselves without jobs, including Pete Merkel, a contortionist by trade. However, when he adopts the criminal identity of the Rag Doll, the Flash discovers this is one toy that interests the Police more than it will children.
Genre	superhero
Script	Gardner F. Fox
Pencils	Lou Ferstadt
Inks	Lou Ferstadt
Notes	Credits by Craig Delich 10/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-5-07.

8 page Ghost Patrol story "The Far East"

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 Johnny Thunder story "One of Our Lifeboats Is Missing"

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

6 page The King story "A Murder Album"

Characters	The King
Genre	detective
Script	Gardner F. Fox
Pencils	Jon L. Blummer
Inks	Jon L. Blummer
Notes	Writer credit revised by Ted Udall to Gardner Fox by Craig Delich 9-5-07.

6 page The Whip story "The Wheelchair Fund"

Characters	The Whip [Rodney Gaynor]
Genre	superhero; western
Script	Ted Udall
Pencils	Homer Fleming
Inks	Homer Fleming

6 page Minute Movies story "Accent on Action"

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

9 page Hawkman story "Lost and Found"

Characters	The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]
Synopsis	Hawkman and Hawkgirl must put an end to Gotham City's lost and found department, which is being used by a criminal ring to dispose of hot merchandise.
Genre	superhero
Script	Gardner F. Fox
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff
Notes	Writer credit by Craig Delich 10/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-5-07.

1 page Fat and Slat filler "Fat and Slat"

Characters	Fat and Slat
Genre	humor
Script	Ed Wheelan
Pencils	Ed Wheelan
Inks	Ed Wheelan
Letters	Ed Wheelan
Notes	This sequence MAY be out of order. Added by Craig Delich 9-5-07.