Issue Details

Issue	#79
Published	January 1947
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Sheldon Mayer; Julius Schwartz (story editor)
Notes	Credits by Craig Delich 9/04.

Cover Details - "The Battle of the Birds"

Characters	Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Flash [Jay Garrick] (inset)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Jon Chester Kozlak (signed)
Inks	Jon Chester Kozlak (signed)
Notes	Credits by Craig Delich 9/04.

12 page Flash story "Evil over Eelton!"

Characters	The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Winky, Blinky, Noddy; Joan Williams; The Eel (villain)
Synopsis	Flash's old villain is released on parole and decides to create a town named after himself --- and, horror of horrors, decides to name the Three Dimwits as Mayor, Judge and Police Chief!
Genre	superhero
Script	Gardner F. Fox (signed)
Pencils	Everett E. Hibbard (signed)
Inks	Everett E. Hibbard
Notes	Credits by Craig Delich 9/04; revised synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-11-07.

8 page Ghost Patrol story "Crime With an Animal Twist"

Characters	Ghost Patrol [Fred; Pedro; Slim]; Oswald Peebles
Genre	superhero
Script	John B. Wentworth
Pencils	Frank Harry
Inks	Frank Harry
Notes	Credits by Craig Delich 9/04.

3 page Rockhead McWizzard filler "Turning Pages in a Book"

Characters	Rockhead McWizzard
Genre	humor
Script	Jack Farr
Pencils	Jack Farr
Inks	Jack Farr
Letters	Jack Farr
Notes	Credits added by Craig Delich 12-11-07.

7 page Johnny Thunder story "The Barefoot Bandit"

Characters	Johnny Thunder; Ma Thunder; Peachy Pet; The Barefoot Bandit (villain); no Thunderbolt
Synopsis	Johnny goes to borrow some baking powder and Peachy Pet ends up capturing a bandit.
Genre	superhero
Script	John B. Wentworth (signed)
Pencils	Stan Aschmeier [as Stan Josephs]
Inks	Stan Aschmeier [as Stan Josephs]
Notes	Credits by Craig Delich 9/04.

2 page text story "Junk"

Genre	adventure
Script	Ted Udall [as Charles King]
Letters	typeset

9 page Hawkman story "The Revolt of the Birds!"

Characters	Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders].
Synopsis	The birds of Hawk Valley revolt due to the influence of the Jewel of Shakarr, a gem which, down through the years, absorbed the evil desires of its possessors.
Genre	superhero
Script	Gardner F. Fox
Pencils	Jon Chester Kozlak (signed)
Inks	Jon Chester Kozlak (signed)
Notes	Credits by Craig Delich 9/04; modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-11-07.