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Issue Details

Issue #85
Published July 1947
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Sheldon Mayer; Julius Schwartz (story editor)
Notes Corrected 9/04.

Cover Details - "Hawkman in Hollywood"

Characters Hawkman; Hawkgirl
Genre superhero
Pencils Joe Kubert (signed as Kubert)
Inks Joe Kubert (signed as Kubert)
Notes Corrected 9/04.

13 page Flash story "The Impresario of Crime"

Characters The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Schuyler Van Wert; Torg; The Impressario (villain)
Synopsis Jay and Joan go to the theatre and are mistakenly fooled when the actors appear to be shot dead by a masked assassin in the audience. However, when the incident reoccurs later in real life, the Flash has a real puzzle to solve.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Kanigher ?
Pencils Everett E. Hibbard
Inks Everett E. Hibbard
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich 9/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-12-07.

1 page Ton o' Fun filler "Ton o' Fun"

Genre humor
Script Harry Lampert
Pencils Harry Lampert
Inks Harry Lampert
Letters Harry Lampert
Notes Sequence added by Craig Delich 12-12-07

8 page Ghost Patrol story "Fairy Godfathers"

Characters Ghost Patrol [Pedro; Slim; Fred]; Hardboiled Hannigan
Synopsis The Ghost Patrol tries to keep a youngster from following his father's footsteps into a life of crime.
Genre supernatural
Script John B. Wentworth
Pencils Frank Harry
Inks Frank Harry
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich 9/04.

6 page Johnny Thunder story "Picnic"

Characters Johnny Thunder; Peachy Pet; (no Thunderbolt)
Genre superhero; humor
Script John B. Wentworth
Pencils Stan Aschmeier
Inks Stan Aschmeier
Notes Thunderbolt doesn't appear in this story.

2 page filler "Ton O'Fun"

Genre gags
Script Harry Lampert (signed)
Pencils Harry Lampert (signed)
Inks Harry Lampert (signed)
Letters Harry Lampert
Notes one full page and two half pages with ads

2 page text story "The Path to the Left"

Script Bill Perth
Letters typeset

9 page Hawkman story "The Lasso of Crime"

Characters The Hawkman [Carter Hall];Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]; Lasso (villain, first appearance); Mr. Starkey
Synopsis Hawkman becomes involved with an escaped killer who uses a phony movie company filming crew to stage real robberies.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Kanigher
Pencils Joe Kubert
Inks Joe Kubert
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich 9/04; up-dated story title and synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-12-07.