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Flash Comics (1940 DC) comic books 1940

  • Issue #1
    Flash Comics (1940 DC) 1
    Published Jan 1940 by DC.
    • Restored: C2
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Restoration includes: piece added with tape to interior & cover.
    • Label #4150513004
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Origin and first appearance of Jay Garrick, the original Flash, in a story by Gardner Fox and Harry Lampert. Origin and first appearance of the Hawkman by Gardner Fox, origin and first appearance of Johnny Thunderbolt by John Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier. Also features the first appearance of "Cliff" Cornwall, Special Agent, by Sheldon Moldoff, and the Whip, by Wentworth and George Storm. A two-page text story, "Warfare in Space," by Gardner Fox is also included, as well as a one page text piece about the history of stamps, and a strip by Ed Wheelan called "The Demon Dummy," about a murderous ventriloquist dummy! 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Issue #2
    Flash Comics (1940 DC) 2
    Published Feb 1940 by DC.

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    Flash stars in "The Terror of Goll," written by Gardner Fox, art by Harry Lampert. Also includes "The Panama Canal Scheme" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff; Hawkman in "The Globe Conquerors" by Fox and Dennis Neville; Johnny Thunder in "Johnny Becomes a Boxer" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; "The Demon Dummy" Flash picture novelette by Ed Wheelan; Warefare in Space text story; article on postage stamps; and an ad for All-American Comics #11. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    Flash Comics (1940 DC) 3
    Published Mar 1940 by DC.

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    Flash stars in "The Trial of Major Williams," written by Gardner Fox, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Also includes: "The Romance of Cliff Cornwall" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff; Hawkman in "The Secret of Dick Blendon" by Fox and Dennis Neville; "Johnny vs. Gunpowder Glantz" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; King in "The Terror of the Underworld" by Fox and William A. Smith; "Seventh Story" Flash picture novelette by Ed Wheelan; article on postage stamps; an ad for All-American Comics #12; and Adventure in a Time Warp text story by fox. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #4
    Flash Comics (1940 DC) 4
    Published Apr 1940 by DC.

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    Flash stars in "The Gambling Ship," written by Gardner Fox, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Also includes: Cliff Cornwall in "The Stolen Message" and Hawkman in "Thought Terror" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff; Johnny Thunder in "Johnny Law" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; King in "The Stolen Washton Jewels" by Fox and Harry Lampert; "Where There's a Will" Flash picture novelette by Ed Wheelan; and The Whip in "The Plundered Peons" by Wentworth and Homer Fleming. Cover art by George Storm. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Flash Comics (1940 DC) 5
    Published May 1940 by DC.

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    Flash stars in "Menace of the Vandal," written by Gardner Fox, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Also includes: King in "Get the King" by Fox and Harry Lampert; Hawkman in "The Kidnapping of Ione Craig" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff; Johnny Thunder in "G-Man Johnny" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; Cliff Cornwall in "The Snow King" with art by Sheldon Moldoff; "You Can't Get Away With It" Flash picture novelette by Ed Wheelan; and The Whip in "Judge Frawd's Court" by Wentworth and Homer Fleming. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #6
    Flash Comics (1940 DC) 6
    Published Jun 1940 by DC.

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    Flash stars in "The Olympic Adventure," written by Gardner Fox, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Also includes: King in "The Witch" by Fox and Harry Lampert; Hawkman in "Sheba, Queen of the Desert" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff; Johnny Thunder in "Tally Ho" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; Cliff Cornwall in "The War Material Smugglers" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff; "Don Fuel and the Mystery Planet" Flash picture novelette by Ed Wheelan; and The Whip in "The Kidnapping" by Wentworth and Homer Fleming. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #7
    Flash Comics (1940 DC) 7
    Published Jul 1940 by DC.

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    Flash stars in "The Metal Disintegrator," written by Gardner Fox, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Also includes: King in "The Witch and the Lawyer" by Fox and Harry Lampert; Hawkman in "Czar, the Unkillable Man" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff; Johnny Thunder in "The Mystery Woman" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; Cliff Cornwall in "The Clue Criminal" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff (pencils) and Leonard Sansone (inks); "Circus Curse" Flash picture novelette by Ed Wheelan; and The Whip in "The San Creso Mine" by Wentworth and Homer Fleming. Cover art by Moldoff. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #8
    Flash Comics (1940 DC) 8
    Published Aug 1940 by DC.

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    Flash stars in "The Building Swindle," written by Gardner Fox, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Also includes: King in "The Witch at Sea" by Fox and Harry Lampert; Hawkman in "The Sunspot Wizard" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff; Johnny Thunder in "Theatre Madness" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; Cliff Cornwall in "The Captured Sub" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff; "The Money Vanishes" Flash picture novelette by Ed Wheelan; and The Whip in "The Search for the San Creso Mine" by Wentworth and Homer Fleming. 64 pgs. Cover art by Hibbard. Cover art by Moldoff. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #9
    Flash Comics (1940 DC) 9
    Published Sep 1940 by DC.

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    Flash stars in "The Giant Animals," written by Gardner Fox, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Also includes: King in "The Witch's Revenge" by Fox and Harry Lampert; Hawkman in "The Creatures from the Canyon" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff; Johnny Thunder in "Magic's in the Air" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; Cliff Cornwall in "Antarctic Adventure" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff; "A Case of Hives" Flash picture novelette by Ed Wheelan; and The Whip in "The Orphanage Benefit" by Wentworth and Homer Fleming. Cover art by Hibbard. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #10
    Flash Comics (1940 DC) 10
    Published Oct 1940 by DC.

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    Flash stars in "The School Board Problem," written by Gardner Fox, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Also includes: King in "The Green Cap" by Fox and Harry Lampert; Hawkman in "Adventures of the Spanish Blunders" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff; Johnny Thunder in "The Picnic" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; Cliff Cornwall in "White Renegade" with art by John Ayman; "Two A.M." Flash picture novelette by Ed Wheelan; and The Whip in "The Orphanage Benefit" by Wentworth and Homer Fleming. 64 pgs. Cover art by Hibbard. Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #11
    Flash Comics (1940 DC) 11
    Published Nov 1940 by DC.

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    Flash stars in "The Kidnapping of Natalie Nixon," written by Gardner Fox, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Also includes: King in "Saved from Drowning" by Fox and Harry Lampert; Hawkman in "Trouble in Suburbia" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff; Johnny Thunder in "The Crooked Ski Resort" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; Cliff Cornwall in "In Search of Goldie" with art by John Ayman; "Ranger Danger" Flash picture novelette by Ed Wheelan; and The Whip in "Land Thieves" by Wentworth and Homer Fleming. Cover art by Moldoff. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Flash Comics (1940 DC) 12
    Published Dec 1940 by DC.

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    Flash stars in "Trouble in Kurtavia," written by Gardner Fox, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Also includes: "Les Sparks, Radio Amateur" by Don Cameron; Johnny Thunder in "Johnny's Date" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; The Whip in "Trapped" by Wentworth and Homer Fleming; King in "The Witch and The Emeralds" by Fox and Harry Lampert; Cliff Cornwall in "Encounter with the Wolf" with art by John Ayman; Hawkman in "The Heart Patient" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff; and "Manhattan Madman" by Ed Wheelan. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.