All-Flash Quarterly [ashcan] #1 for Sale - First Appearance of Charles McNider - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: All-Flash Quarterly [ashcan] (DC, 1941 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: Summer 1941
Key date: 1941-07-00
On-sale date: 1941
Price: $0.10; 0.15 CAD
Pages: 68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Charles McNider - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Dr. Mid-Nite - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Sargon the Sorcerer - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of John Sargent - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Hooty - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: E. E. Hibbard; inks: E. E. Hibbard	The Flash, Jay Garrick
1	-	blank page(s)	1
2	The Flash Hits a Home Run	comic story	11	script: Gardner Fox; pencils: E. E. Hibbard; inks: E. E. Hibbard	The Flash, Jay Garrick, Joan Garrick
3	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset
4	Johnny Plays Baseball	comic story	6	script: John Wentworth; pencils: Stan Asch; inks: Stan Asch	Johnny Thunder, Thunderbolt
5	The Adventure of the Emerald Dagger	comic story	6	pencils: Don Cameron; inks: Don Cameron	Les Sparks; Sing Lee; Judge Brooks; Ed Dunn; Joe Magee; Pedro; Roy Buckley
6	Poor House Problems	comic story	6	script: John B. Wentworth; pencils: Homer Fleming; inks: Homer Fleming	Marisa Dillon, Rod Gaynor, The Whip
7	Slot Machine Gangster	comic story	6	script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert; letters: Harry Lampert	The King, King Standish
8	Assignment in the Caribbean	comic story	6	pencils: Ben Flinton; inks: Leonard Sansone	Cliff Cornwall
9	Boulder Dam	text article	1	letters: typeset
10	The Hidden Museum (Part II)	text story	1.5	script: Evelyn Gaines	Jack Raymond; Sally Raymond; Tommy; Luval
11	Announcing Two New Exciting Features Which Will Make All-American Comics Even Better Than Before!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: Stan Asch, Howard Purcell; inks: Stan Asch, Howard Purcell	Dr. Mid-Nite First, Hooty First, Charles McNider First, John Sargent First, Sargon the Sorcerer First
12	All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare	text article	1	letters: typeset
13	Voice from the Dead	comic story	8	script: Ed Wheelan; pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed Wheelan; letters: Ed Wheelan	Mme. Zara; Mrs. Richfield; Insprctor Pierce; Simmonds
14	Murder at the Opera	comic story	9	script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff	Carter Hall, Hawkman, Shiera Sanders
15	At the Top of the Field!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: E. E. Hibbard, Sheldon Moldoff, Bernard Baily; inks: E. E. Hibbard, Sheldon Moldoff, Bernard Baily	The Atom, Jim Corrigan, Doctor Fate, Wesley Dodds, The Flash, Jay Garrick, Green Lantern, Carter Hall, Hawkman, Hourman, Kent Nelson, Al Pratt, The Sandman, Alan Scott
16	-	blank page(s)	1

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Before you buy

Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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