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17May 1941
$0.10

Flash Comics #17

DC · May 1941 · on sale 1941-03-14

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Identification plate

Series
Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#17
Publication date
May 1941
Key date
1941-05-00
On-sale date
1941-03-14
Indicia publisher
J. R. Publishing Co.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon MoldoffThe Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Flash [Jay Garrick] (inset)
2The Flash Hits a Home Runcomic story11script: Gardner Fox; pencils: E. E. Hibbard; inks: E. E. HibbardThe Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Sam Brady (introduction); Black Ben Bogue (villain, introduction); Joe Clarke (villain, introduction)
3All-Star Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
4Johnny Plays Baseballcomic story6script: John B. Wentworth; pencils: Stan Asch; inks: Stan AschJohnny Thunder; Herman Darling; The Thunderbolt; J. Horace Twerpingham; Harry Betts
5The Adventure of the Emerald Daggercomic story6pencils: Don Cameron; inks: Don CameronLes Sparks; Sing Lee; Judge Brooks; Ed Dunn; Joe Magee; Pedro; Roy Buckley
6Poor House Problemscomic story6script: John B. Wentworth; pencils: Homer Fleming; inks: Homer FlemingThe Whip [Rod Gaynor]; Marisa Dillon; Gordon, Commisioner For the Poor
7Slot Machine Gangstercomic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert; letters: Harry LampertThe King [King Standish]
8Assignment in the Caribbeancomic story6pencils: Ben Flinton; inks: Leonard SansoneCliff Cornwall, Secret Agent; Narda Vantorp
9Boulder Damtext article1letters: typeset
10The Hidden Museum (Part II)text story1.5script: Evelyn GainesJack Raymond; Sally Raymond; Tommy; Luval
11All-American Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
12All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespearetext article1letters: typeset
13Voice from the Deadcomic story8script: Ed Wheelan; pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed Wheelan; letters: Ed WheelanMme. Zara; Mrs. Richfield; Insprctor Pierce; Simmonds
14Murder at the Operacomic story9script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon MoldoffThe Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Shiera Sanders; Camilla Cordova (death); The Golden Mummy [Dr. Selkirk] (villain, introduction, death)
15At the Top of the Field!promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Golden Age Flash Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-506-4
1999On eBay ›
Golden Age Hawkman Archives #1
ISBN 1-4012-0418-X
2006On eBay ›
All-Flash Quarterly [ashcan] #11941On eBay ›

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