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2February 1940
$0.10

Flash Comics #2

DC · February 1940 · on sale 1939-12-20

First appearance: Daisy Darling
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Identification plate

Series
Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
February 1940
Key date
1940-02-00
On-sale date
1939-12-20
Indicia publisher
All-American Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Daisy Darling - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Dennis Neville; inks: Dennis NevilleThe Flash, Jay Garrick, Rod Gaynor, Carter Hall, Hawkman, Johnny Thunder, The Whip, Cliff Cornwall
2The Opera House Shootingscomic story13script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry LampertThe Flash, Jay Garrick, Joan Garrick
3The Panama Canal Schemecomic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon MoldoffCliff Cornwall
4The Globe Conquerorscomic story12script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Dennis Neville; inks: Dennis NevilleCarter Hall, Hawkman, Shiera Sanders
5Johnny Becomes a Boxercomic story8script: John Wentworth; pencils: Stan Asch; inks: Stan AschJohnny Thunder, Daisy Darling First, Thunderbolt
6The Captured Moon Transportcomic story6script: Paul Jepsen; pencils: Paul Jepsen; inks: Paul JepsenRod Rian; Pilotar Andres of the Moon Patrol; His Satanic Majesty Mephis; Karin
7Warfare in Space (Part 2)text story2script: Gardner F. Fox; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerBilly Morton; Port Commander Worth; Ralph "The Ruthless" Farnham (villain)
8-text article0.75letters: typeset
10The Demon Dummy, Part Twocomic story8script: Ed Wheelan; pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed Wheelan; letters: Ed WheelanHarry Dunstan; Red the Dummy (villain); Billy Devlin; Hope Fulton
11Vigilantes of Segurocomic story8script: John B. Wentworth; pencils: George Storm; inks: George StormRod Gaynor, The Whip, Marisa Dillon, Carlos, Sam Dillon, King, Wing Tai
13All-American Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 2.25 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Adventure Comics #461940On eBay ›
Detective Comics #351940On eBay ›
Golden Age Flash Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-506-4
1999On eBay ›
Golden Age Hawkman Archives #1
ISBN 1-4012-0418-X
2006On eBay ›
The JSA All Stars Archives #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1472-2; 1-4012-1472-X
2007On eBay ›
Alter Ego #41999On eBay ›
The Golden Age of Comic Books #[nn]
ISBN 0-345-25535-6-695
1977On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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