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20August 1941
$0.10

Flash Comics #20

DC · August 1941 · on sale 1941-06-18

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Identification plate

Series
Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#20
Publication date
August 1941
Key date
1941-08-00
On-sale date
1941-06-18
Indicia publisher
J. R. Publishing Co.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: E. E. Hibbard; inks: E. E. HibbardThe Flash [Jay Garrick]; The Hawkman [Carter Hall] (inset)
2The Adventure of the Auctioned Utility Companycomic story13script: Gardner Fox; pencils: E. E. Hibbard; inks: E. E. HibbardThe Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Jim Coleman (introduction); Cheekers (introduction); Uncle Thistlewit (villain, introduction)
3Here It Is - Boys and Girls All-Flash Quarterly No. 1!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
4The Fake Accidentscomic story8script: John B. Wentworth; pencils: Stan Asch; inks: Stan AschJohnny Thunder; Thunderbolt
5Adventure of the Harbour Day Invasioncomic story6script: Don Cameron; pencils: Don Cameron; inks: Don CameronLes Sparks
6The Witch's Doublecomic story7script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert; letters: Harry LampertThe King [King Standish]; The Witch (villain)
7In New Yorkcomic story6script: John B. Wentworth; pencils: Homer Fleming; inks: Homer FlemingThe Whip [Rod Gaynor]
8Diamonds from Spacetext story1.75script: Evelyn GainesJack Raymond; Sally Raymond
10World's Finest Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
11Microbe Hunters by Paul de Kruiftext article0.67script: Elaine Brown; letters: typeset
12The Hazards of Hazelcomic story8script: Ed Wheelan; pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed Wheelan; letters: Ed WheelanHazel Deare
13The Louisiana Purchase Issuestext article1letters: typeset
14-promo (ad from the publisher)1
15The Mad Bombercomic story9script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon MoldoffThe Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Shiera Sanders; Big Frenchy (villain); "Bomb Baby" Sathan (villain)
16The Justice Society of America Presents All Star Comics No. 6promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 3.25 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
Golden Age Flash Archives #2
ISBN 1-4012-0784-7
2006On eBay ›
Golden Age Hawkman Archives #1
ISBN 1-4012-0418-X
2006On eBay ›

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