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29May 1942
$0.10

Flash Comics #29

DC · May 1942 · on sale 1942-03-10

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Series
Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#29
Publication date
May 1942
Key date
1942-05-00
On-sale date
1942-03-10
Indicia publisher
J. R. Publishing Co.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon MoldoffHawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]
2The Man Who Harnessed the Sun!comic story13script: Gardner Fox; pencils: E. E. Hibbard; inks: Hal SharpThe Flash [Jay Garrick]
3All-Flash Quarterlypromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
4-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
5Spookscomic story8script: John B. Wentworth; pencils: Stan Asch; inks: Stan AschJohnny Thunder; Peachy Pet Thunder
6The Costume Brawlcomic story8script: Ted Udall, Emanuel Demby; pencils: Frank Harry; inks: Frank HarryThe Ghost Patrol [Fred; Predro; Slim] (introduction, all die, all re-appear in ghost form)
7The Writer and the Witchcomic story7script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert; letters: Harry LampertThe King [King Standish]; the Witch (villain)
8Bank Holdupcomic story6script: Charles Reizenstein; pencils: Homer Fleming; inks: Homer FlemingThe Whip [Rod Gaynor]
9Mystery of the Purple Moon, Part 2text story1.5script: Evelyn Gaines
10Sensation Comics; Wonder Womanpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
11Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
12The Wrath of Moto by Attilio Gattiin-house column0.67script: Josette Frank
13-cartoon1
14Jailbreakcomic story7script: Ed Wheelan; pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed Wheelan; letters: Ed Wheelan
15The Case of the Human Plantscomic story9script: Gardner F. Fox; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon MoldoffThe Hawkman [Carter Hall]
16Now on Sale Everywhere!!promo (ad from the publisher)1

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

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