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4April 1940
$0.10

Flash Comics #4

DC · April 1940 · on sale 1940-02-16

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Identification plate

Series
Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
April 1940
Key date
1940-04-00
On-sale date
1940-02-16
Indicia publisher
All-American Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: George Storm, Ed Wheelan; inks: George Storm, Ed WheelanThe Flash, Jay Garrick, Rod Gaynor, Carter Hall, Hawkman, The King, Johnny Thunder, The Whip, Cliff Cornwall
2The Gambling Shipcomic story13script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Everett E. Hibbard; inks: Everett E. HibbardThe Flash, Jay Garrick, Joan Garrick
3The Stolen Messagecomic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon MoldoffCliff Cornwall
4Thought Terrorcomic story10script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Shelly; inks: ShellyCarter Hall, Hawkman, Shiera Sanders
5Johnny Lawcomic story6script: John B. Wentworth; pencils: Stan Asch; inks: Stan AschDaisy Darling, Johnny Thunder, Thunderbolt
6The Deadly Poolcomic story2script: Paul H Jepson; pencils: Paul H Jepson; inks: Paul H JepsonRod Rian; Karen; Taro
7Six Big Headline Features for the "Big Six" Comic Magazines!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
10The Stolen Washton Jewelscomic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert; letters: Harry LampertThe King
11Adventure in a Time Warp [Part 2]text story1.5script: Gardner F. Fox; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerRolf Andrews; Doctor Edward Drokker
13No. 1 - Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoetext article1letters: typeset
14Where There's a Willcomic story8script: Ed Wheelan; pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed Wheelan; letters: Ed WheelanWill Lawson; Sam'l Higby; June Allen; Ann Milton
15The Plundered Peonscomic story8script: John B. Wentworth; pencils: Homer Fleming; inks: Homer FlemingRod Gaynor, The Whip, Marisa Dillon

Plus 4.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 0-930289-57-9
1990On 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 ›

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Series context

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