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44August 1943
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Flash Comics #44

DC · August 1943 · on sale 1943-06-05

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Series
Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#44
Publication date
August 1943
Key date
1943-08-00
On-sale date
1943-06-05
Indicia publisher
J. R. Publishing Co.
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Liar's Clubcover1pencils: Lou Ferstadt; inks: Lou FerstadtThe Flash [Jay Garrick]; the Liar's Club [Jay Garrick; others unnamed]; The Hawkman [Carter Hall] (inset)
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2Web Adamsin-house column0.67script: Josette Frank
3The Liar's Clubcomic story13script: Gardner F. Fox; pencils: E. E. Hibbard; inks: E. E. HibbardThe Flash [Jay Garrick]; The Liar's Club [Jay Garrick; others unnamed] (introduction)
4All-Flashpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
5All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
6The Subway Chasecomic story7script: John Wentworth; pencils: Stan Asch; inks: Stan AschJohnny Thunder
7The Demented Dictator!comic story8script: Ted Udall; pencils: Frank Harry; inks: Frank HarryThe Ghost Patrol [Fred; Slim; Pedro]
8Puritan Perilscomic story6script: Ed Wheelan; pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed Wheelan; letters: Ed Wheelan
9Bringing in the "Corn" or Oh, Shucks!comic story1script: Ed Wheelan; pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed Wheelan; letters: Ed WheelanFat; Slat
10A Letter to You from Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker!public service announcement1
11Escape into Yesterday, Part Onetext story1.5script: Evelyn Gaines
12Third Dramatic Issuepromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
13-promo (ad from the publisher)1
14The Curse of the Alvarados!comic story6pencils: Homer Fleming; inks: Homer FlemingThe Whip [Rod Gaynor]
15The Haunted Mancomic story9script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon MoldoffThe Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]

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

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