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83May 1947
$0.10

Flash Comics #83

DC · May 1947 · on sale 1947-03-10

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Series
Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#83
Publication date
May 1947
Key date
1947-05-00
On-sale date
1947-03-10
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Destined for Disastercover1pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe KubertThe Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Big Red (a hawk); The Flash [Jay Garrick] (inset)
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2Funny Stuff; The Dodo and the Frogpromo (ad from the publisher)0.67
3Twelve Jurors on Trial!comic story12script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: E. E. Hibbard; inks: E. E. HibbardThe Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Fred Handy (death)
6Can Openercomic story6script: John Wentworth; pencils: Frank Harry; inks: Bernard SachsJohnny Thunder; Peachy Pet; Mildred Thunder
8Three Brothers in Crime!comic story8script: John Wentworth; pencils: Frank Harry; inks: Frank HarryThe Ghost Patrol [Fred; Pedro; Slim]
10The Atom's Rest Cure!comic story6script: Joseph Greene; pencils: Jon Chester Kozlak; inks: Jon Chester KozlakThe Atom [Al Pratt]; Mary James; un-named thugs (villains)
11A Fish Storytext story2script: Cliff Rhodes
12Destined for Disastercomic story9script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Jon Chester Kozlak; inks: Jon Chester KozlakThe Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Mac Vickers; Maude Gleeson; Elva; Jim Parker
14All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

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

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