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86August 1947
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Flash Comics #86

DC · August 1947 · on sale 1947-06-09

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Identification plate

Series
Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#86
Publication date
August 1947
Key date
1947-08-00
On-sale date
1947-06-09
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Stone Age Menace!cover1pencils: Lee Elias; inks: Joe Kubert; colors: Jack AdlerThe Flash [Jay Garrick]
2Stone Age Menacecomic story13script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Lee Elias; inks: Joe KubertThe Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Professor Lane; Mr. Sleek; Alexander
3-cartoon1script: Harry Lampert; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert; letters: Harry Lampert
6The Black Canarycomic story6script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe GiellaJohnny Thunder; Black Canary [Dinah Drake] (introduction); Thunderbolt; "Socks" Slade (villain); Rocco (villain)
8Funny Stuff; The Dodo and the Frogpromo (ad from the publisher)0.8
9Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.2letters: typeset
10The Case of the Extra Ghost!comic story7script: John Wentworth; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Carmine InfantinoGhost Patrol [Fred; Pedro; Slim]; the ghost of Sergeant Corke; Farge; Miss Corke
11-cartoon1script: Harry Lampert; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert; letters: Harry Lampert
13-cartoon0.5script: Harry Lampert; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert; letters: Harry Lampert
15Cowardtext story2script: John OsgoodHal Orton; Ed Haydon
16All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)1
17-cartoon1script: Harry Lampert; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert; letters: Harry Lampert
19The Valley of the Purple Pilgrim!comic story9script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe KubertHawkman [Carter Hall]; Purple Pilgrim (villain, first appearance); Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]; Jonathan Sanders; Clanden

Plus 8.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Adventure Comics #4161972On eBay ›
The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 0-930289-81-1		1991On eBay ›
Black Canary Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-734-2		2001On eBay ›
The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 0-930289-84-6		1992On eBay ›
Flash: The Greatest Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-1372-5		2007On eBay ›
DC's Wanted: The World's Most Dangerous Super-Villains #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77950-173-8		2020On eBay ›
The Black Canary: Bird of Prey #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77950-908-6		2021On eBay ›
Legends of the DC Universe: Carmine Infantino #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77952-166-8		2023On eBay ›

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Series context

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