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88October 1947
$0.10

Flash Comics #88

DC · October 1947 · on sale 1947-08-06

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Identification plate

Series
Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#88
Publication date
October 1947
Key date
1947-10-00
On-sale date
1947-08-06
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Case of the Vanished Year!cover1pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Moe Worthman; colors: Jack AdlerThe Flash [Jay Garrick]; Professor Garant; The Hawkman [Carter Hall] (inset)
1Funny Stuff; The Dodo and the Frogpromo (ad from the publisher)0.8
2Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.2letters: typeset
3The Case of the Vanished Year!comic story13script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Moe WorthmanThe Flash [Jay Garrick]; Homer Brown; Studs; Joan Williams; Professor Garant (villain); Tyler; Knapp
4-cartoon1script: Harry Lampert; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert; letters: Harry Lampert
7Cruise into Danger!comic story8script: John Wentworth; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Bob OksnerThe Ghost Patrol [Fred; Slim; Pedro]; Bradley Britton; Helen
9-comic story4script: Harry Lampert; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert; letters: Harry LampertCotton-Top Katie; Miss Snortly
11The Map That Wasn't There!comic story6script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe GiellaJohnny Thunder; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; Thunderbolt; Peachy Pet; Jackie (villain)
12Candy Armtext story2script: Charles King
13The Ghostcomic story9script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe KubertThe Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]; the Gentleman Ghost [Jim Craddock] (introduction)
15A Date with Judypromo (ad from the publisher)1

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

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Black Canary Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-734-2
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ISBN 978-1-77950-908-6
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