Issue | #2 |
Published | February 1940 |
Frequency | monthly |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 68 |
Editing | M C Gaines (managing); Sheldon Mayer (assistant) |
Characters | The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Flash [Jay Garrick] (inset); Cliff Cornwall (inset); Johnny Thunder (inset); The Whip [Rod Gaynor] (inset) |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Dennis Neville |
Inks | Dennis Neville |
Reprinted | in Golden Age Flash Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1; in Golden Age Hawkman Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1 |
Characters | The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; the un-named doctor from origin story (cameo); Theo Parker (first appearance); Greta Garson (first appearance); Stella Rollins (first appearance); Della Roberts (first appearance); Mr. Rogers (first appearance); Lord Donelin (first appearance); Goll (first appearance; villain) |
Synopsis | The Flash investigates the mysterious shootings of female singers in a local opera house, the trail leading directly to one man each of the women knew. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Gardner F. Fox |
Pencils | Harry Lampert |
Inks | Harry Lampert |
Notes | The Flash uses a metal lightning bolt as his calling card in this story. Synopsis added by Craig Delich (9-2-07). |
Reprinted | in Golden Age Flash Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1 |
Characters | Cliff Cornwall |
Genre | adventure |
Script | Gardner F. Fox |
Pencils | Sheldon Moldoff |
Inks | Sheldon Moldoff |
Notes | Writer credit by Craig Delich; updated 9/04. |
Characters | The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Shiera Sanders; Alexander the Great (villain, introduction, death) |
Synopsis | A great physicist named Alexander the Great invents a machine that increases an object's weight 1000 times, and Hawkman must stop him before he succeeds in destroying all the seaboard cities of the United States. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Gardner F.Fox |
Pencils | Dennis Neville |
Inks | Dennis Neville |
Notes | The title given here is used in the table of contents in the Archive. Synopsis added by Craig Delich (9-2-2007). |
Reprinted | in Golden Age Hawkman Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1 |
Characters | Johnny Thunder; Daisy Darling (intro); unnamed thug (villain); Mike Trainer; Suicide Kid |
Synopsis | Through the use of his powers [that he knows nothing about], Johnny signs a fight contract to battle the Suicide Kid, and that same unknown power helps Johnny win the contest. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | John B. Wentworth |
Pencils | Stan Aschmeier |
Inks | Stan Aschmeier |
Notes | There is a brief origin recap. The title given here is used in the table of contents in the Archive. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-14-2008. |
Reprinted | in JSA All Stars Archives, The (DC, 2007 series) #1 |
Characters | Rod Rian |
Genre | science fiction |
Script | Paul Jepson (signed) |
Pencils | Paul Jepson (signed) |
Inks | Paul Jepson (signed) |
Notes | Newspaper reprints. Corrected 9/04. |
Characters | Billy Morton; Port Commander Worth; Ralph "The Ruthless" Farnham (villain) |
Synopsis | In the orbit of Jupiter, Billy's spaceship, armed with a new weapon, confronts the spaceships of the murderer of his father. |
Genre | science fiction |
Script | Gardner F. Fox (signed) |
Pencils | Sheldon Mayer (spot illustrations) |
Inks | Sheldon Mayer (spot illustrations) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Story continued from Flash Comics (1940 series) #1. |
Genre | fact |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Includes a discussion about local postage stamps, as well as classified ads from six stamp dealers. The logo is similar to the logo for the Flash feature, including speed lines. |
Characters | Harry Dunstan; Red the Dummy (villain); Billy Devlin; Hope Fulton |
Genre | crime |
Script | Ed Wheelan (signed) |
Pencils | Ed Wheelan (signed) |
Inks | Ed Wheelan (signed) |
Letters | Ed Wheelan |
Notes | Story continued from previous issue. |
Characters | The Whip [El Castigo; Rod Gaynor]; Marissa Dillon; Wing Tai; Sheriff Todds; Broaker; Mr. Dillon; Carlos; Cokey; Spike |
Genre | western |
Script | John B. Wentworth |
Pencils | George Storm |
Inks | George Storm |
Notes | House ad for All-American Comics #11 featuring Gary Concord, on sale "about Dec. 20th". Appears on the back cover of this issue. |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Total of 2 one-page ads for: Rush 3ยข for 604 page Catalog of Amazing Novelties (novelties, Johnson Smith & Co.) and Rush Coupon for Mammoth Catalog (novelties, Johnson Smith & Co.). Appear on pages 2 and 67 in this issue. |