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Issue Details

Issue #20
Published August 1941
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing M. C. Gaines (managing); Sheldon Mayer (assistant)
Notes Credits by Craig Delich 9/04.

Cover Details

Characters The Flash [Jay Garrick]; The Hawkman [Carter Hall] (inset)
Genre superhero
Pencils Everett E. Hibbard
Inks Everett E. Hibbard
Notes Credits by Craig Delich 9/04.
Reprinted in Golden Age Flash Archives (DC, 1999 series) #2 (January 2006)

13 page The Flash story "The Adventure of the Auctioned Utility Company"

Characters The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Jim Coleman (first appearance); Cheekers (first appearance); Uncle Thistlewit (first appearance; villain)
Synopsis While visiting an auction house with Jay, Joan Williams accidently purchases a bankrupt utility company. Only the keen wits of the Flash keeps the company from being destroyed by its former owner's father.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox (signed)
Pencils Everett E. Hibbard (signed as E. E. Hibbard)
Inks Everett E. Hibbard (signed as E. E. Hibbard)
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich 9/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-2-07.
Reprinted in Golden Age Flash Archives (DC, 1999 series) #2 (January 2006)

8 page Johnny Thunder story "The Fake Accidents"

Characters Johnny Thunder; Thunderbolt.
Genre superhero; humor
Script John B. Wentworth
Pencils Stan Aschmeier
Inks Stan Aschmeier
Notes Johnny figures out that "Say You" is the phrase that summons his magic Thunderbolt. Writer credit by Craig Delich 9/04.

6 page Les Sparks, Radio Amateur story "Adventure of the Harbor Day Invasion"

Characters Les Sparks
Genre adventure
Script Don Cameron
Pencils Don Cameron
Inks Don Cameron

7 page The King story "The Witch's Double"

Characters The King [King Standish]; V: The Witch.
Genre detective
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Harry Lampert
Inks Harry Lampert
Letters Harry Lampert
Notes Writer & letterer credits by Craig Delich 9/04, up-dated 9-2-07.

6 page The Whip story "In New York"

Characters The Whip [Rod Gaynor]
Genre superhero; western
Script John B. Wentworth
Pencils Homer Fleming
Inks Homer Fleming

8 page Minute Movies story "The Terror Trio"

Genre adventure; humor
Script Ed Wheelan (signed)
Pencils Ed Wheelan (signed)
Inks Ed Wheelan (signed)
Letters Ed Wheelan

9 page Hawkman story "The Mad Bomber"

Characters The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Shiera Sanders; Villains: Big Frenchy, "Bomb Baby" Sathan
Synopsis A crazed czar of crime invents bombs guided by remote control in order to wreak havoc on the city he intends to take over.....unless Hawkman can stop him first.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
Inks Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Shelly)
Notes The last panel features one of Hawkman's "Weapons of the Past": signals by shield; writer credit by Craig Delich 9/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-2-07.
Reprinted in Golden Age Hawkman Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1