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Issue Details

Issue #39
Published March 1943
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing M. C. Gaines (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer, editor; Ted Udall; Dorothy Roubicek (assistant eds)
Notes Hawkgirl is unmasked on the cover.

Cover Details

Characters The Hawkman; Hawkgirl
Genre superhero
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff
Notes Hawkgirl is unmasked on the cover.

13 page Flash story "Play of the Year"

Characters The Flash [Jay Garrick]
Synopsis A theatre promoter devises a plan to revive a play with its original cast of stars as the drawing card. Although the Flash thinks the man is crazy, crookdom decides it's too good to pass up!
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Lou Ferstadt
Inks Lou Ferstadt
Notes Credits by Craig Delich 10/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-7-07.

8 page Ghost Patrol story "A Street in Holland"

Characters Ghost Patrol
Genre war
Script Ted Udall
Pencils Frank Harry
Inks Frank Harry

7 page Johnny Thunder story "Count Orf"

Characters Johnny Thunder
Genre superhero; humor
Script John B. Wentworth
Pencils Stan Aschmeier
Inks Stan Aschmeier

6 page The King story "Crime Plays Ball"

Characters The King
Genre detective
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Joe Gallagher
Inks Joe Gallagher
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich 10/04.

6 page The Whip story "The Diablo Cafe Mystery"

Characters The Whip [Rod Gaynor]
Genre superhero
Pencils Homer Fleming
Inks Homer Fleming

6 page Minute Movies story "Matinee Murder Mystery"

Genre adventure; humor
Script Ed Wheelan
Pencils Ed Wheelan
Inks Ed Wheelan
Letters Ed Wheelan

9 page Hawkman story "The Timetable of Crime"

Characters The Hawkman [Carter Hall]
Synopsis A former railroad man devises a foolproof timetable for crimes to be committed, each guaranteed to outwit the law and the Hawkman.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich 10/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-7-07.

Fat and Slat filler

Characters Fat and Slat
Genre humor
Script Ed Wheelan
Pencils Ed Wheelan
Inks Ed Wheelan
Letters Ed Wheelan
Notes This filler MAY be out of sequence. Added 9-7-07 by Craig Delich.

Wonder Woman public service announcement "March of Dimes"

Characters Wonder Woman
Synopsis PSA for the March of Dimes featuring Wonder Woman.
Genre fact
Script Jack Schiff?
Pencils Harry G. Peter?
Inks Harry G. Peter?
Notes This PSA MAY be out of sequence. Added by Craig Delich 9-7-07.