Data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license.

Issue Details

Issue #56
Published August 1944
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 52
Editing M. C. Gaines (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer (editor) , Julius Schwartz, Ted Udall (story editors)
Notes Page count drops to 52.

Cover Details

Characters The Flash; Joan Williams; Winky, Blinky and Noddy.
Genre superhero
Pencils Martin Naydel
Inks Martin Naydel
Notes Page count drops to 52.

12 page Flash story "The Sap of the Sterdisnats Tree"

Characters The Flash [Jay Garrick]
Synopsis The Flash is visited by a fellow scientist who has discovered a proceless substitute for quinine on an uncharted Pacific island. The only problem is beating the underworld to this prize.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Martin Naydel
Inks Martin Naydel
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich 10/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-24-07.

8 page Ghost Patrol story "Crash-Dive to Victory"

Characters Ghost Patrol
Genre war
Pencils Frank Harry
Inks Frank Harry

6 page Minute Movies story "The Personal Appearance Mystery"

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

7 page Johnny Thunder story "Peachy Goes to Hollywood"

Characters Johnny Thunder; Peachy Pet.
Genre superhero; humor
Script John B. Wentworth
Pencils Stan Aschmeier
Inks Stan Aschmeier
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich 10/04.

9 page Hawkman story "The Thief with the Terrible Temper"

Characters The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; V: Tantrum O'Hanlon.
Synopsis Cater Hall attempts to cure the violent outbursts of one Tantrum O'Hanlon, unaware that is aiding the very criminal he is trying to capture as the Hawkman!
Genre superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-24-07.