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15March 1941
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Flash Comics #15

DC · March 1941 · on sale 1941-01-17

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Identification plate

Series
Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#15
Publication date
March 1941
Key date
1941-03-00
On-sale date
1941-01-17
Indicia publisher
J. R. Publishing Co.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon MoldoffThe Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Flash [Jay Garrick] (inset)
1The 'Big Six' Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Clark Kent]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]
2Circus Capercomic story11script: Gardner Fox; pencils: E. E. Hibbard; inks: E. E. HibbardThe Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Nellie Craft (introduction); Muggsy (villain, introduction); Spike (villain, introduction)
4Fireman's Follycomic story6script: John B. Wentworth; pencils: Stan Asch; inks: Stan AschJohnny Thunder; Ma Thunder
5Adventure of the Tin Plate Princesscomic story6pencils: Don Cameron; inks: Don CameronLes Watts; Joe Magee; Roy Buckley
6The Crooked Tax Collectorcomic story6script: John B. Wentworth; pencils: Homer Fleming; inks: Homer FlemingThe Whip [Rod Gaynor]; Mamie O'Daniels; Chambers; Officer Jimmy O'Daniels; Padre Demo
7The Witch and the Hilton Jewelscomic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert; letters: Harry LampertThe King [King Standish]; The Witch (villain); Percival Hilton; Van Dorp
9Industrial Sabotagecomic story5pencils: Ben Flinton; inks: Leonard SansoneCliff Cornwall, Special Agent; Lys Valliere; Samuel Burns; The Chief
10Tin Can Mailtext article1letters: typeset
11Voice from the Skytext story1.5script: Evelyn Gaines; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon MayerJack Raymond; Sally Raymond; The Voice; Karnak
13"Drums" by James Boydtext article1script: Henry Rosen; letters: typeset
14The Hooded Horrorcomic story8script: Ed Wheelan; pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed Wheelan; letters: Ed WheelanInspector Pierce; John Coleman; Mike; Janet Coleman
15The Handcomic story9script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon MoldoffThe Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Shiera Sanders; Teddy Thayer; The Hand [Elwin Thayer] (villain, introduction, death)
16Here's What You've Been Waiting For--All Star No. 4!promo (ad from the publisher)1Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hourman [Rex Tyler]; The Atom [Al Pratt]

Plus 4.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Flashback #361976On eBay ›
Golden Age Flash Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-506-4
1999On eBay ›
Golden Age Hawkman Archives #1
ISBN 1-4012-0418-X
2006On eBay ›

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