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53May 1944
$0.10

Flash Comics #53

DC · May 1944 · on sale 1944-03-07

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Series
Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#53
Publication date
May 1944
Key date
1944-05-00
On-sale date
1944-03-07
Indicia publisher
J. R. Publishing Co.
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Simple Simon Met the Hawkmancover1pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon MoldoffThe Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Simple Simon; The Flash [Jay Garrick] (inset)
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2The Justice Society of America Sends You This Message! The American Red Cross Needs Your Help!public service announcement0.67script: Sheldon Mayer; pencils: Joe Gallagher; inks: Joe GallagherJustice Society of America [Sandman; Johnny Thunder; Spectre; Dr. Fate; Hawkman; Wonder Woman; Dr. Mid-Nite; The Atom; Starman]
3The Peddler's Pipedream!comic story13script: Gardner F. Fox; pencils: E. E. Hibbard; inks: E. E. HibbardThe Flash [Jay Garrick]; the Alchemist [Wally Hacker] (villain)
4Time Out for Fun and Adventurepromo (ad from the publisher)1
5-comic story7script: John B. Wentworth; pencils: Stan Asch; inks: Stan AschJohnny Thunder
7-comic story8pencils: Frank Harry; inks: Frank HarryThe Ghost Patrol [Fred; Slim; Pedro]
8Terrors of the "Big Top"comic story6script: Ed Wheelan; pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed Wheelan; letters: Ed Wheelan
10The Green Planet, Part Twotext story1.5script: Evelyn Gaines
11-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
12-comic story6pencils: Homer Fleming; inks: Homer FlemingThe Whip [Rodney Gaynor]
13All-Flash; The Junior Justice Society of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)1
14Simple Simon Met the Hawkman!comic story9script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon MoldoffThe Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Simple Simon (villain, introduction)

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

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