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72June 1946
$0.10

Flash Comics #72

DC · June 1946 · on sale 1946-04-08

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Identification plate

Series
Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#72
Publication date
June 1946
Key date
1946-06-00
On-sale date
1946-04-08
Indicia publisher
J. R. Publishing Co.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: E. E. Hibbard; inks: E. E. HibbardThe Flash [Jay Garrick]; Winky Moylan; Blinky Boylan; Noddy Toylan; The Hawkman [Carter Hall] (inset)
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2Watch for These New Issues of Your Favorite Magazines!promo (ad from the publisher)0.67letters: typeset
3Wizard of the Waxworks!comic story12script: Gardner F. Fox; pencils: E. E. Hibbard; inks: E. E. HibbardThe Flash [Jay Garrick]; Winky Moylan; Blinky Boylan; Noddy Toylan
6Firecomic story8script: John Wentworth; pencils: Frank Harry; inks: Frank HarryThe Ghost Patrol [Slim; Pedro; Fred]
8-comic story3pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed WheelanRockhead McWizzard
10Salesman Johncomic story7script: John B. Wentworth; pencils: Stan Josephs; inks: Stan JosephsJohnny Thunder
12-cartoon0.5script: Harry Lampert; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert; letters: Harry Lampert
14Ransom Harvesttext story2script: Larry Domenitz
15The Harp That Told a Lie!!comic story9script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe KubertThe Hawkman [Carter Hall]; John Kelley

Plus 8.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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