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81March 1947
$0.10

Flash Comics #81

DC · March 1947 · on sale 1947-01-08

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Series
Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#81
Publication date
March 1947
Key date
1947-03-00
On-sale date
1947-01-08
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Hawkman's Voyage to Venus!cover1pencils: Jon Chester Kozlak; inks: Jon Chester KozlakHawkman [Carter Hall]; Neptune Perkins; The Flash [Jay Garrick] (inset)
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2Funny Stuff; The Dodo and the Frogpromo (ad from the publisher)0.67
3The Flash Plays Football!comic story12script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: E. E. Hibbard; inks: E. E. HibbardFlash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; "Odds" Henry (villain); "All Thumbs" McGurk (villain)
5The Roller Road to Renown!comic story7script: John B. Wentworth; pencils: Stan Josephs; inks: Stan JosephsJohnny Thunder; Peachy Pet; Gloria Glider (introduction); Herman Sherman
6Mutt & Jeff; Comic Cavalcade; All-American Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1
7Three Ghosts, Two Girlscomic story8script: John Wentworth; pencils: Frank Harry; inks: Frank HarryThe Ghost Patrol [Fred; Pedro; Slim]; Alma Grove (introduction); Agnes Grove (introduction); Darby Furness
8Out of the Gag-Bagcartoon1script: Ed Wheelan; pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed Wheelan; letters: Ed Wheelan
9Rockhead McWizzardcomic story3pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed WheelanRockhead McWizzard; Mr. Gotrocks (first appearance)
10-cartoon1script: Harry Lampert; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert; letters: Harry Lampert
11Wanderertext story1.67script: John Osgood
12-statement of ownership0.33script: J. S. Liebowitz
13-cartoon1script: Harry Lampert; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert
14Voyage to Venus!comic story9script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Jon Chester Kozlak; inks: Jon Chester KozlakHawkman [Carter Hall]; Neptune Perkins; The Venusians (introduction for all); the Roc (death); the Kraken (death)

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

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