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Issue: Flash Comics #15
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
Indicia Publisher: J. R. Publishing Co.
On Sale Date: 01/17/1941
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): M. C. Gaines (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer (assistant editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly] (signed)
Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly] (signed)
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?
Subject Matter
superhero
Hawkman
The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Flash [Jay Garrick] (inset)
Reprinting
FlagGolden Age Hawkman Archives #1 published February 2005
FlagFlashback #36 published January 1976
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagGolden Age Flash Archives #1 published November 1999
as Cover - Flash Comics #15 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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The 'Big Six' Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
DC Comics
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Clark Kent]; The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]
Reprinting
FlagFlashback #36 published January 1976
as The 'Big Six' Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field! [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside front cover. Promo for Action Comics (Superman); Adventure Comics (Sandman); Detective Comics (Batman); All-American Comics (Green Lantern); More Fun Comics (The Spectre); and Flash Comics (The Flash) with illustrations of the lead character of each comic.
Circus Caper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gardner Fox (signed)
E. E. Hibbard (signed)
E. E. Hibbard (signed)
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?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Flash
The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Nellie Craft (introduction); Muggsy (villain, introduction); Spike (villain, introduction)
In order to keep a circus from going under financially, the Fastest Man Alive becomes the star attraction.
Reprinting
FlagFlashback #36 published January 1976
as Circus Caper [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagGolden Age Flash Archives #1 published November 1999
as Circus Caper [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
11
Coach Jim Crowley

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?; Jim Crowley (quote)
?; ? (photo)
?; ? (photo)
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typeset
Subject Matter
Baby Ruth; Curtiss
Jim Crowley (photo)
Reprinting
FlagFlashback #36 published January 1976
as Coach Jim Crowley [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Ad for Baby Ruth candy bars featuring Fordham University football coach Jim Crowley.
Fireman's Folly

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John B. Wentworth
Stan Asch
Stan Asch
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, superhero
Johnny Thunder
Johnny Thunder; Ma Thunder
Johnny gets a job as a fireman.
Reprinting
FlagFlashback #36 published January 1976
as Fireman's Folly [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Adventure of the Tin Plate Princess

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Don Cameron (signed)
Don Cameron (signed)
Don Cameron (signed)
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?
Subject Matter
adventure
Les Watts, Radio Amateur
Les Watts; Joe Magee; Roy Buckley
Les, Joe and Roy Buckley use their ham radio gear to rescue an heiress.
Reprinting
FlagFlashback #36 published January 1976
as Adventure of the Tin Plate Princess [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Note at end of story says title of the feature changes next month to Les Sparks.
The Crooked Tax Collector

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John B. Wentworth (signed)
Homer Fleming (signed)
Homer Fleming (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero, western
The Whip
The Whip [Rod Gaynor]
The assistant tax collector kidnaps a little boy to keep his grandmother from testifying against him.
Reprinting
FlagFlashback #36 published January 1976
as The Crooked Tax Collector [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
The Witch and the Hilton Jewels

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gardner Fox
Harry Lampert (signed)
Harry Lampert (signed)
?
Harry Lampert
Subject Matter
adventure
King Standish
The King [King Standish]; The Witch (villain)
The Witch and the King spar over the Hilton jewels.
Reprinting
FlagFlashback #36 published January 1976
as The Witch and the Hilton Jewels [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
The King is a master of disguise. Un-named in the early stories, he wears a simple domino mask, perhaps with a top hat, when he is not impersonating some one else.
Make Your Own Records at Home

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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typeset
Subject Matter
Home Recording Co.
Reprinting
FlagFlashback #36 published January 1976
as Make Your Own Records at Home [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Ad for home recording machine that uses needles and blank records. Home Recording Co., New York, NY.
Industrial Sabotage

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Ben Flinton
Leonard Sansone
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure
Cliff Cornwall
Cliff Cornwall; Lys Valliere
German agents use toys to smuggle military secrets out of the country.
Reprinting
FlagFlashback #36 published January 1976
as Industrial Sabotage [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
Tin Can Mail

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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typeset
Subject Matter
Flash Stamps
Article on "tin can" mail delivery on the south Pacific island of Niuafoou.
Reprinting
FlagFlashback #36 published January 1976
as Flash Stamps [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
About half the page consists of classified ads offering stamps for sale.
Voice from the Sky

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Evelyn Gaines (credited)
Sheldon Mayer
Sheldon Mayer
?
typeset
Subject Matter
science fiction
Reprinting
FlagFlashback #36 published January 1976
as Voice From the Sky [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1.5
Continued from last issue.
Amazing Combination Offer

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Remington Rand
Reprinting
FlagFlashback #36 published January 1976
as Amazing Combination Offer [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
0.5
Ad for Remington portable typewriters. Remington Rand Inc., Buffalo, N.Y.
"Drums" by James Boyd

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Henry Rosen
typeset
Subject Matter
Flash Comics Monthly Book Review
Reprinting
FlagFlashback #36 published January 1976
as "Drums" by James Boyd [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Review of the book "Drums" by reader Henry Rosen of Bridgeport, Conn.
The Hooded Horror

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ed Wheelan (signed)
Ed Wheelan (signed)
Ed Wheelan (signed)
?
Ed Wheelan
Subject Matter
mystery
Flash Picture Novelette
Reprinting
FlagFlashback #36 published January 1976
as The Hooded Horror [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
The Hand

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gardner Fox
Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly] (signed)
Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly] (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Hawkman
The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Shiera Sanders; Teddy Thayer; The Hand [Elwin Thayer] (villain, introduction, death)
The Hawkman must somehow contend with the horrible invention of a bodiless killer hand that is being used to steal and kill in order that a man becomes sole heir to a valuable estate.
Reprinting
FlagGolden Age Hawkman Archives #1 published February 2005
FlagFlashback #36 published January 1976
as The Hand [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
9
The last panel of the story features another in the series "Weapons of the Past": Shield and Dagger.
Here's What You've Been Waiting For--All Star No. 4!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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?
Subject Matter
All-Star Comics
Sandman [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]
Reprinting
FlagFlashback #36 published January 1976
as Here's What You've Been Waiting For--All Star No. 4! [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Promo for All-Star Comics #4, starring the Justice Society of America, "on sale everywhere Feb. 7!"
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Wilson Chemical Co.
Given
Reprinting
FlagFlashback #36 published January 1976
as Given [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover. Ad for premiums for selling boxes of White Cloverine Brand Salve. Wilson Chemical Co., Tyrone, Pa.
1000-Shot Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?; Fred Harman
?; Fred Harman
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Daisy Air Rifles
Red Ryder; Little Beaver (cameo)
Reprinting
FlagFlashback #36 published January 1976
as 1000-Shot Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Back cover. Ad for Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine air rifle for $2.95. Daisy Air Rifles; Daisy Manufacturing Co., Plymouth, Mich.

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