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Issue: All-Flash #5
Publication Date: January 1942
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Issues: #5 of 32 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Jolaine Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/23/1942
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): M. C. Gaines (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer (assistant editor); Ted Udall ? (assistant editor)
Disclose Notes: Indicia title: ALL FLASH QUARTERLY. On-sale date from copyright registration. On-sale date of May 25 in ad in All-American Comics #18.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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The Flash and Short Shanks

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): E. E. Hibbard
Inker(s): E. E. Hibbard
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Flash
Character(s): The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Short Shanks
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Pages: 1
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Three Indians Bit the Dust!

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Writer(s): Josette Frank
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Books Worth Reading
First Line: This is a true story of a real little Dutch boy in America and how he...
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: On the inside front cover. Page also includes Superman Code Message and indicia. Ad for "The Matchlock Gun" by Walter D. Edmonds.
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[The Flash and Short Shanks] Chapter One: The Case of the "Patsy Colt"!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): E. E. Hibbard
Inker(s): E. E. Hibbard
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Flash
Character(s): The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Winky Moylan (introduction); Blinky Boylan (introduction); Noddy Toylan (introduction); Trudy Edwards; Short Shanks (a horse); Blackie; Walter King; Bill Hayward
First Line: This is a story of a race horse...
Synopsis: Flash meets Winky, Blinky and Noddy while visiting the Cumberly Horse Farm with Joan. Joan's friend Trudy owns a horse named "Short Shanks," a very fast horse that shows little promise of racing fame...until a mysterious fire and sale of the horse at public auction.
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Glover's
First Line: Look what I got, fellows!
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Disclose Notes: Ad for Glover's dog medicines.
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Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Henry Morgenthau, Jr. (credited)
Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion
First Line: A special message to the boys and girls of America from Henry Morgenthau, Jr. - Secretary of the Treasury!
Synopsis: The publishers donated this space, on behalf of the U.S. Savings Bonds and War Stamps campaign, to published a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Morgenthau, Jr., encouraging the boys and girls of America to buy at least one 10 cent Savings Stamp each week to help the war effort.
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[The Flash and Short Shanks] Chapter Two: A Horse on Mr. King!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): E. E. Hibbard
Inker(s): E. E. Hibbard
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Flash
Character(s): The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Winky Moylan; Blinky Boylan; Noddy Toylan; Trudy Edwards; Short Shanks (a horse); Walter King (villain); Bill Hayward
First Line: I didn't know what to expect, as Bill, the blacksmith, led me away...
Synopsis: A blacksmith buys the horse and discovers that the horse has one leg shorter than the others, so he constructs special shoes that allow the horse a chance to become a champion. Meanwhile, the Flash discovers that the Three Dimwits have a photo in their possession showing the guilty party who set the fire at the horse farm: Trudy!
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Art Helfant
Penciller(s): Art Helfant
Inker(s): Art Helfant
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Art Helfant
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): We Were All Kids Once!
First Line: Well, here we are at the zoo at last...
Synopsis: A father brings his two children to the zoo; after his oldest child gives an elephant a bucket of water, the father is drenched by the elephant.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Ed Wheelan
Penciller(s): Ed Wheelan
Inker(s): Ed Wheelan
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ed Wheelan
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Butch McLobster, The Super Mobster
Character(s): Butch McLobster; Killer Diller; Lefty Wright; Spider Webb; Red Flannel; Scar Marx
First Line: Now fer de roll call, mugs!
Synopsis: Butch and his gang plot to steal a bunch of cats.
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[The Flash and Short Shanks] Chapter Three: Melodrama in a Sawmill!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): E. E. Hibbard
Inker(s): E. E. Hibbard
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Flash
Character(s): The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Trudy Edwards; Winky Moylan; Blinky Boylan; Noddy Toylan; Short Shanks (a horse); Walter King (villain); Bill Hayward; Honeyball (a horse); Hal Griffon
First Line: One of the most happy periods of my life began right after the big race!
Synopsis: Walter King persuades the Three Dimwits to set traps to kill the Flash in hopes of taking full possession of the horse, now a proven contender in racing, and they nearly succeed in sawing the Flash in two!
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mutt & Jeff
Character(s): Mutt; Jeff
First Line: Here we are again, folks...
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Disclose Notes: House ad for Mutt & Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #5, with cover repro.
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Runaway Plane

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation
Feature(s): A Hop Harrigan Story
Character(s): Hop Harrigan; Tank Tinker; Marie Dillon; Walter Gray
First Line: Hello, Hop.
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Pages: 1.5
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Feature(s): All-Star Comics
First Line: War calls the Justice Society into action!
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Disclose Notes: House ad for All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #11, with cover repro.
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An Important Message to the Members of the All-American Flying Club

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Feature(s): All-American Flying Club
Character(s): Prop Wash; Tank Tinker
First Line: Can you "spot" a plane in the sky?
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Disclose Notes: Pages printed sideways.
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The Big Eight!

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Disclose Notes: House ad for All-American Comics (DC, 1939 series) #40, Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #7, Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series) #31, Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #50, Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #65, Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #76, Star-Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #10, and More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #81, with cover repros.
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[The Flash and Short Shanks] Chapter Four: The Big Race!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): E. E. Hibbard
Inker(s): E. E. Hibbard
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Flash
Character(s): The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Trudy Edwards; Winky Moylan; Blinky Boylan; Noddy Toylan; Short Shanks (a horse); Walter King (villain); Bobo (a monkey); Bill Hayward; Honeyball (a horse); Billy Hayward Jr.; Short Shanks Jr. (a horse)
First Line: I couldn't relax among the zoo noises that went on all day and night around my cage!
Synopsis: The blacksmith and Trudy kidnap "Short Shanks" and paint him to look like a zebra in order to outwit King. While the Police round up and jail King, Joan Williams decides to ride the horse in a local race.
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Writer(s): ?
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Feature(s): Flash Comics
First Line: Follow the further adventures of the Flash...
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Disclose Notes: House ad for Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series) #31, with cover repro.
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Feature(s): Green Lantern
Character(s): Green Lantern (inset); Superman (inset); The Flash (inset); Batman (inset)
First Line: Here it is again!
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Disclose Notes: House ad for Green Lantern (DC, 1941 series) #3.
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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): How You Can Defend Your Home!
Character(s): Uncle Sam
First Line: Here are the answers to everyone's questions!
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; Fred Harman ?
Inker(s): ?; Fred Harman ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
Character(s): Red Ryder
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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