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Issue: Flash Comics #89
Publication Date: November 1947
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Issues: #89 of 104 Issues (105 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/08/1947
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Sheldon Mayer (editor, credited); Julius Schwartz (story editor, uncredited)
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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Introducing the Thorn, the Flash's Newest Opponent

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Joe Kubert
Inker(s): Joe Kubert
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Flash
Character(s): Flash [Jay Garrick]; Thorn [Rose Canton]; The Hawkman [Carter Hall] (inset)
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Pages: 1
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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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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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-Star Comics; The Junior Justice Society of America
First Line: The Junior Justice Society of America is back in operation!
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Introducing the Thorn, the Flash's Newest Opponent

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Kanigher
Penciller(s): Joe Kubert
Inker(s): Joe Kubert
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Flash
Character(s): The Flash [Jay Garrick]; The Thorn [Rose Canton] (introduction); Joan Williams; Professor Hollis (introduction)
Synopsis: The Flash faces a Jekyll and Hyde type of villain who has taken on the characteristics of a rare jungle thorn.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Job Number: AF33C
Disclose Notes: The Thorn returns in Flash Comics #96.
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Wally Butts

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wheaties
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Pages: 1
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The Unexpected Hour!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Wentworth
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): Bob Oksner
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, occult
Feature(s): Ghost Patrol
Character(s): The Ghost Patrol [Fred; Slim; Pedro]
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Pages: 7
Job Number: FL96
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Spalding
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Pages: 1
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Produce the Crime!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Kanigher
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): Joe Giella
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): Johnny Thunder
Character(s): Johnny Thunder; Mr. Bijou (a jeweler); Fin (villain); Phillips (villain, the jeweler's secretary)
Synopsis: Johnny must outwit a clever gang that uses a special camouflaged net in order to steal a ruby from a jeweler.
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In Content Item: FlagBlack Canary Archives #1 published March 2001
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Pages: 6
Job Number: FL82
Disclose Notes: No appearances of the Thunderbolt, Peachy Pet or the Black Canary.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Wheelan
Penciller(s): Ed Wheelan
Inker(s): Ed Wheelan
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ed Wheelan
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Watt, the Question Man
Character(s): Watt
First Line: Our pint-sized 'inquiring reporter'...
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Pages: 1
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Racing to the Rescue

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): "U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires
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Pages: 1
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The Waltzing Crooks!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Greene
Penciller(s): Chester Kozlak [as Kozlak] (signed)
Inker(s): Chester Kozlak [as Kozlak] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): The Atom [Al Pratt]
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Pages: 6
Job Number: OH16
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harry Lampert (signed)
Penciller(s): Harry Lampert (signed)
Inker(s): Harry Lampert (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Harry Lampert
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ton o' Fun
First Line: The plot had me on the edge of my seat...
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Pages: 0.5
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The Mountain Trail

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Bright Star Flashlight Battery
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Pages: 0.5
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Saved by a Shoestring

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Cliff Rhodes
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
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The Crimes of the Acrobat!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Broome
Penciller(s): Everett Raymond Kinstler
Inker(s): Everett Raymond Kinstler
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Hawkman
Character(s): The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Acrobat [Gyp Haines] (introduction)
Synopsis: Gyp Haines kidnaps the circus acrobat, “Aero”, and forces him to teach him and his gang all he knows, then kills him and puts his new acrobatic skills to use in plotting daring crimes. Hawkman correctly believes that the appearance of this new villain and the disappearance of the circus aerialist are related.
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Pages: 9
Job Number: FL94
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Parker Johns
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Pages: 1
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Illinois Merchandise Mart
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Thom McAn
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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