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Flash Comics 12

FLASH COMICS #12

Cover Date: December 1940
Cover Price: $.10

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Cover Credits:
Art: Everett E. Hibbard


Story: [No Title] (11 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtEverett E. Hibbard
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Flash

Villain(s):

Generals from the war-mongering nation of Nural (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

New York City, NY
Kurtavia
Nural

Story Reprinted in:

Golden Age Flash Archives #1 (1999)


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Second Story: "Introducing Les Watts Radio Amateur" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDon Cameron
ArtDon Cameron
LetteringDon Cameron
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Les Watts (a young amateur ham radio enthusiast; first appearance)

Supporting Character(s):

Doctor Burns (first appearance; an elderly physician and friend of Les')
Joe Magee (first appearance; a friend of Les')

Villain(s):

Biff Tolly (first appearance; trying to persuade the Mercury Mine to sell)

Other Character(s):

Roy Buckley (first appearance; son of the owner of the Mercury Mine)

Comment(s):

Les has access to an airplane and can fly it.


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Third Story: [No title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJohn B. Wentworth
ArtStan Aschmeier
LetteringStan Aschmeier
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Johnny Thunder (becomes a waiter in this story)

Supporting Character(s):

Thunderbolt (as a red/pink thunderbolt)
Daisy Darling

Villain(s):

Mrs. Darling (first appearance)
Grover DeLillys (first appearance; a young fop that Mrs. Darling thinks is right for her daughter)

Location(s):

New York City, NY


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Fourth Story: [No title] (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJohn B. Wentworth
ArtHomer Fleming
LetteringHomer Fleming
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Whip

Supporting Character(s):

Marisa Dillon
King

Villain(s):

Oil company owners

Location(s):

White Bear

Comment(s):

This story is continued from the last issue.


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Fifth Story: [No title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtHarry Lampert
LetteringHarry Lampert
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

The King (disguises himself as a hunchback and Mr. Evans (deceased))

Villain(s):

The Witch (last in #10/2)
Edward Greer (first appearance; kills Evans and steals his emeralds)

Other Character(s):

Jan Opdorp (first appearance; The Emerald Emperor, buys and sells emeralds)


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Sixth Story: [No title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtJohn A. Eyman
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Cliff Cornwall

Villain(s):

Wolf (first appearance; a Philippine pirate that worked for Goldie; dies)

Other Character(s):

Goldie (renounces her evil ways and aids Cliff; dies)

Location(s):

Philippines

Comment(s):

This story continues from last issue.


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Seventh Story: [No title] (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtSheldon Moldoff
LetteringSheldon Moldoff
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Hawkman

Supporting Character(s):

Shiera Sanders

Villain(s):

Dr. Halliday (first appearance; runs a heart ailment swindle)
Betty Tremont (first appearance; works with Halliday)

Location(s):

New York City, NY

Comment(s):

This issue's Weapons of the Past is a helmet circa 1400.

Story Reprinted in:

Hawkman #25 (April-May 1968)


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