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Flash Comics 32

FLASH COMICS #32

Cover Date: August 1942
Cover Price: $.10

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jon Chester Kozlak


Story: "The Fictitious Villains" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtJon Chester Kozlak
Assistant editingTed Udall
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Flash (last in Young All-Stars Annual #1)

Supporting Character(s):

Joan Williams (last in All-Flash Quarterly #5)

Villain(s):

Alphonse Peckabit (first appearance; writer of mystery thrillers for magazines; has the ability to create lifelike constructs of his villains)
Pegleg the Pirate, Muscleman, Hot Stuff and Zipper (first appearance for all; creations of Peckabit; become a stage comedy act)

Comment(s):

Jon Chester Kozlak credited as E.E. Hibbard


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Second Story: [No title] (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJohn B. Wentworth
ArtStan Aschmeier
LetteringStan Aschmeier
Assistant editingTed Udall
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Johnny Thunder (joins the US Navy; appears All-Star Comics #11/All-Star Squadron #5, then six weeks of basic training, leading into flashback in All-Star Squadron #20 between pages 2-3)

Supporting Character(s):

Thunderbolt (last in All-Star Comics #12/flashback in All-Star Squadron #30)
Peachy Pet Thunder (last in issue #30/2)
Simon and Mildred Thunder

Location(s):

Bronx, NY

Comment(s):

This story takes place over six weeks, covering Johnny's Basic Training.


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Third Story: [No Title] (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryTed Udall, Emmanuel Demby
ArtFrank Harry
LetteringFrank Harry
Assistant editingTed Udall
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Ghost Patrol:
Fred
Pedro
Slim

Villain(s):

Nazis
Adolf Hitler

Location(s):

Berlin, Germany
London, England

Comment(s):

This story is continued from last issue.


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Fourth Story: [No Title] (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtJoe Gallagher
LetteringJoe Gallagher
Assistant editingTed Udall
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

King

Supporting Character(s):

Witch

Villain(s):

Beetle (first appearance; a German spy)

Location(s):

New York City, NY


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Fifth Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJohn B. Wentworth
ArtHomer Fleming
LetteringHomer Fleming
Assistant editingTed Udall
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Whip (last in Young All-Stars Annual #1)

Supporting Character(s):

Marisa Dillon
King
Carlos
Wing Tai

Villain(s):

Doctor Hand (Dr. Herman Hand; first appearance; a German spy)

Location(s):

New York City, NY


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Sixth Story: [No Title] (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtSheldon Moldoff
LetteringSheldon Moldoff
Assistant editingTed Udall
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Hawkman (next in All-Star Squadron #31)

Supporting Character(s):

Hawkgirl (now working as a welfare worker; next in All-Star Squadron #31)

Villain(s):

Coin (first appearance; crook who leaves a $5 gold coin behind his crime scenes)


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