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Flash Comics, #15

Published: March 1941

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Issue Contents:

Story Featuring Hawkman

Credits
Circus Caper

Story Featuring The Flash

"Know what, Joan?"

Storyline

In order to keep a circus from going under financially, the Fastest Man Alive becomes the star attraction.

Credits
Story Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich.

Fireman's Folly

"Darn you! You're always getting me in hot water!"

Storyline

Johnny gets a job as a fireman.

Credits
Story Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich.

Adventure of the Tin Plate Princess

"Kidnappers have to get up pretty early..."

Storyline

Les, Joe and Roy Buckley use their ham radio gear to rescue an heiress.

Credits
Story Notes

Note at end of story says title of the feature changes next month to Les Sparks. Don Cameron the scriptwriter appears to be a different creator to Don Cameron the artist.

The Crooked Tax Collector

Story Featuring The Whip

"In the tax collector's office..."

Storyline

The assistant tax collector kidnaps a little boy to keep his grandmother from testifying against him.

Credits
The Witch and the Hilton Jewels

"Percival Hilton - collector of rare jewels..."

Storyline

The Witch and the King spar over the Hilton jewels.

Credits
Story Notes

Writer and letterer credits by Craig Delich.

Industrial Sabotage

Story Featuring Cliff Cornwall

"Modern warfare is a highly scientific and mechanized art."

Storyline

German agents use toys to smuggle military secrets out of the country.

Credits
Story Notes

Art credits by Craig Delich. We previously credited Sheldon Moldoff with pencils and inks.

The Hooded Horror

"Death to these two detectives...."

Credits
The Hand

Story Featuring Hawkman

"Carter Hall drives into the country"

Storyline

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.

Credits
Story Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich. The last panel of the story features another in the series "Weapons of the Past": Shield and Dagger. Moldoff signs - as 'Shelly' - on both splash and penultimate panels.

Voice from the Sky

"Every time the Voice came to the Earth people..."

Credits
Story Notes

Continued from last issue.

"Drums" by James Boyd
Story Notes

Review of the book "Drums" by reader Henry Rosen of Bridgeport, Conn.

1000-Shot Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine
Credits
Story Notes

Back cover. Ad for Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine air rifle for $2.95. Daisy Air Rifles; Daisy Manufacturing Co., Plymouth, Mich.

"Given"

Story Notes

Inside back cover. Ad for premiums for selling boxes of White Cloverine Brand Salve. Wilson Chemical Co., Tyrone, Pa.

Here's What You've Been Waiting For--All Star No. 4!
Story Notes

Promo for All-Star Comics #4, starring the Justice Society of America, "on sale everywhere Feb. 7!"

Amazing Combination Offer
Story Notes

Ad for Remington portable typewriters. Remington Rand Inc., Buffalo, N.Y.

Tin Can Mail
Storyline

Article on "tin can" mail delivery on the south Pacific island of Niuafoou.

Story Notes

About half the page consists of classified ads offering stamps for sale.

Make Your Own Records at Home
Story Notes

Ad for home recording machine that uses needles and blank records. Home Recording Co., New York, NY.

Coach Jim Crowley
Credits
Story Notes

Ad for Baby Ruth candy bars featuring Fordham University football coach Jim Crowley.

The 'Big Six' Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field!
Story Notes

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.