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Flash Comics, #16

Published: April 1941

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Issue Contents:

Story Featuring The Flash

Credits
Target for Death: The Flash!

Story Featuring The Flash

"On the dock of the American Oceans Line..."

Storyline

A gang of thugs attempt to kill the Flash in order to get at a very valuable Mexican silver mine.

Credits
Story Notes

Credits by Craig Delich. The Flash lives in New York City. The Flash is announced as being awarded the next quarterly single-hero comic. The newspaper shown on the last panel of the story contains the name "Sharp", which the artist, Hal Sharp, put on himself.

Secretary

"We've got to make life miserable..."

Storyline

Oscar Ovaseer thinks Johnny is competition for his job, and wants him dead.

Credits
Story Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich. The Thunderbolt takes on human form in this story.

The Adventure of the Marshland Counterfeiters

"Well it's all set up, Skipper..."

Storyline

Les and Joe track down a bunch of counterfeiters.

Credits
Story Notes

Les Sparks leads a bunch of young "radio amateurs". The strip is influenced by Terry and the Pirates in art, and to a certain extent in story; The stories are picturesque adventures in different settings. The strip is now re-named from Les Watts. Don Cameron the scriptwriter appears to be a different creator to Don Cameron the artist.

The Armored Car on the Prairie

Story Featuring The Whip

"One day as Rod and Marisa Dillon..."

Credits
Murder by the King

"Ha -- Got him!"

Storyline

The King is accused of murder.

Credits
Story Notes

Writer and letterer credits by Craig Delich. Strip title is changed in this issue from King Standish.

Duty in the Canal Zone

Story Featuring Cliff Cornwall

"With the thunder of big guns roaring in Europe..."

Credits
Story Notes

Credits by Craig Delich.

A Fine Day for a Murder!

Story Featuring Minute Movies

"Startling and sinister story..."

Credits
The Graydon Expedition

Story Featuring Hawkman

"At home...The Hawkman taking his ease..."

Storyline

Hearing that an expedition to Northern Mongolia has been wiped out -- an expedition Shiera Sanders was on -- the Hawkman decides to investigate the tragedy.

Credits
Story Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich. Hawkman remarks in this story that he has been re-incarnated many times, a fact never reflected in the origin story in Flash #1. The last actual story panel shows Carter reading a copy of Flash Comics #9. The first panel on page 3 was used, in part, as the cover to Flash Comics #19. The last panel of the story features another in the series "Weapons of the Past": Helmet....Greece. Moldoff signs - as 'Shelly' - in both splash and final panels.

The Hidden Museum (Part 1)

"Ever see a stone like that before?"

Credits
Dark Frigate by Charles Hawes
There's Power for You!
Story Notes

Back cover.

Prizes for All!
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

"Announcing two new exciting features..."

Philippine Commonwealth Commemoration
Story Notes

Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.

World's Best Value!
The Flash Wins
The "Big Six" Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field!
Story Notes

Inside front cover.