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Issue: Flash Comics #55
Publication Date: July 1944
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Issues: #55 of 104 Issues (105 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: J. R. Publishing Co.
On Sale Date: 05/06/1944
Volume: 5
Pages: 60
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); Ted Udall (story editor, uncredited)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.

At the bottom of the first story page: "July Flash No. 55. Entire contents copyrighted 1944 by J. R. Publishing Co."
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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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The Riddle of the Stolen Statuette!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly] (signed)
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Hawkman
Character(s): The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Flash [Jay Garrick] (inset)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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All-American by John R. Tunis

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Josette Frank
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Good Books Worth Reading
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Man with the Television Eyes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox [as Gardner F. Fox] (credited)
Penciller(s): Jon Chester Kozlak [as E. E. Hibbard] (credited)
Inker(s): Jon Chester Kozlak [as E. E. Hibbard] (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Flash
Character(s): The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams
Synopsis: A master criminal succeeds in planting a television-type statue in homes he intends to victimize, including that of Joan Williams. But the Fastest Man Alive discovers the trick and uses it to trap the felons.
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Pages: 13
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Graham Hunter (signed)
Inker(s): Graham Hunter (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, sports
Feature(s): Wheaties
First Line: Order 'The Flash' another carton of Wheaties.
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Pages: 1
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Prisoners by Preference!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Frank Harry
Inker(s): Frank Harry
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): The Ghost Patrol
Character(s): The Ghost Patrol [Slim; Pedro; Fred]
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Pages: 8
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Popsicle
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Pages: 1
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Detours of Destiny

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: adventure, humorous
Feature(s): Minute Movies
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Pages: 6
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Be a Big Movie Star

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Wentworth
Penciller(s): Stan Asch
Inker(s): Stan Asch
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): Johnny Thunder and Peachy Pet
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Oddity: Johnny does NOT appear in this story!
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Baby Ruth
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Destroyer, Part Two

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Evelyn Gaines
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1.5
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Now! The Complete Old Testament Edition

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Picture Stories from the Bible
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Pages: 0.5
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Justice for the Children of the Dust

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John B. Wentworth
Penciller(s): Homer Fleming
Inker(s): Homer Fleming
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): The Whip
Character(s): The Whip [Rod Gaynor]
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Pages: 6
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Join the Junior Justice Society of America

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Junior Justice Society of America
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Pages: 1
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Riddle of the Stolen Statuette

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly] (signed)
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff [as Shelly] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Hawkman
Character(s): The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]
Synopsis: After stealing a one-of-a-kind, unique glass statuette, the new owner is startled to discover that two other collectors also own identical statuettes, a situation that comes to the attention of the Feathered Furies.
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Pages: 9
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wheaties
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Pages: 1
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Yes! They're now on sale everywhere!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Frank Beaven (signed)
Inker(s): Frank Beaven (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military
Feature(s): Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries
First Line: Say, Red, do you suppose this is what the military...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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