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Issue: Flash Comics #16
Publication Date: April 1941
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Issues: #16 of 104 Issues (105 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: J. R. Publishing Co.
On Sale Date: 02/14/1941
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): M. C. Gaines (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer (assistant editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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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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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Flash [Jay Garrick]; The Hawkman [Carter Hall] (inset)
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In Content Item: FlagGolden Age Flash Archives #1 published November 1999
as Cover - Flash Comics #16 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGolden Age Flash Archives #1 published November 1999
as Cover Gallery [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The "Big Six" Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Target for Death: The Flash!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Jim Dane (introduction); Jose Salvez (villain, introduction)
First Line: On the dock of the American Oceans Line...
Synopsis: A gang of thugs attempt to kill the Flash in order to get at a very valuable Mexican silver mine.
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In Content Item: FlagGolden Age Flash Archives #1 published November 1999
as Target for Death: The Flash! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: The Flash is announced as being awarded the next quarterly single-hero comic.

The Flash lives in New York City.
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The Flash Wins

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): All-Star Comics
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Pages: 1
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Secretary

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): Johnny Thunder
Character(s): Johnny Thunder; Thunderbolt; Oscar Ovaseer; Bucks
First Line: We've got to make life miserable...
Synopsis: Oscar Ovaseer thinks Johnny is competition for his job, and wants him dead.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: The Thunderbolt takes on human form in this story.
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The Adventure of the Marshland Counterfeiters

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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Les Sparks, Radio Amateur
Character(s): Les Sparks; Joe Magee; Captain Dick Bilge; Punch; Cuthie
First Line: Well it's all set up, Skipper...
Synopsis: Les and Joe track down a bunch of counterfeiters.
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Pages: 6
Disclose 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.
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The Armored Car on the Prairie

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Genres: adventure, superhero, western
Character(s): The Whip [Rodney Gaynor]; Wing Tai; Carlos; Marisa Dillon; Kranz
First Line: One day as Rod and Marisa Dillon...
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Pages: 7
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Murder by the King

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Genres: mystery
Feature(s): The King
Character(s): The King [King Standish]; Patrolman Corrigan
First Line: Ha -- Got him!
Synopsis: The King is accused of murder.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Strip title is changed in this issue from King Standish.
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Duty in the Canal Zone

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Cliff Cornwall, Secret Agent; Tanya; Itchy; Basil Devolta (a spy)
First Line: With the thunder of big guns roaring in Europe...
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Pages: 6
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The Hidden Museum (Part 1)

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Jack Raymond
Character(s): Jack Raymond; Sally Raymond; Tommy
First Line: Ever see a stone like that before?
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Pages: 1.5
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World's Best Value!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): World's Best Comics
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Pages: 0.5
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Dark Frigate by Charles Hawes

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Flash Comics Monthly Book Review
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Pages: 1
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Philippine Commonwealth Commemoration

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Flash Stamps
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.
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A Fine Day for a Murder!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: adventure, humorous
Character(s): Dick Dare; Hazel Dearie; Ralph McSneer; Andrew Handy
First Line: Startling and sinister story...
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Pages: 7
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The Graydon Expedition

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Shiera Sanders; Targo, King of Dravidia; Daki (villain, introduction, death)
First Line: At home...The Hawkman taking his ease...
Synopsis: Hearing that an expedition to Northern Mongolia has been wiped out -- an expedition Shiera Sanders was on -- the Hawkman decides to investigate the tragedy.
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In Issue: FlagGolden Age Hawkman Archives #1 published February 2005
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: 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 fisrt 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.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): All-American Comics
First Line: Announcing two new exciting features...
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Pages: 1
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Prizes for All!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): American Seed Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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There's Power for You!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Baby Ruth
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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