XOW Logo
  • Location
    • Home
    • Issue Detail, List Content Items
in for
   
by
Facebook Logo
Report a Bug Ask for Support Review Site Apply to be an Editor
Issue: Flash Comics #18
Publication Date: June 1941
Previous Base Issue Previous Issue Variant Next Issue Variant Next Base Issue
 
Disclose Detail
Issues: #18 of 104 Issues (105 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: J. R. Publishing Co.
On Sale Date: 04/16/1941
Volume: 2
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 23 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
  Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
Disclose Format
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
Format Notes:  
Disclose Reprinted In3
Disclose Reprinted From0
There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
Disclose Images2
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets1
Indicia
 
 
spacer
Disclose Content Items (23 total)
Disclose Issue Images
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Flash [Jay Garrick]; The Hawkman [Carter Hall] (inset)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagGolden Age Flash Archives #2 published March 2006
as Cover - Flash Comics #18 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
Disclose
The Restaurant Protective Association

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Brenda Forest; Morgan [Fred Devere] (villain, introduction); Morgan's gang (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis: A young girl discovers that her restaurant manager is involved in a criminal scheme to bleed protection money from her establishment, and the Flash decides to dish out their just desserts!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagGolden Age Flash Archives #2 published March 2006
as The Restaurant Protective Association [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: The early Flash has more than a touch of the slapstick in it.
Disclose
The Justice Society of America Proudly Presents All-Star No. 5!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-Star Comics
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose
Manny Bucks

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Character(s): Johnny Thunder; Manny Bucks
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Johnny has command of his Thunderbolt for an hour after he says the magic words, Cei-U.
Disclose
The Adventure of the Attempted Invasion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Les Sparks, Radio Amateur
Character(s): Les Sparks
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Note the foreign troops were written in as Germans, but "German" was edited out in favor of "foreign". This story was written in early 1941.
Disclose
Gold in Gunners Gulch

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero, western
Character(s): The Whip [Rodney Gaynor]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose
The Amnesia Victim

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): The King [King Standish]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: The King appears in top hat, tails, and domino mask for the first time.
Disclose
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Popsicle
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose
Zansu the Brain-Builder

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.67
Disclose
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Model Airplane News
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose
The Tempest by William Shakespeare

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Rudolph Vincent
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Flash Comics Monthly Book Review
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose
Energy in the Pinches

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Baby Ruth
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose
[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Wish ya wouldn't bother me...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Sequence MAY be out of order.
Disclose
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: A few small ads.
Disclose
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Baby Ruth
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
Disclose
Hans Christian Anderson

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Flash Stamps
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.
Disclose
Eyes of the Skull

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Sargon the Sorcerer; All-American Comics
First Line: Here is the first page...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose
The Gold Rush of '41

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Shiera Sanders; Hank Sanders (Shiera's cousin); Jim Baker; Mr. Harrel (villain); Nogtcha (villain)
Synopsis: Shiera heads for Alaska to locate her cousin who is involved in a large gold strike that has drawn its share of publicity --- and greed!
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagGolden Age Hawkman Archives #1 published February 2005
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: The last panel of the story features another in the series "Weapons of the Past": Cross-Bow.
Disclose
The "Big Six" Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Berkeley Models Inc.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
Disclose
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Spencer Fireworks Co.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

Site designed and hosted by XOWTech, Inc..
Any questions or problems with this site should be directed to REMOVE-webmaestro-THESE@xowcomics.com.

XOW, XOWComics.com, XOWTech and XOWTech.com are registered trademarks of XOWTech, Inc.
© XOWTech, Inc., 2010 - 2025. All rights reserved.

Some data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution license.