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Issue: Flash Comics #40
Publication Date: April 1943
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Issues: #40 of 104 Issues (105 Printings)
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: J. R. Publishing Co.
On Sale Date: 02/06/1943
Volume: 4
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 25 (8 stories, 1 cover)
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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 Man Who Could Read Men's Souls!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Flash [Jay Garrick]; The Hawkman [Carter Hall] (inset)
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Editorial Advisory Board

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The Biscuit Eater by James Street

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Feature(s): Good Books Worth Reading
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The Man Who Could Read Faces

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Johnny Bonham (villain); Joan Williams; Mrs. Wilson; "Checkers" Nesbit; Judge Vickers
First Line: The power of all the ages lay in this man's eyes...
Synopsis: When young Johnny Bonham steals a parchment from an Egyptian mummy and attempts to recreate an experiment based upon the symbols found within, the Flash must face the result: a man who can not only read the thoughts of others, but interpret their desires as well!
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The Biggest Thing in Bi-Monthlies!!

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Feature(s): All-Flash
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Brand New!

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Feature(s): Comic Cavalcade
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Into Frozen Russia

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Genres: fantasy, war
Feature(s): The Ghost Patrol
Character(s): The Ghost Patrol [Slim; Pedro; Fred]; Adolph Hitler; "Rat" Schultz
First Line: Whether their travels take them...
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Keep Away Unless You're a Diver

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Genres: humorous, superhero
Character(s): Johnny Thunder; Peachy Pet
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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Victory Puzzles
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Double Trouble!

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Genres: mystery
Character(s): The King [King Standish]; Cliff Norman; Mark Lanning (crook)
First Line: To the rolling thunder of horses' hooves...
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Case of the Patriotic Boys

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Genres: adventure, superhero, western
Character(s): The Whip [Rod Gaynor]; Marisa Dillon
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Feature(s): All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of America
First Line: The Justice Society goes into action again...
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Here She Is Again!

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The Disappearing Monsters, Part 1

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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): A Jack Raymond Story
Character(s): Jack Raymond; Gork
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Feature(s): Picture Stories from the Bible
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The Heart of Cha Ming

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Character(s): Cha Ming; Ralph McSneer; Dick Dare; Andrew Handy; Blanche Rouge; Will Power
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Feature(s): Mutt & Jeff; Green Lantern
First Line: Here are the two magazines you've been waiting for!
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Feature(s): Boy Commandos; World's Finest Comics; Leading Comics
First Line: Here are three other leaders...
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Liberia

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Feature(s): Flash Stamp Page
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The Junior Justice Society of America

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Give Them the Bird

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]; Professor Stone; Prescott Norwood; Halliwell Cravath; John Kelly
Synopsis: Through a series of misadventures, and with a little help from the Feathered Fury, a college board of trustees is convinced to listen to a lecture on birds and what they could learn from them.
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Feature(s): Illinois Merchandise Mart
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Feature(s): Wonders of Science Simplified
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Energy to Battle Odds

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