Flash Comics (1940)

Flash Comics (1940)

Flash Comics (1940)

Flash Comics (1940)

Name:

Flash Comics

Start year:

1940

Publisher:

DC Comics

Aliases:

First issue:

Flash Comics #1 Origin of the Flash

Last issue:

Flash Comics #104 The Flaming Darkness; The Rival Flash; The Case of the Painted Horse; The Vanishing Lighthouse; Crime on Her Hands

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Flash Comics (Volume 1). Continued in The Flash Volume 1.

The birth of a legend, starring Jay Garrick as the Flash. The series lasted until issue 104 and was continued in The Flash (Volume 1) ten years later.

TPBs

Issues #1-17 are collected in Golden Age Flash Archives Vol. 1
Issues #18-24 are collected in Golden Age Flash Archives Vol. 2
Issues #1-22 are collected in Golden Age Hawkman Archives Vol. 1
Issue #104 is collected in Flash Archives Vol. 1

Issues

#1 Origin of the Flash January 31st, 1940

#2 The Terror of Goll February 1st, 1940

#3 The Trial of Major Williams March 1st, 1940

#4 The Gambling Ship April 30th, 1940

#5 Menace of the Vandal May 1st, 1940

#6 The Olympic Adventure June 1st, 1940

#7 The Metal Disintegrator July 1st, 1940

#8 The Building Swindle August 1st, 1940

#9 September 1st, 1940

#10 October 1st, 1940

#11 November 1st, 1940

#12 December 1st, 1940

#13 January 1st, 1941

#14 February 1st, 1941

#15 March 1st, 1941

#16 April 1st, 1941

#17 May 1st, 1941

#18 June 1st, 1941

#19 July 1st, 1941

#20 August 1st, 1941

#21 September 1st, 1941

#22 October 1st, 1941

#23 November 1st, 1941

#24 The Spider-Men of Mars December 31st, 1941

#25 January 1st, 1942

#26 February 1st, 1942

#27 March 1st, 1942

#28 April 30th, 1942

#29 May 31st, 1942

#30 June 1st, 1942

Characters in volume

Hawkman Appeared in 104 issue(s)

Jay Garrick Appeared in 104 issue(s)

Hawkgirl Appeared in 91 issue(s)

Johnny Thunder Appeared in 89 issue(s)

Joan Garrick Appeared in 87 issue(s)

Thunderbolt Appeared in 82 issue(s)

Fred Appeared in 73 issue(s)

Pedro Appeared in 73 issue(s)

Slim Appeared in 73 issue(s)

Peachy Pet Appeared in 55 issue(s)

Whip Appeared in 55 issue(s)

Marissa Dillon Appeared in 48 issue(s)

The King Appeared in 38 issue(s)

Witch Appeared in 27 issue(s)

Big Red Appeared in 26 issue(s)

Winky, Blinky and Nod Appeared in 22 issue(s)

Daisy Darling Appeared in 21 issue(s)

Al Pratt Appeared in 18 issue(s)

Dinah Drake Appeared in 18 issue(s)

Mildred Thunder Appeared in 18 issue(s)

Cliff Cornwall Appeared in 17 issue(s)

Larry Lance Appeared in 13 issue(s)

Simon B. Thunder Appeared in 13 issue(s)

Mary Pratt Appeared in 12 issue(s)

Les Watts Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Diablo Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Herman Darling Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Volto Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Adolf Hitler Appeared in 7 issue(s)

Gentleman Ghost Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Died in volume

Changeling

Concepts in volume

Golden Age of Comics Appeared in 96 issue(s)

Superhero Costumes Appeared in 96 issue(s)

Flash Appeared in 95 issue(s)

Superpowers Appeared in 95 issue(s)

Secret Identity Appeared in 94 issue(s)

Ghosts Appeared in 73 issue(s)

Magic Appeared in 68 issue(s)

Running Appeared in 44 issue(s)

Humor Appeared in 39 issue(s)

Imprisonment Appeared in 32 issue(s)

Horse Riding Appeared in 27 issue(s)

Swimming Appeared in 21 issue(s)

Sidekick Appeared in 20 issue(s)

War Appeared in 15 issue(s)

World War II Appeared in 15 issue(s)

Animal Attacks Appeared in 13 issue(s)

Anthology Appeared in 13 issue(s)

Singing Appeared in 11 issue(s)

Circus Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Flashback Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Romance Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Fishing Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Indigenous People Appeared in 8 issue(s)

American Football Appeared in 7 issue(s)

Baseball Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Origin Story Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Sports Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Time Travel Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Archery Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Boxing Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Locations in volume

Keystone City Appeared in 31 issue(s)

New York City Appeared in 13 issue(s)

Germany Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Hollywood Appeared in 5 issue(s)

New York State Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Laboratory Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Europe Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Gotham City Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Long Island Appeared in 3 issue(s)

New Mexico Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Paris Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Seguro Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Alaska Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Badhnesia Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Berlin Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Egypt Appeared in 2 issue(s)

France Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Hawk Valley Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Mars Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Philadelphia Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Rome Appeared in 2 issue(s)

South Pacific Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Virginia Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Washington D.C. Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Africa Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Amsterdam Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Arctic Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Boston Appeared in 1 issue(s)

California Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Calvin College Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Objects in volume

Flash's Winged Helmet Appeared in 96 issue(s)

Nth Metal Wings Appeared in 92 issue(s)

Nth Metal Appeared in 78 issue(s)

Fiddle Car Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Fiddler's Fiddle Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Mjolnir Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Pied Piper's Flute Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Thanagarian Mace Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Thornboat Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Thorn Plane Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Authors in volume

Gardner Fox Appeared in 79 issue(s)

Sheldon Moldoff Appeared in 60 issue(s)

Everett Hibbard Appeared in 42 issue(s)

Harry Lampert Appeared in 21 issue(s)

John B. Wentworth Appeared in 20 issue(s)

Joe Kubert Appeared in 11 issue(s)

Joe Giella Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Martin Nodell Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Sheldon Mayer Appeared in 8 issue(s)

Hal Sharp Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Carmine Infantino Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Max Gaines Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Paul Hans Jepsen Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Robert Kanigher Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Stan Aschmeier Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Frank Harry Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Dennis Neville Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Ed Wheelan Appeared in 3 issue(s)

George Storm Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Irwin Hasen Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Julius Schwartz Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Don Cameron Appeared in 2 issue(s)

John Broome Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Lee Elias Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Bernard Sachs Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Bob Oksner Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Bud Fisher Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Edwina Dumm Appeared in 1 issue(s)

E. E. Hughes Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Frank Giacoia Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Teams in volume

Ghost Patrol Appeared in 73 issue(s)

Nazis Appeared in 18 issue(s)

United States Navy Appeared in 17 issue(s)

Dinosaurs Appeared in 7 issue(s)

Keystone City Police Department Appeared in 7 issue(s)

Cavemen Appeared in 6 issue(s)

United States Army Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Native Americans Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Imperial Japanese Army Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Pirates Appeared in 2 issue(s)

United States Congress Appeared in 2 issue(s)

British Army Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Centaurs Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Federal Bureau of Investigation Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Jinn Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Mutt & Jeff Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Royal Air Force Appeared in 1 issue(s)

The Faultless Four Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Vikings Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Characters first appearance

Abdul Ben Hathor In issue #5

Alexander The Great In issue #2

Ambrose Grede In issue #4

Big Red In issue #23

Black Widow (Helene) In issue #66

Boleau In issue #5

Boss Barton In issue #3

Brenda Forest In issue #18

Bull Tryon In issue #1

Captain Cosher In issue #1

Changeling In issue #84

Chay-Ara In issue #1

Cliff Cornwall In issue #1

Count Torgoff In issue #3

Cut Perce In issue #5

Daisy Darling In issue #2

Della Roberts In issue #2

Diablo In issue #1

Dick Blendon In issue #3

Dinah Drake In issue #86

Doctor Elemental In issue #1

Doctor Hastor In issue #1

Duriel In issue #1

Edmund Randolph In issue #68

El Castigo In issue #1

English Pete In issue #4

Fred In issue #29

Frederick Devere In issue #18

Gentleman Ghost In issue #88

Goll In issue #2