Volume: 5
Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 60
On-sale Date: 1943-12-07
Editing: Sheldon Mayer (credited) (editor); Dorothy Rubicek (assistant editor, uncredited)
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The Tale of the 1000 Dollar Bill
(Table of Contents)

The Flash / cover / 1 page

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Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Editorial Advisory Board
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

[no title indexed]
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Good Books for Christmas / in-house column / 0.67 page

Thousand Dollar Bill!!!
(Table of Contents: 3)

The Flash / comic story / 13 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Martin Naydel (ghosted for E. E. Hibbard) (sourced) (see notes)
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Martin Naydel (ghosted for E. E. Hibbard) (sourced) (see notes)
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Synopsis:
A meek, hen-pecked man accidentally draws $1000 out of his bank account and is amazed to note how people suddenly treat him with respect. The Flash also notices a group of crooks who take an unusual interest in him as well.

Indexer Notes

Naydel credit from Craig Delich. Original indexer credited E. E. Hibbard for the art based on the splash page credit. Credit on splash page reads: 'By GARDNER F. FOX AND E.E. HIBBARD'.

[no title indexed]
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All-Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]
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Comic Cavalcade / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

[The Thunderbolt Impersonates Johnny]
(Table of Contents: 6)

Johnny Thunder / comic story / 7 pages

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  • Genre:humor; superhero
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Legend of the Lethal Lagoon!
(Table of Contents: 7)

Ghost Patrol / comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:war; fantasy-supernatural
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The Ghost Patrol

Join the Junior Justice Society of America
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The Junior Justice Society of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Sleeping Beauty
(Table of Contents: 9)

Minute Movies / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:adventure; humor; drama

Here's Get Up and Go
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Wheaties / comics-form advertising / 1 page

The Killer Plant, Part One
(Table of Contents: 11)

A Jack Raymond Story / text story / 1.33 pages

Script:
Evelyn Gaines (credited)
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typeset
  • Genre:adventure
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Jack Raymond

Complete Your Old Testament Series in This Colorful Form!
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Picture Stories from the Bible / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page

The Light That Never Failed!
(Table of Contents: 13)

The Whip / comic story / 6 pages

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Homer Fleming (signed)
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Homer Fleming (signed)
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  • Genre:western-frontier
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Look Now on Your Favorite Newsstand
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Personal Protection from the Hawkman!
(Table of Contents: 15)

Hawkman / comic story / 9 pages

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Synopsis:
A group of criminals seek to discredit the Feathered Fury by selling phony scrolls to people purporting to offer "protection" from Hawkman.

[no title indexed]
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Weatherman Weather House / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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Funk and Wagnalls New Standard Encyclopedia / advertisement / 1 page

Captain Tootsie and the Secret Weapon!
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Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Tale of the 1000 Dollar Bill
    The Flash
  2. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. [no title indexed]
    Good Books for Christmas
  4. Thousand Dollar Bill!!!
    The Flash
  5. ["Now the Flash battles..."]
    All-Flash
  6. ["More adventures of the Flash in..."]
    Comic Cavalcade
  7. [The Thunderbolt Impersonates Johnny]
    Johnny Thunder
  8. Legend of the Lethal Lagoon!
    Ghost Patrol
  9. Join the Junior Justice Society of America
    The Junior Justice Society of America
  10. The Sleeping Beauty
    Minute Movies
  11. Here's Get Up and Go
    Wheaties
  12. The Killer Plant, Part One
    A Jack Raymond Story
  13. Complete Your Old Testament Series in This Colorful Form!
    Picture Stories from the Bible
  14. The Light That Never Failed!
    The Whip
  15. Look Now on Your Favorite Newsstand
  16. Personal Protection from the Hawkman!
    Hawkman
  17. [no title indexed]
    Weatherman Weather House
  18. [no title indexed]
    Funk and Wagnalls New Standard Encyclopedia
  19. Captain Tootsie and the Secret Weapon!
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
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  • Katie
  • mcomics
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • John Pannozzi
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore
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