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Issue #1
Nov 10, 1939
Issue #2
Dec 15, 1939
Issue #3
Jan 15, 1940
Issue #4
Feb 15, 1940
Issue #5
Mar 14, 1940
Issue #6
Apr 16, 1940
Issue #7
May 16, 1940
Issue #8
Jun 13, 1940
Issue #9
Jul 16, 1940
Issue #10
Aug 15, 1940
Issue #11
Sep 17, 1940
Issue #12
Oct 15, 1940
Issue #13
Nov 14, 1940
Issue #14
Dec 12, 1940
Issue #15
Jan 16, 1941
Issue #16
Feb 13, 1941
Issue #17
Mar 13, 1941
Issue #18
Apr 15, 1941
Issue #19
May 13, 1941
Issue #20
Jun 13, 1941
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Origin of the Flash
A key issue noted for First appearance of Jay Garrick and First appearance of Hawkman. Flash Comics #1 was published by DC Comics on January 1, 1940, as part of a series that began in 1940. Ed Wheelan and Gardner Fox write, and art comes from Dennis Neville, George Storm and Harry Lampert. This 68-page issue features Hawkman, Jay Garrick, Hawkgirl, Johnny Thunder and Thunderbolt, among 26 characters catalogued on VerseDB.
Series
Issue Number
#1
Release Date
November 10, 1939
Cover Date
January 1940
Cover Price
$0.10
Page Count
68
Series Details
Publisher
Type
Regular Series
Status
Completed
Run
1940 - 1949
Issues Count
104
Format
Standard
Original Language
English
Language
English
Ed Wheelan
Writer, Penciller, Inker, Letterer, Artist
Gardner Fox
Writer
John B. Wentworth
Writer
Dennis Neville
Penciller, Inker, Artist
George Storm
Artist, Penciller
Harry Lampert
Penciller, Inker, Letterer, Artist
Sheldon Mayer
Penciller, Inker, Editor, Artist
Sheldon Moldoff
Penciller, Inker, Artist, Cover Artist
Stan Aschmeier
Penciller, Inker, Artist
Jack Stark
Penciller, Inker
Max Gaines
Editor
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