Flash Comics Vol 1 17

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The Flash: "The Flash Hits a Home Run"
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Flash Comics Vol 1 #17
May, 1941
Executive Editor	M.C. Gaines
Cover Artists	Sheldon Moldoff
The Flash: "The Flash Hits a Home Run"
Writers	Gardner Fox
Pencilers	Harold Wilson Sharp
Inkers	Harold Wilson Sharp
Editors	M.C. Gaines Sheldon Mayer
Johnny Thunder: "Johnny Plays Baseball"
Writers	John B. Wentworth
Pencilers	Stan Aschmeier
Inkers	Stan Aschmeier
Editors	M.C. Gaines Sheldon Mayer
Les Sparks, Radio Amateur: "The Adventure of the Emerald Dagger"
Pencilers	Don Cameron (artist)
Inkers	Don Cameron (artist)
Editors	M.C. Gaines Sheldon Mayer
The Whip: "Poor House Problems"
Writers	John B. Wentworth
Pencilers	Homer Fleming
Inkers	Homer Fleming
Editors	M.C. Gaines Sheldon Mayer
The King: "Slot Machine Gangster"
Writers	Gardner Fox
Pencilers	Harry Lampert
Inkers	Harry Lampert
Letterers	Harry Lampert
Editors	M.C. Gaines Sheldon Mayer
Cliff Cornwall: "Assignment in the Caribbean"
Pencilers	Ben Flinton
Inkers	Leonard Sansone
Editors	M.C. Gaines Sheldon Mayer
Flash Picture Novelette: "Voice from the Dead"
Writers	Ed Wheelan
Pencilers	Ed Wheelan
Inkers	Ed Wheelan
Letterers	Ed Wheelan
Editors	M.C. Gaines Sheldon Mayer
Hawkman: "Murder at the Opera"
Writers	Gardner Fox
Pencilers	Sheldon Moldoff
Inkers	Sheldon Moldoff
Editors	M.C. Gaines Sheldon Mayer
Previous Issue	Flash Comics # 16
Next Issue	Flash Comics # 18

Flash Comics #17 is an issue of the series Flash Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 1941.

Appearing in The Flash: "The Flash Hits a Home Run"

Featured Characters:

• Flash

Supporting Characters:

• Joan Williams

Antagonists:

• Joe Clarke
• Black Ben Bogue
• Jim

Other Characters:

• The Redskins
  • Sam Brady
• The Beavers
  

Appearing in Johnny Thunder: "Johnny Plays Baseball"

Featured Characters:

• Johnny Thunder

Supporting Characters:

• Thunderbolt
• Herman Darling

Antagonists:

• J. Horace Twirpingham (Single appearance)
• Harry Betts (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• The Warens (Single appearance)
• The Jackals (Single appearance)
  

Appearing in Les Sparks, Radio Amateur: "The Adventure of the Emerald Dagger"

Featured Characters:

• Les Sparks
  

Appearing in The Whip: "Poor House Problems"

Featured Characters:

• The Whip

Supporting Characters:

• Marisa Dillon
• Wing Tai
• Carlos
• King

Antagonists:

• Commissioner Gordon
• Commissioner Walker
• Commissioner Harvey
  

Appearing in The King: "Slot Machine Gangster"

Featured Characters:

• The King

Antagonists:

• Boss Qweed
  • his gang
• Bobo Jones
  

Appearing in Cliff Cornwall: "Assignment in the Caribbean"

Featured Characters:

• Cliff Cornwall, Special Agent
  

Appearing in Flash Picture Novelette: "Voice from the Dead"

• Appearances not yet listed
  

Appearing in Hawkman: "Murder at the Opera"

Featured Characters:

• Hawkman

Supporting Characters:

• Shiera Sanders

Antagonists:

• Dr. Selkirk, as the Golden Mummy (Dies)
  • Golden Mummy Sect

Other Characters:

• Camilla Cordova (Dies)

Notes

• Published by J.R. Publishing Company
• "The Flash Hits A Home Run" was reprinted in The Golden Age Flash Archives Vol. 1.
• "Murder at the Opera" was reprinted in The Golden Age Hawkman Archives Vol. 1.
• Also appearing in this issue of Flash Comics was:
  • "The Hidden Museum" (text story) by Evelyn Gaines

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Flash Comics series

Recommended Reading

• The Flash Recommended Reading
  • Flash Comics (Volume 1)
  • All-Flash (Volume 1)
  • The Flash (Volume 1)
  • The Flash (Volume 2)
  • The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive
  • The Flash: Rebirth
  • The Flash (Volume 3)
  • Flashpoint
  • The Flash (Volume 4)
  • The Flash (Volume 5)
  • The Flash (Volume 6)
• Hawkman Recommended Reading
  • Action Comics (Volume 1)
  • The Atom (Volume 1): The Atom and Hawkman #39– #46
  • Brightest Day
  • Convergence: Hawkman
  • Detective Comics (Volume 1)
  • Hawkgirl (Volume 1)
  • Hawkgirl (Volume 2)
  • Hawkman (Volume 1)
  • Hawkman (Volume 2)
  • Hawkman (Volume 3)
  • Hawkman (Volume 4)
  • Hawkman (Volume 5)
  • Hawkworld (Volume 1)
  • Hawkworld (Volume 2)
  • JSA (Volume 1)
  • Justice League of America (Volume 1)
  • Justice League of America (Volume 3)
  • Mystery in Space (Volume 1): Mystery in Space #87– #91
  • The Savage Hawkman
  • Shadow War of Hawkman
  • World's Finest (Volume 1)
• Justice Society Recommended Reading
  • Adventure Comics (Volume 1)
  • All-Star Comics (Volume 1)
  • All-Star Squadron (Volume 1)
  • America vs. the Justice Society (Volume 1)
  • Infinity Inc. (Volume 1)
  • JSA (Volume 1)
  • JSA: All Stars (Volume 1)
  • JSA Classified (Volume 1)
  • JSA: Strange Adventures (Volume 1)
  • JSA vs. Kobra (Volume 1)
  • Justice Society of America (Volume 1)
  • Justice Society of America (Volume 2)
  • Justice Society of America (Volume 3)
  • Justice Society of America (Volume 4)
  • Last Days of the Justice Society Special #1

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