Flash Comics #22 is an issue of the series [[{{{Title}}} Vol 1|{{{Title}}} (Volume 1)]] with a cover date of October, 1941.
Synopsis for Flash: "The Hatchet Cult"
A girl's attacked by a group of hatchet-wielding killers in Chinatown, but fortunately the Flash speeds to her rescue. He realizes it's Joan, who relates her story: she'd been plagued by headaches and went to see a specialist named Vordyce, but as she was leaving she saw the doctor being led out of the building by a party of the hatchet-wielding Orientals. Unfortunately, she tried to stop them, got in over her head and (to the Flash's disgust) doesn't remember exactly where the doctor was taken.
Later, Kong, leader of the sinister cult, tells his followers it's time for them to expand their ranks. He orders them to kidnap Vordyce to "make new members from our waiting list". Joan brings Flash to meet with a Kai Fu, who turns out to be Kong's adopted father, and tells the hero where to find him, stopping the evil mattering more than familial bonds.
Vordyce is brought to the sanctum of the sinister cult, and performs an operation that turns a white guy into a Chinese. Immediately afterward the Flash appears and hurls the cultists with such speed he embeds them headfirst in the side of their multi-armed idol. Later Joan goes to Chinatown to look into leads on the secret society, but is captured by them. Before she can be executed for her meddling, the Flash speeds to the rescue. After overwhelming the assassins, he unmasks Kong as Vordyce, who faked his kidnapping to throw suspicion off himself.
Appearing in Flash: "The Hatchet Cult"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Joan Williams (Flashback and main story)
Antagonists:
- Jan Vordyce aka Kong (Single appearance) (Flashback and main story)
- Hatchet Cult (Single appearance) (Flashback and main story)
Other Characters:
- Kai Fu (Single appearance; dies)
Synopsis for Johnny Thunder: "Johnny's New Adopted Daughter"
Appearing in Johnny Thunder: "Johnny's New Adopted Daughter"
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Other Characters:
- elementary school students: Joey, MacDuff, others
- Miss Claridge, teacher
- Dr. Page, principal
- other teachers
Synopsis for Les Sparks, Radio Amateur: "Rescued by Radio"
Appearing in Les Sparks, Radio Amateur: "Rescued by Radio"
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Synopsis for The King: "The Adventure of the Siamese Twins"
Appearing in The King: "The Adventure of the Siamese Twins"
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Antagonists:
- The Witch
- Seabury Young, diamond thief
Other Characters:
- Carson Young (Seabury's twin) (Dies)
- Charles Sedgewick
- his heirs
- Johnson, chauffeur
Locations:
Items:
- "Glow of Golconda" gem
Synopsis for The Whip: "Mistaken Identity"
Appearing in The Whip: "Mistaken Identity"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Marissa Dillon
- Carlos
- Wing Tai
Antagonists:
- Dino
Other Characters:
- Enrico Grastoffa, tenor
- a medic
Locations:
Synopsis for Minute Movies: "The Maharajah's Necklace"
Appearing in Minute Movies: "The Maharajah's Necklace"
- Appearances not yet listed
Synopsis for Hawkman: "The Adventure of the 'Killer-Gang'"
Appearing in Hawkman: "The Adventure of the 'Killer-Gang'"
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Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Joe Givvens (Single appearance)
- Killer-Gang (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Police Commissioner Givvens (Single appearance)
Notes
- Published by J.R. Publishing Company.
- Flash: The Hatchet Cult is reprinted in Golden Age Flash Archives 2.
- Hawkman: The Adventure Of The "Killer Gang" is reprinted in Golden Age Hawkman Archives 1.
- Also appearing in this issue of Flash Comics was:
- "The Crocodile's Secret (A Jack Raymond Story), Part I" by Evelyn Gaines (text story)
Trivia
- In Johnny Thunder's story, the Thunderbolt attends a wish that was just thought about by Peachy Pet; generally orders must be voiced for the djinn to heed them.
See Also
- [[:Category:{{{Title}}} Vol 1|Cover gallery for the Flash Comics series]]
Recommended Reading
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