Why they ... they want me to follow them. Oh my goodness ... They think I'm the Hawkman ... 
Flash Comics #24 is an issue of the series Flash Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of December, 1941.
Contents
- 1 Synopsis for The Flash: "The Spider-Men of Mars"
- 2 Appearing in The Flash: "The Spider-Men of Mars"
- 3 Synopsis for Johnny Thunder: "The Party for Poor Children"
- 4 Appearing in Johnny Thunder: "The Party for Poor Children"
- 5 Synopsis for Les Sparks, Radio Amateur: "The Adventure of the Dyka Head Hunters"
- 6 Appearing in Les Sparks, Radio Amateur: "The Adventure of the Dyka Head Hunters"
- 7 Synopsis for The King: "Hijackers"
- 8 Appearing in The King: "Hijackers"
- 9 Synopsis for The Whip: "The Construction Conspiracy"
- 10 Appearing in The Whip: "The Construction Conspiracy"
- 11 Synopsis for Minute Movies: "South Seas Surprise"
- 12 Appearing in Minute Movies: "South Seas Surprise"
- 13 Synopsis for Hawkman: "Meet Hawkwoman"
- 14 Appearing in Hawkman: "Meet Hawkwoman"
- 15 Notes
- 16 Trivia
- 17 See Also
- 18 Recommended Reading
- 19 Links and References
Synopsis for The Flash: "The Spider-Men of Mars"
Jennings, an insane scientist, invents an interplanetary rocketship, and sets out to colonize Mars. He partners up with Enzil, a gang boss, to kidnap some families for this purpose. Jay Garrick gets wind of this, and as the Flash he boards the rocket, just barely too late too stop the launch. Arriving on Mars, the space travelers encounter the hostile, indigenous, spider-like Martians, called Kriglo, who kill Enzil and capture the ship. The Flash frees the ship and persuades Jennings to return to Earth.
Appearing in The Flash: "The Spider-Men of Mars"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Jennings
- Enzil (Dies)
- Enzil's gang
- The Kriglo, of Mars
Other Characters:
- abducted "colonists"
Locations:
Vehicles:
- Jennings' interplanetary Rocketship
Synopsis for Johnny Thunder: "The Party for Poor Children"
Appearing in Johnny Thunder: "The Party for Poor Children"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Other Characters:
- Mrs. Ethelmere Van Der Vander
- Murgatroyd, her servant
- Sheriff
- Poor Children
Synopsis for Les Sparks, Radio Amateur: "The Adventure of the Dyka Head Hunters"
Appearing in Les Sparks, Radio Amateur: "The Adventure of the Dyka Head Hunters"
Featured Characters:
- Les Sparks
Supporting Characters:
- Joe Magee
- Sing Lee
Antagonists:
- Dyka tribe
Other Characters:
- Dr. Blair
- José Alvarado, Brazilian coffee planter
- Juanita, his daughter
- Prof. Lukens
Locations:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for The King: "Hijackers"
Appearing in The King: "Hijackers"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- The Witch
- Tenderloin Ted
- Ted's gang
Other Characters:
- Meat Inspector
Locations:
Synopsis for The Whip: "The Construction Conspiracy"
Appearing in The Whip: "The Construction Conspiracy"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Marisa Dillon
- King
Antagonists:
- S.S. Libby, construction contractor (Dies)
Other Characters:
- Magill, construction foreman
Locations:
Synopsis for Minute Movies: "South Seas Surprise"
Appearing in Minute Movies: "South Seas Surprise"
- Appearances not yet listed
Synopsis for Hawkman: "Meet Hawkwoman"
For a costume party, Shiera puts on a Hawk costume. Hawkman's hawk flock is still in the vicinity, they mistake her for Hawkman, and call her away to deal with a crime, in which a young couple are being shaken down by some racketeers. These weasels also mistake Shiera for Hawkman, but they manage to capture her. Hawkman is meanwhile alerted to this trouble, by his avian allies, and he swoops in to rescue Shiera. He puts the racketeers out of business, then lectures Shiera about getting into danger in the Hawk costume.
Appearing in Hawkman: "Meet Hawkwoman"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Big Red
- many hawks
Antagonists:
- Bark Bennett
- Clinky Cassell
Other Characters:
- two young lovers
Locations:
Notes
- Published by J.R. Publishing Company.
- Flash: The Spider-Men Of Mars is reprinted in Golden Age Flash Archives 2.
- Hawkman: Meet Hawkwoman is reprinted in Superman #252.
- This is Shiera's second appearance in a Hawk costume; the first was in All-Star Comics #5, June/July 1941.
- Shiera, in her Hawkwoman costume, is mistaken for Hawkman, by a flock of hawks, two young lovers, a hotel desk clerk, and a small gang of thugs.
- The term "Hawkgirl" doesn't appear in this story but the term "Hawkwoman" does.
- Les Sparks: At this point in time, Guyana is known as British Guiana; the country is renamed Guyana in 1966. The story itself is full of stereotypes about South America and anthropological errors, as it was usual under the context of that age. The Dyka, Guyanese headhunters are a fictional people, depicted in appearance like African aborigenes. Headhunting was practised in historic times in parts of Oceania, South Asia and Southeast Asia, West and Central Africa, Mesoamerica, Europe, and East Asia, but not in Guyana. José Alvarado's surname, as well as his daughter's name, Juanita, are Spanish in origin, not Brazilian.
Trivia
- The Spider-Men of Mars make a cameo appearance in League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier Vol 1 1.
