Flash Comics Vol 1 30

"The Flash: "The Affair of the Curiosity Ray"": An ingenious crook calling himself the Grey Guardsman invents a weird ray that causes the Flash to become extremely curious about things. As the Scarlet Speedster races off on wild goose chases, hunting down irrelevant answers to immaterial questio

The Flash: "The Affair of the Curiosity Ray"
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Flash Comics Vol 1 #30
June, 1942
Executive Editor	M.C. Gaines
Cover Artists	Everett E. Hibbard
The Flash: "The Affair of the Curiosity Ray"
Writers	Gardner Fox
Pencilers	Everett E. Hibbard
Inkers	Harold Wilson Sharp
Editors	M.C. Gaines
Johnny Thunder: "Peachy Pet Controls The Thunderbolt"
Writers	John B. Wentworth
Pencilers	Stan Aschmeier
Inkers	Stan Aschmeier
Ghost Patrol: "Invasion Stopped"
Writers	Ted Udall
Pencilers	Frank Harry
Inkers	Frank Harry
The King: "The Harbor Haunt"
Writers	Gardner Fox
Pencilers	Harry Lampert
Inkers	Harry Lampert
The Whip: "Employment Agency Swindle"
Writers	Charles Reizenstein
Pencilers	Homer Fleming
Inkers	Homer Fleming
Minute Movies: "Murder Mix-Up"
Writers	Ed Wheelan
Pencilers	Ed Wheelan
Inkers	Ed Wheelan
Hawkman: "The Riddle Of The Mother Goose House"
Writers	Gardner Fox
Pencilers	Sheldon Moldoff
Inkers	Sheldon Moldoff
Previous Issue	Flash Comics # 29
Next Issue	Flash Comics # 31

Call the hawks, Red. Fill the house and prevent further wrong ... while I go with these blackbirds to rescue Shiera ...

— Hawkman

Flash Comics #30 is an issue of the series Flash Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of June, 1942.

Synopsis for The Flash: "The Affair of the Curiosity Ray"

An ingenious crook calling himself the Grey Guardsman invents a weird ray that causes the Flash to become extremely curious about things. As the Scarlet Speedster races off on wild goose chases, hunting down irrelevant answers to immaterial questions, the Guardsman and his gang rob New York blind.

Appearing in The Flash: "The Affair of the Curiosity Ray"

Featured Characters:

• Flash

Supporting Characters:

• Joan Williams

Antagonists:

• The Grey Guardsman
  • Doc
  • Joe

Other Characters:

• Mortimer Braderschatt
• Ty Cable (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• 
  

Items:

• Curiosity Ray
  

Appearing in Johnny Thunder: "Peachy Pet Controls The Thunderbolt"

Featured Characters:

• Johnny Thunder

Supporting Characters:

• Peachy Pet
• Thunderbolt

Antagonists:

• 
  

Other Characters:

• Tommy Chinbunny and his parents (no further appearances)
• Old Man Sourgrapes (no further appearances)
• Several policemen (Clancy named; no further appearances)
• Several unnamed children (no further appearances)
  

Appearing in Ghost Patrol: "Invasion Stopped"

Featured Characters:

• Ghost Patrol
  • Fred
  • Pedro
  • Slim

Antagonists:

• Nazis
  • Captain Buehler (Dies)
  • General Klutz (General in the German High Command) (Single appearance)
  • Kraut (Member in the German High Command) (Single appearance)
  • General Blotz (General in the German army) (Single appearance)
  • Schultz (Nazi motorcycle driver) (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Germany
  • Berlin
  • German High Command office
• England (Mentioned only)
• Africa (Mentioned only)
• Calais
• English Channel
  

Appearing in The King: "The Harbor Haunt"

Featured Characters:

• The King

Supporting Characters:

• 
  

Antagonists:

• The Witch
  • her gang (Cokey named)
    

Appearing in The Whip: "Employment Agency Swindle"

Featured Characters:

• The Whip

Supporting Characters:

• Marissa Dillon
• King (Whip's horse)

Antagonists:

• Mr. Chislem
• Mr. Gypem
  

Appearing in Minute Movies: "Murder Mix-Up"

• Appearances not yet listed
  

Appearing in Hawkman: "The Riddle Of The Mother Goose House"

Featured Characters:

• Hawkman

Supporting Characters:

• Hawkgirl
• Big Red

Antagonists:

• Lola Darling, a popular, female-impersonating, male singer
  • a gang of crooks (Gertie named)

Notes

• Published by J.R. Publishing Company.
• Apparently criminals, or at least Lola Darling, know something about the Hawks' secret identities. Lola, while grabbing and chloroforming Hawkgirl: "We'll see what sort of bargain I can make with this Hawkman, with Shiera's life as the price for my safety." How did she know Shiera's first name?

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Flash Comics series
• Images from Flash Comics Vol 1 30

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