Flash Comics #33 is an issue of the series Flash Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 1942.
Synopsis for The Flash: "The Man Who Commanded the Night"
A sudden darkness covers Keystone City, even darkening electric lights. The Shade, the mastermind of this plot, has his men, using "cosmoray guns" to see in the dark, kidnap all of the city's police force. Jay Garrick investigates as the Flash, and realizes the city's darkened because all the dust in the air's being collected by something (the Shade's machine) to make it pitch black, which he counters by running out into the country and creating an air funnel over a field of dirt that he unleashes in the city, restoring the light. In the interim, the Shade's men have been robbing banks with impunity since all the police have been captured. After halting a few of these robberies, one of the underlings confesses the big target of the Shade's crime spree is at the debut of a new starlet, where the villain's using one of his darkening devices on the premises to make the rich guests easy targets. Flash reverses the device and captures the Shade, who after a pummeling admits where the kidnapped cops were left.
Appearing in The Flash: "The Man Who Commanded the Night"
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- Shade (First appearance)
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- Damask Darling
- Fanny
Locations:
- New Rock Harbor (Mentioned only)
- Darling Mansion
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- Cosmoray Guns
- The Shade's darkness machine
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Synopsis for Hawkman: "The Affair of Father Time"
Hawkman goes up against "Father Time," who is killing rich businessmen unless they pay for the privilege of living.
Appearing in Hawkman: "The Affair of Father Time"
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- Hawkman's hawks
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- Father Time (First appearance)
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- Gustave Markham
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- Merry Merry Club
- Hangman's Fen
Items:
- Liquid solution of Nth Metal
- Father Time's wisdom potion
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Synopsis for Ghost Patrol: "The Ferret"
Appearing in Ghost Patrol: "The Ferret"
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Synopsis for The Whip: "The Masquerader"
Appearing in The Whip: "The Masquerader"
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Synopsis for The King: "Crime Invades the Art World
Appearing in The King: "Crime Invades the Art World
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Synopsis for Minute Movies: "Fates Rides the Range..."
Appearing in Minute Movies: "Fates Rides the Range..."
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Notes
- This issue's Flash villain, The Shade, is not Dickie Swift, and is also not Keyhole Carter.
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