Flash Comics Vol 1 40

"The Man Who Could Read Faces":

"The Man Who Could Read Faces"
Cover
Flash Comics Vol 1 #40
April, 1943
Cover Artists	Lou Ferstadt
The Man Who Could Read Faces
Writers	Gardner Fox
Pencilers	Lou Ferstadt
Inkers	Lou Ferstadt
Give Them the Bird
Writers	Gardner Fox
Pencilers	Sheldon Moldoff
Inkers	Sheldon Moldoff
Keep Away Unless You're a Diver
Writers	John B. Wentworth
Pencilers	Stan Aschmeier
Inkers	Stan Aschmeier
Into Frozen Russia
Writers	Ted Udall
Pencilers	Frank Harry
Double Trouble
Writers	Gardner Fox
Pencilers	Joe Gallagher
Inkers	Joe Gallagher
Case of the Patriotic Boys
Pencilers	Homer Fleming
Inkers	Homer Fleming
Previous Issue	Flash Comics # 39
Next Issue	Flash Comics # 41

Flash Comics #40 is an issue of the series Flash Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of April, 1943.

Synopsis for "The Man Who Could Read Faces"

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When young Johnny Bonham steals a parchment from an Egyptian mummy and attempts to re-create an experiment based upon the symbols found within, the Flash must face the result: a man who can not only read the thoughts of others, but interpret their desires as well!

Appearing in "The Man Who Could Read Faces"

Featured Characters:

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Supporting Characters:

• Joan Williams

Villains:

• Johnny Bonham

Other Characters:

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Locations:

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Appearing in "Give Them the Bird"

Featured Characters:

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Supporting Characters:

• Hawkgirl
• Professor Stone

Villains:

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Other Characters:

• Prescott Noword
• Mr. Carvath
• Johnny Kelly

Locations:

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Appearing in "Keep Away Unless You're a Diver"

Featured Characters:

• Johnny Thunder
• Thunderbolt

Supporting Characters:

• Peachy Pet

Villains:

• Siegfried and two spies

Other Characters:

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Locations:

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Appearing in "Into Frozen Russia"

Featured Characters:

• Ghost Patrol

Supporting Characters:

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Villains:

• Nazis
  • Adolf Hitler
  • Rat Schultz

Locations:

• Germany
• Russia
  

Appearing in "Double Trouble"

Featured Characters:

• The King

Supporting Characters:

• Cliff Norman
• Jim and Marthy Norman

Villains:

• Mark Lanning
  

Appearing in "Case of the Patriotic Boys"

Featured Characters:

• Whip

Supporting Characters:

• Marisa Dillon

Villains:

• Nazis

Other Characters:

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Locations:

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See Also

• Cover gallery for the Flash Comics series
• Images from Flash Comics Vol 1 40

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