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FLASH COMICS #44
Cover Date: August 1943
Cover Price: $.10
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Cover Credits:
Art: Lou Ferstadt
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Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Art | Lou Ferstadt |
| Assistant editing | Ted Udall, Dorothy Roubicek |
| Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
Feature Character(s):
- Flash (last in Comic Cavalcade #3/8)
Supporting Character(s):
- Joan Williams (last in Comic Cavalcade #3/8)
- Liar's Club (first appearance; a group of tall tale tellers and fibbers who compare and compete for the "Biggest Whopper" annual plaque; Tom and Bill named)
Location(s):
- Daytona Beach, FL
Comment(s):
- Lou Ferstadt credited as E.E. Hibbard.
- If the story Jay tells is to be believed, he travels to the year 2443.
Credits:
| Story | John B. Wentworth |
| Art | Stan Aschmeier |
| Lettering | Stan Aschmeier |
| Assistant editing | Ted Udall, Dorothy Roubicek |
| Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- 'A spy (first appearance)
Other Character(s):
- Ermintrude and her playmate (first appearance for both; two little kids who read Johnny's adventures in Flash Comics)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
Comment(s):
- This story probably takes place during Johnny's leave.
- Stories in Flash Comics show that Johnny summons his Thunderbolt by saying "Cei-U".
Credits:
| Story | Ted Udall |
| Art | Frank Harry |
| Lettering | Frank Harry |
| Assistant editing | Ted Udall, Dorothy Roubicek |
| Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Adolf Hitler
- Joseph Goebbels
- Nazis
Location(s):
- Berlin, Germany
Credits:
| Art | Homer Fleming |
| Lettering | Homer Fleming |
| Assistant editing | Ted Udall, Dorothy Roubicek |
| Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Pietro (first appearance; tries to drive Jose insane so he would get an inheritance)
Other Character(s):
- Jose Alvarado (first appearance; an artist)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Art | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Lettering | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Assistant editing | Ted Udall, Dorothy Roubicek |
| Editing | Sheldon Mayer |
Feature Character(s):
- Hawkman (last in All-Star Comics #17)
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Swindlers (first appearance; try to use Abner's childhood fear to get him to commit suicide; dies)
Other Character(s):
- Abner Monday (first appearance)
Location(s):