Famous First Edition #F-8

(August-September 1975)

All-American Comics (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Origin of the Flash] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Flash / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Harry Lampert

Inks

Harry Lampert

Colors

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Faster than the streak of the lightning in the sky...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Flash [Jay Garrick] (introduction, origin); Joan Williams (introduction); Major Williams; the Faultless Four [Sieur Satan; Serge Orloff; Duriel; Smythe]; Professor Hughes

Synopsis

The origin of The Flash and his battle against The Faultless Four, spies who have kidnapped Joan Williams' father and who all die.

Reprints

• from Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series) #1 (January 1940)

[The Disappearing Plane] (Table of Contents: 3)

"Cliff" Cornwall / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (signed)

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff (signed)

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In Washington D.C. are special agents...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Cliff Cornwall; Lys Valliere; US Army personnel

Synopsis

An unnamed enemy is attacking US planes in Alaska and Cliff is sent to find them. Once there, he teams up with Lys and rescues the trapped airmen.

Reprints

• from Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series) #1 (January 1940)

[The Origin of Hawkman] (Table of Contents: 4)

Hawkman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Dennis Neville

Inks

Dennis Neville

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Beginning the tale of a phantom of the night...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hawkman [Carter Hall; Prince Khufu] (introduction, origin); Shiera Sanders [later Hawkgirl] (introduction); Doctor Hastor [Hath-Set] (introduction); Kolar

Synopsis

Recounts the final battle between Hath-Set and Prince Khufu and their first battle as the reincarnated Doctor Hastor and Carter Hall (Hawkman).

Reprints

• from Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series) #1 (January 1940)

Indexer Notes

Title from Golden Age Hawkman Archives #1.

[The Kidnapping of Johnny Thunder] (Table of Contents: 5)

Johnny Thunder / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

John Wentworth

Pencils

Stan Asch

Inks

Stan Asch

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Simon B. Thunder was a bank clerk...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Johnny Thunder (introduction, origin); Thunderbolt (introduction); Simon B. Thunder; Mildred Thunder; Badhnisian agents; Priest of Aissor; Mr. Congreve

Synopsis

Johnny's life story is told up to the point where he begins to command his Thunderbolt, without knowledge of what he is doing.

Reprints

• from Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series) #1 (January 1940)

Indexer Notes

Coloring error on page 5 has Johnny's hair color changing instantaneously. Feature logo is "Johnny Thunderbolt"

Warfare in Space, Part One (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Sheldon Mayer

Inks

Sheldon Mayer

Colors

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Letters

typeset

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Billy Morton; Keith Morton; Port Commander Worth; Ralph "The Ruthless" Farnham

Synopsis

Billy completes an experiment he and his father had been working on and takes the resulting weapon into space during a raid on Jupiter, intent on unleashing it upon Ralph "The Ruthless " Farnhan.

Reprints

• from Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series) #1 (January 1940)

Indexer Notes

Includes spot illustrations. Story continues in Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series) #2. There are three small ads for fireworks at the end of page 2 for Baltimore Fireworks Co., Spencer Fireworks Co., and The Brazel Novelty Manufacturing Co.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Flash Stamps / text article / 1 page (report information)

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Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series) #1 (January 1940)

Indexer Notes

A history of Polish postage stamps, with illustrations of three of them. Also includes classified ads for five stamp dealers and one for class pins.

The Demon Dummy [Part 1] (Table of Contents: 8)

"Flash" Picture Novel / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Wheelan (signed)

Pencils

Ed Wheelan (signed)

Inks

Ed Wheelan (signed)

Colors

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Letters

Ed Wheelan (signed)

Genre

crime

Characters

Red [a wooden dummy]; Harry Dunstan; Madge Devere; Jim Devlin; Sam; Slim; Tim; unnamed street bum (dies); prison warden; prisoners

Synopsis

Jim Devlin frames ventriloquist Harry Dunstan for a murder, to get him out of the way for the affections of Madge. Harry goes to prison, with Red, but eventually Devlin is found out and imprisoned, which frees Harry.

Reprints

• from Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series) #1 (January 1940)

Indexer Notes

Story continues in Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series) #2.

[Origin of the Whip] (Table of Contents: 9)

The Whip / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

John Wentworth

Pencils

George Storm

Inks

George Storm

Colors

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Letters

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From the time of Cortez the conqueror of Mexico...

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

The Whip [Don Fernando Suarez]; The Whip [Rod Gaynor]; Marisa Dillon; Mr. Dillon (Marisa's father); Carlos; King [The Whip's horse]; Nita; Wing; Sheriff Todd; the Padre

Synopsis

The new Whip, affecting a Spanish accent, is aided by girl friend Marisa Dillon, not to mention his horse King, in freeing Carlos from jail.

Reprints

• from Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series) #1 (January 1940)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith & Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Make Your Own Records at Home (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Home Recording Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)