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Just wanted to say I appreciate your Flash efforts... the title is on a downswing, but still a terrific GA run overall.

 

As much as I like following the changing market for investment GA comics on this board, I enjoy even more experiencing the eras rich array of content. The super heroes in Flash Comics were there from the beginning (Nov 1939) to the end (Dec 1948). Watching the evolution of the series thru out the decade gives me a great appreciate for what came before -- how the SA was to be shaped. Jay Garrick is still relevant today. Enough so that he merits a cover shot in the Convergence mega story being told right now.

 

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Thanks for the kind words of support. (thumbs u

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These posts really showcase the appeal of the late issues in this run. I would love to see a Masterworks style collection of the complete issues from 86-104. The Black Canary Archive edition is my favorite DC reprint book.

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Thanks for posting the info. (thumbs u

 

Joe Giella is credited with inking the following work on Flash Comics:

 

86

Johnny Thunder story "The Black Canary"

87

Johnny Thunder story "The Black Canary Returns"

88

Johnny Thunder story "The Map That Wasn't There"

89

Johnny Thunder story and The Black Canary "Produce the Crime"

90

Johnny Thunder and The Black Canary story "Triple Exposure"

91

Johnny Thunder and The Black Canary story "The Tumbling Trees"

92

Black Canary story "Huntress of the Highway"

102

Flash story "Barrels of Crime"

 

Source: mycomicshop.com

 

Thanks for the correction.

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Issue #88Oct. 1947Rating: 5photo flash10193_zps2dc848e9.jpg

Joe Kubert is credited with the cover, Flash, and Hawkmanstrips. Carmine Infantino handles the Ghost Patrol and Johnny Thunder (BlackCanary) strips. Harry Lampert (the original artist of the Flash) has twochildren’s humor strips. Robert Kanigher scripts are excellent on for theFlash, Hawkman, and Johnny Thunder.

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Line up is back to the traditional Flash at the beginningand Hawkman at the end.

The Flash story "The Caseof the Vanished Year" is one of my all time favorites from the GA. Itmakes for an excellent bedtime story. Imagine waking up one year in the past andyou know you are in the past and you are trying to get back to the present.

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Johnny isn’t bright enough to see what’s coming, but his Thunderbolt does . . . the Black Canary!

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The Ghost makes his debut vs.Hawkman and Hawkgirl. Joe Kubert does an excellent job getting the foggy feelwith London after mid-nite.

photo flash10196_zpsaed02cd6.jpgI love this splash from Infantino in this issue.

 

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As a side note, All-Star Comics 37 on the newsstands at the same time features a Kanigher -script with art on the Flash by Infantino, Hawkman by Kubert (his last for the title), and gag pages from Lampert.

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Issue #89November 1947Rating: 4photo Flash89001_zps58563538.jpg

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Joe Kubert's cover and Flash story introducing the Thorn\Rose is the highlight of an otherwise ordinary issue.photo Flash89005_zps301a7f74.jpgEverett Raymond Kinstler returns for his second Hawkman storywith a straightforward cops and robbers yarn (scripted by Broome). photo Flash89004_zps8fb5f5a8.jpg 

Infantino’s rendering of Johnny Thunder has a passing resemblance to the future Barry Allen.

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Issue #90December 1947Rating: 5

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Infantino gets whopping 25 pages in this issue. He’s workcan be seen in the Flash, Ghost Patrol, and Johnny Thunder stories.

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Ever wonder how fast the Flash really is?

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Joan, Ginger. Ginger, Joan. Which will it be Jay?

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Kubert gets more expressive in his layouts in the Hawkman story.

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Both stories drawn by the GA veteran, Irv Novick.

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Issue #91January 1948Rating: 5photo Flash91001_zps8df4f2a7.jpg
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Lee Elias had an incredible ability to make his layoutsexpress action.

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This is the last Johnny Thunder AND Black Canary story

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Bob Oksner may deserve credit for inspiring Matt Bakersclassic cover of the Phantom Lady. With a cover date of January 1948, theHawkgirl bondage scene predates the Phantom Lady #17 by four months.

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:applause: Classic!Hawkgirl is giving the reader a nice "come hither" look as well.
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I accidentally caught the start of the Flash\Arrow crossovers Monday night.

 

The Hawkman\Hawkgirl origins were exceptionally phenomenal.

 

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The -script was inspired by Flash Comics #1:

 

Entry #8

“A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man.” -- Joseph Campbell. The Hero with a Thousand Faces.

 

Although Gardner Fox created the Hawkman ten years before Joseph Campbell’s book was released, the Hawkman represents Joseph Campbell’s hero.

 

Flash Comics #1:

 

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I can’t help but think that the character of Carter Hall must have been self-reflective of the times. With war in Europe started in the autumn of 1939, he must have wrestled with a sense of helplessness in a world that is on a destructive course. A collector of exotic curios of the ancient world, frequent guest at socialite galas, he is ready to embark on a hero’s journey that will change his life forever.

 

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I particularly like how Gardner Fox handles the mythological aspects of the story of the Hawkman origin. Making an Egyptian god blonde is right. The blending of different gods and goddesses further creates an American folk hero.

 

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The ninth metal!

 

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Quarterstaff, wings, hood, crossbow; we are introduced to one of the Hawkman’s mythos, the use of weapons of war.

 

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Death Count = 1

 

 

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Issue #91January 1948Rating: 5photo Flash91001_zps8df4f2a7.jpgphoto Flash91003_zpscf66cd2d.jpg

Lee Elias had an incredible ability to make his layoutsexpress action.

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This is the last Johnny Thunder AND Black Canary story

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Bob Oksner may deserve credit for inspiring Matt Bakersclassic cover of the Phantom Lady. With a cover date of January 1948, theHawkgirl bondage scene predates the Phantom Lady #17 by four months.

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Issue #92February 1947Rating: 5
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The comic book genre is the perfect medium to face-offsuperheros vs. mythological characters of the past. This Flash story by JohnBroome and Lee Elias is well conceived with plenty of action.

As the cover advertises, ‘At Last! The Black Canary’.Presented here in its entirety.
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Issue #93March 1948Rating: 5

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Outstanding issue with every story fun to read!

photo Flash93003_zps6a55c3ef.jpgThe ironic 'late for the date' Jay motif will become a standard for Barry Allen at the dawn of the Silver Age for the Flash.photo Flash93004_zps9a2e88c3.jpgWith the Flash in temporary retirement, Joan decides to help out anyway she can.photo Flash93005_zpsa6ed5c84.jpgphoto Flash93006_zpsbf83d421.jpgphoto Flash93007_zps63c3e2c0.jpg

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The Black Canary has a utility belt of her own.

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Although I struggle with nearly all the Atom stories, thisfive pager by Paul Reinman is well conceived.

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John Broome’s Hawkman -script hints at what type of storieswill become popular in the Silver Age. As it swerves from gritty crime realism to fantasy.
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Issue #96June 1948Rating: 5

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Black Canary in "The Riddle of the Topaz Brooch" by Kanigher, pencils by Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; Hawkman in "Return of the Centaurs" by John Broome and Kubert.Flash stars in "The Flash and the Thorn-Stalk," by Robert Kanigher, art by Joe Kubert. Ghost Patrol in "The 'Spectacular' Crimes" written John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia

 

This is the hardest issue in the 104 run to track down. I have only seen two other copies in similar condition available in the past five years.

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