tabcom Posted November 4, 2013 Author Share Posted November 4, 2013 Entry #43September 1942Issue #33Rating: 5In many ways, the early stages of WWII (1942) provided rich content and imagination for comics. If you feel like I think all the issues in the series are worthy of a 5 rating, I do not. As we will see, quality of material will decline for a couple years – the Atom strip typifies the drop off in quality. Returning to this issue, the Flash story is an early proto-SA set-up of an evil villain using his advance technology to cast Keystone City into darkness. The Shade, by manipulating the light, terrorizes the city. The importance of this issue is that Mr. Fox utilizes the first of many devises over the coming decades of a villian that commands the very element to aid him in his crime spree. The GA Shade has the ability to eliminate dust from the atmosphere. By doing so, darkness falls. Because Jay's training is in Chemistry, he figures out that by kicking some dirt up into the air will restore the light. The story is typical for this era. Plenty of laughs mixed in with the action.The Ghost Patrol land in Africa to fight a dirty rotten nazi rat.The Hawkman story revels a rare fact that he can carry a vial of liquid Nth Metal in his utility belt. This story reads similar to the early Batman stories in Detective Comics written by Gardner Fox.Full page ad for Wonder Woman 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarristerBaker Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Issue 33 is one of my favorite covers in all of comicdom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabcom Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 (thumbs u Not an easy issue to find, for a reasonable price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarristerBaker Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Ha. Tell me about it. I paid $2,600 for an 8.0 in August on ComicLink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabcom Posted November 20, 2013 Author Share Posted November 20, 2013 Entry #44October 1942Issue #34Rating: 5This issue is fun to read. Good quality stories. DC has yet to fully engage the Nazis and Nips yet -- but it is heating up. The Whip intercepts a Japanese transport headed for Los Angles with a cargo of mice infected with typhus. How many accents are used in the Ghost Patrol page? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 I like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabcom Posted November 20, 2013 Author Share Posted November 20, 2013 Thanks, Bill 1942 represents one of the best years for DC Comics with war related topics. I had a couple weeks delay in posting #34 because I wanted to re-review it and scan more pictures. Also, Mr. Fox's scripts are cleaver and and well thought out for both the Flash and the Hawkman\Hawkgirl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaillant Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Pictures are great, but I love reading your critical commentary – please nurture it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabcom Posted November 24, 2013 Author Share Posted November 24, 2013 During the summer of 1942, DC Comics published many great WWII issues.The world at war during August\Sept 1942: In the six months between August 1942 and February 1943, the United States and its Pacific Allies fought a brutally hard air-sea-land campaign against the Japanese for possession of the previously-obscure island of Guadalcanal. The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in southwestern Russia. The battle took place between 23 August 1942 and 2 February 1943. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabcom Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 Entry #45Issue #35Novemeber 1942Rating: 5Part 1This is a full out War Issue! The Flash and Joan dedicate a two-page dream to the Axis. This is the only reference in Flash Comics of the war by the Flash! The Ghost Patrol wonder into a concentration camp and faces the original soup nazi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 man that is chock full of goodness! Cover and all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabcom Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 That's why I had to part this issue out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabcom Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share Posted December 5, 2013 Entry #45 Issue #35 Novemeber 1942 Rating: 5 Part 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabcom Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share Posted December 9, 2013 Issue #35Novemeber 1942Rating: 5Part 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabcom Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 Issue #36December 1942Rating: 5 Harry Lampert ends his run of Flash Comics work with the King story. He will continue to contribute later in the series with inks to the Flash story in #43 and his Ton o’Fun 1 page cartoons. The Flash is opposed by a unemployed circus contortionist, the Rag Doll, that uses his unusual abilities to masquerade as a doll and gain access to department store vaults before setting his cites on a well to do scavenger hunt held by Joan’s friend that could result into a big payday of U. S. Saving Bonds. This issue features a rare incident where the Flash is caught off guard and knocked unconscious. The Flash art is credited to Lou Ferstadt and is excellent. The Ghost Patrol and Johnny Thunder stories feature North Africa Nazis and U-Boat adventures. The King uses the aid of a slightly reformed Witchie to nab a serial killer. Another Nazi spy ring smashed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaillant Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 These are awesome, tab – 1942 is a Golden year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabcom Posted December 14, 2013 Author Share Posted December 14, 2013 It was during this era that the Battle for Stalingrad (August 23, 1942--February 2, 1943) was raging. By February 1943 Nazi Germany was in retreat in the east. Here is an excellent Russian documentary with English narration of the battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabcom Posted December 18, 2013 Author Share Posted December 18, 2013 (edited) Issue #37January 1943Rating: 4 This is my first 4 rating of an issue. Stories worth reading in order of interest:1. Flash2. Hawkman3. Ghost Patrol4. Johnny Thunder5. Minute MovieThe King and the Whip have become redundant. After a three year run they have lost their charm. Gratefully, this is the last King issue. Look for the Witch character in her next re-incarnation as the Black Canary in #86. This is the last reference to Gotham City for the Flash.The Flash demonstrates how he can not be put in a straight jacket, nor be held in a cell. The Thunderbolt reminds me of the old Bewitch episodes from the ‘60s when the magic causes mischief. That mace shot to the face is going to leave a nasty stain on the floor. Edited December 18, 2013 by tabcom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabcom Posted December 23, 2013 Author Share Posted December 23, 2013 (edited) Issue #38Rating: 4February 1943The Flash art is credited to Lou Ferstadt and is excellent. With the Flash and the Hawkman (along with Batman and Robin) keeping Gotham City free of crime, you would think the crooks would leave for Keystone City. The Hawkman and Hawkgirl knew how to dish out the hard knocks. The Ghost Patrol are captured by Hitler and taken to a gas chamber. This has to be the earliest reference to gas chambers I know of. Edited December 23, 2013 by tabcom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabcom Posted December 27, 2013 Author Share Posted December 27, 2013 Released between #38 and #39 on January 1, 1943, Der Fuehrer's Face (originally titled Donald Duck in Nutzi Land) would go on to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 15th Academy Awards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
