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Flash Comics 81

FLASH COMICS #81

Cover Date: March 1947
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1947-01-08

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jon Chester Kozlak (signed)


Story: "The Flash Plays Football!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

ArtEverett E. Hibbard
Assistant editingJulius Schwartz
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Flash (last in Comic Cavalcade #19/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Joan Williams (last in All-Flash #27/2)

Villain(s):

Odds Henry and his gang (first appearance for all; a bookmaker who kidnaps Lake University's football team and replaces them with ringers)
Slam Simmons and Bruiser Canton (first appearance for both; two of the ringers used by Odds Henry)

Location(s):

Keystone City
Midwestern University


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Second Story: [No Title] (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJohn B. Wentworth
ArtStan Aschmeier
LetteringStan Aschmeier
Assistant editingJulius Schwartz
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Johnny Thunder (last in All-Star Comics #33)

Supporting Character(s):

Peachy Pet Thunder
Herman Sherman
Mr. and Mrs. Thunder

Other Character(s):

Gloria Glider (first appearance; a child movie star and roller skater)

Location(s):

Long Island, NY


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Third Story: [No Title] (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJohn B. Wentworth
ArtFrank Harry
Assistant editingJulius Schwartz
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Ghost Patrol:
Fred
Pedro
Slim


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Fourth Story: "The Man Who Wouldn't Grow Old!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

ArtJon Chester Kozlak
Assistant editingJulius Schwartz
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Hawkman (last in All-Star Comics #33)

Guest Star(s):

Neptune Perkins (last in issue #66/3; next in Aquaman Vol. 5 #23)

Villain(s):

Roc and Kraken (first appearance for both; two gigantic monsters menacing an outpost on Venus; both destroyed)

Other Character(s):

"Venusians" (first appearance; aliens living on Venus; see Comments)

Location(s):

Venus (see Comments)

Comment(s):

The aliens living on Venus may not be actual Venusians, but only setting up a colony there, but this has not been confirmed.
The Venus shown in this story bears no actual sinilarities to the planet shown later to be covered in thick clouds and unable to support life.


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