Flash Comics Vol 1 8
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Appearing in "The Building Swindle"
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- Chief
- Carrel
- Jenkins
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- D. A.
- Olsen
- Omsab
- Jones
- Smith
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Synopsis for "The Building Swindle"
Flash stumbles across a scheme by a construction company in which they use cheap materials in their buildings to cut costs. Flash tracks down the men behind the scheme and forces confessions from them. He also makes sure that the construction workers use good materials in the buildings to prevent further accidents.
Appearing in "The Captured Sub"
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Synopsis for "The Captured Sub"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "The Search for the San Creso Mine"
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- King
- Wing Tai
- Marissa Dillon
- El Castigo
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- Casper Fleece
- Ike Coffey (Dies)
Other Characters:
- Carlos
- Elby Shiner
- Pat Shiner
- Carol Shiner
- Jim Shiner (Dies)
- Sairy Shiner (Dies)
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- Hondo
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Synopsis for "The Search for the San Creso Mine"
In the 19th century, Jim and Sairy Shiner search for the treasure left behind by a bandit that they nursed back to health. The couple is killed by highwayman Ike Coffey who also dies without discovering the gold. Almost a century later, the Shiner's descendant Elby discovers a clue which leads him to the treasure.
Elby and his son Pat take the gold to the bank in the nearby town of Hondo. Pat is later kidnapped, and Elby receives a ransom note. Rod Gaynor and Marisa Dillon are visiting Hondo at the time. Rod gets involved as the Whip and rescues Pat from Casper Fleece, the kidnapper.
Appearing in "The Witch at Sea"
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- Witch
- Trader Torne (Only appearance; dies)
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- Colonel Evers (Single appearance)
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- Bloody Rubies
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- Islandia
Synopsis for "The Witch at Sea"
The Witch sails to the South Seas to steal the valuable Bloody Rubies from their owner aboard the Islandia. Once she has stolen the gems she hides out on a nearby island until she can meet with a fence who will sell them in the Far East. The King tracks the Witch to the island and disguises himself as Trader Torne, the fence. He gets the gems from the Witch and strands her on the island empty-handed.
Appearing in "Theatre Madness"
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- Hoco
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- Mildred Thunder
- Herman Darling
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Synopsis for "Theatre Madness"
Johnny Thunder receives theatre tickets from an unknown woman. He escorts Daisy Darling to the show hoping that he can impress her. Johnny's mysterious contact requests that he pay special attention to the stage magician Hoco. Johnny goes on stage during Hoco's act and discovers that the magician is passing counterfeit money. Johnny exposes the crook and impresses Daisy with his detective skills.
Appearing in "The Gorilla Hunt"
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- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "The Sunspot Wizard"
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- The Sunspot Wizard (Only appearance; dies)
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- Doctor French
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Synopsis for "The Sunspot Wizard"
Professor Kitzoff has invented a device that can control sunspots. Using the device, he is able to influence the world in attempt to rule mankind. When Hawkman learns of the increased sunspot activity, he investigates the professor's lab. Though he destroys the device, Hawkman is shot and believed to be dead.
Hawkman was really only knocked unconscious. He recovers and traces the professor to South America where Kitzoff has constructed another device. Hawkman destroys the new machine, while the professor is shot by his own men by mistake.
Notes
- The Building Swindle is reprinted in Golden Age Flash Archives 1.
- The Sunspot Wizard is reprinted in Golden Age Hawkman Archives 1.
- This issue also include ""The Money ." A Flash "picture novelette"" by Ed Wheelan
- Also include text story "The Strange Formula B-9" by Evelyn Gaines
Trivia
- No trivia.
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- Cover gallery for the Flash Comics series
Recommended Reading
Links and References
- "The Building Swindle" plot summary at dcindexes
- "The Search for the San Creso Mine" plot summary at dcindexes
- "The Witch at Seas" plot summary at dcindexes
- "Theatre Madness" plot summary at dcindexes
- "The Sunspot Wizard" plot summary at dcindexes
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