March 1947
Rating: 5
Robert Kanigher began his writing credits to Flash Comics
with both the Flash and the Hawkman strips – later the Black Canary.
The relationship between Joan and Jay acts as a marker for me. This relationship quirk is different than anything previously scene to the reader.
The Hawkman strip also uses a background story page that is new to the style. This issue begins the transition from what I describe the Golden Age of Flash Comics to the Proto-Silverage. The stories, in this issue with the Hawkman, become less about solving crimes and more adventures into the sub-conscious. The gratuitous bad guys are still there as a link to the familiar. However, the glimpse into the next generation of comic book themes begins here.
Peachy Pet and Johnny Thunder strip makes for an enjoyable filler.
The relationship between Joan and Jay acts as a marker for me. This relationship quirk is different than anything previously scene to the reader.
The Hawkman strip also uses a background story page that is new to the style. This issue begins the transition from what I describe the Golden Age of Flash Comics to the Proto-Silverage. The stories, in this issue with the Hawkman, become less about solving crimes and more adventures into the sub-conscious. The gratuitous bad guys are still there as a link to the familiar. However, the glimpse into the next generation of comic book themes begins here.
Peachy Pet and Johnny Thunder strip makes for an enjoyable filler.
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