Post #111

Issue #99
Sept. 1948
Rating: 5

 

Carmine Infantino is credited for the cover. Lee Elias art in the Flash. Infantino art in the Ghost Patrol and Black Canary. Kubert art in the Hawkman. Paul Reinman, who is best known for the Green Lantern, does a fine job with the Atom. Martin Naydel who is best as a cartoonist does the two page Flash Facts filler pages.

Jay is now officially a criminal forensics expert. Now we have the source material for his SA counterpart, Barry Allen choice of career.
These house ads foreshadow the new trend in comics away from the Superhero genre . . .

Post #110

Issue #98

Rating: 5

Although the art work and scripts have evolved to a new level, the stories are anchored to the typical GA superhero exploits. The clock is beginning to tick to the end of the GA.
If the Hawkman roamed the skies of Gotham City, why no encounter with the Batman? The Atom deserves honorable mention in this issue. Black Canary script is well worn, but looks good. I should do a black-jack to the back of the heros head count sometime.

Post #109

Issue #97

Rating: 5

Cover by Irwin Hasen. Lee Elias credited for art on the Flash, Carmine Infantino Ghost Patrol and Black Canary,Joe Kubert Hawkman (and Hawkgirl), Paul Reinman for Atom. Robert Kanigher scripts Flash, Hawkman, and Black Canary.

With a cover date stamp of May 11, 1948, two weeks later, the Film Noir Classic 'Raw Deal' was released.





Flash story is one of the all time best (and lost to several generations of comic book lovers). Joan Williams (Flash's girl friend) takes a trip into the twilight zone and with the help of the Flash, regains her sanity. I'm going to reprint the story in its entirety at a later date.



Generally, GA stories use the artwork as window dressing. With Paul Reinman's art, the words take a backseat to the action.



For a seven pager, this Black Canary strip packs the action

Post #108

Issue #96
June 1948

Rating: 5

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.

Post #107

Issue #95
May 1948

Rating: 5
The following pages from the Hawkman, Black Canary, Flash, and Ghost Patrol demonstrate the contemporary style that emerged at the end of the GA superhero era.

Post #106

Issue #94
April 1948

Rating: 5



More of the same here, outstanding quality!

Post #105

Issue #93
March 1948

Rating: 5

Outstanding issue with every story fun to read!

The ironic 'late for the date' Jay motif will become a standard for Barry Allen at the dawn of the Silver Age for the Flash.
With the Flash in temporary retirement, Joan decides to help out anyway she can.

The Black Canary has a utility belt of her own.

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

John Broome’s Hawkman script hints at what type of stories will become popular in the Silver Age. As it swerves from gritty crime realism to fantasy.