Flash Comics #1 is an anthology comic book with a January 1940 cover date, though initially released on November 20, 1939, published by All-American Publications, later absorbed into National Periodical Publications, now DC Comics. Its debut issue introduced two major Golden Age superheroes, the Flash, created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, and Hawkman, also written by Fox with art by Dennis Neville, alongside a feature on the supernaturally powered Johnny Thunder. Despite its title, the series functioned as a true anthology of multiple heroes rather than a single character book, and it ran for 104 issues before ending in February 1949.
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The series debuted with a January 1940 cover date, while initially published on November 20, 1939.
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Flash Comics is a comics anthology published by All-American Publications and later by National Periodical Publications (DC Comics).
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Characters introduced in the series include the Flash, Hawkman (Carter Hall), Hawkgirl and Black Canary.
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Writer Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert created the Thorn in issue #89 (November 1947).
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Fox is known as the co-creator of DC Comics heroes Barbara Gordon, the original Flash, Hawkman, Hawkgirl, Doctor Fate, Zatanna and the original Sandman, and was the writer who first teamed several of those and other heroes as the Justice Society of America, and later recreated the team as the Justice League of America.
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