Post by Adminenkainen on Jan 13, 2024 13:09:43 GMT
So this is where I'm at now, chronologically, and back issues of Flash Comics are really hard to find. I am no longer risking my computers on pirate sites for these issues, and DC of course has been very slow to reprint their vast history. For now, I am going to leave here what I wrote for The Trophy Case vol. 1 no. 2 and will expand on it when/if I can (I can probably get a copy of The Golden Age Flash Archives again to expound on this story, but the others are going to be unknown to me unless we find them posted on somebody's blog somewhere.
Flash Comics #4 (Apr. 1940): Joan shows up at Flash’s house late at night and finds another woman there, but a
caption identifies Joan as his “friend”, so there really is no need to be jealous. It’s true that the Golden Age required a
lot of chastity and purity from its heroes, but Joan seems more comfortable with this arrangement than Lois ever was
with Superman. Perhaps because Joan is a more equal partner to Flash and romance would relegate Joan to a
submissive role (by 1940s thinking).
We have two new clues this issue as to how fast the Flash can go. He can swim fast enough to turn the water to steam
and he can make a two-hour car ride in three minutes. Both claims are hard to quantify, though.
No. of times unseen to date: 16 (6 times mistaken for a ghost or making mobsters think they’ve seen a ghost)
No. of bald bad guys to date: 5
No. of men undressed to date: 3 (he trades clothes to get a tuxedo on the gambling ship)
Flash Comics #4 (Apr. 1940): Joan shows up at Flash’s house late at night and finds another woman there, but a
caption identifies Joan as his “friend”, so there really is no need to be jealous. It’s true that the Golden Age required a
lot of chastity and purity from its heroes, but Joan seems more comfortable with this arrangement than Lois ever was
with Superman. Perhaps because Joan is a more equal partner to Flash and romance would relegate Joan to a
submissive role (by 1940s thinking).
We have two new clues this issue as to how fast the Flash can go. He can swim fast enough to turn the water to steam
and he can make a two-hour car ride in three minutes. Both claims are hard to quantify, though.
No. of times unseen to date: 16 (6 times mistaken for a ghost or making mobsters think they’ve seen a ghost)
No. of bald bad guys to date: 5
No. of men undressed to date: 3 (he trades clothes to get a tuxedo on the gambling ship)
