Price history & market evidence
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | $1,250.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1942-02-01 |
| 6.0 | $1,895.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1942-02-01 |
| 9.4 | $3,899.94 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_4_valueguide | 1942-02-01 |
| RAW | $360.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1942-02-01 |
| 9.6 | $875.00 | ComicBase · catalog referencecatalog | Date not recorded |
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Graded population
CGC records 23 graded copies for Flash Comics #26 (1942). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
Flash: "The Prince and the Head Waiter"
While dining with Joan in a local restaurant, Flash witnesses an attempt to kidnap a young Prince of India. Although the attempt fails, the Scarlet Speedster decides that the young boy needs an escort back home. | Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Flash) **Supporting Characters:** * Joan Williams) **Antagonists:** * Kiawa * Herman Bunch **Other Characters:** * Rajput Singh **Locations:** * Keystone City ** Club Cordiale * Himalayas **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *
| Writer2_1 = John B. Wentworth | Penciler2_1 = Stan Aschmeier | Inker2_1 = Stan Aschmeier | StoryTitle2 = Johnny Thunder: "Johnny's Messenger Service" | Synopsis2 = | Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Johnny Thunder) * Thunderbolt) **Supporting Characters:** * Peachy Pet) * Snuffles the dog) **Antagonists:** * Godiva * Nazis **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * Brazil **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *
| Writer3_1 = Don Cameron (artist) | Penciler3_1 = Don Cameron (artist) | Inker3_1 = Don Cameron (artist) | StoryTitle3 = Les Sparks, Radio Amateur: "The Dynamited Dam" | Synopsis3 = | Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Les Sparks)
| Writer4_1 = Gardner Fox | Penciler4_1 = Harry Lampert | Inker4_1 = Harry Lampert | StoryTitle4 = King: "Railroad Rogues" | Synopsis4 = | Appearing4 = **Featured Characters:** * the King)
| Writer5_1 = John B. Wentworth | Penciler5_1 = Homer Fleming | Inker5_1 = Homer Fleming | StoryTitle5 = Whip: "The Whip Plays Santa" | Synopsis5 = | Appearing5 = **Featured Characters:** * the Whip)
| Writer6_1 = Ed Wheelan | Penciler6_1 = Ed Wheelan | Inker6_1 = Ed Wheelan | StoryTitle6 = Minute Movies: "The Army Life of Riley" | Synopsis6 = | Appearing6 =
| Writer7_1 = Gardner Fox | Penciler7_1 = Sheldon Moldoff | Inker7_1 = Sheldon Moldoff | StoryTitle7 = Hawkman: "Argot and Iago" | Synopsis7 = | Appearing7 = **Featured Characters:** * Hawkman) **Supporting Characters:** * Hawkgirl) **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *
| Notes = * An Earth-One copy of this issue would be a key story element in *The Flash* #268. left|thumb * Also appearing in this issue of *Flash Comics* were: ** "Cloud of Death (A Jack Raymond Story), Part I" starring Jack Raymond) by Evelyn Gaines (text story) | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =
Creative credits
Writers: Gardner Fox, John B. Wentworth, Don Cameron (artist), Gardner Fox, John B. Wentworth, Ed Wheelan, Gardner Fox
Interior art: Everett E. Hibbard, Stan Aschmeier, Don Cameron (artist), Harry Lampert, Homer Fleming, Ed Wheelan, Sheldon Moldoff
Source records & attribution
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COMICBASE: comicbase:436149
GCD: 1982
PANEL PROFITS: 2335983