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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | $432.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1942-06-01 |
| 8.0 | $3,999.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1942-06-01 |
| 9.2 | $5,199.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1942-06-01 |
| 9.4 | $5,462.50 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_4_valueguide | 1942-06-01 |
| RAW | $199.99 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1942-06-01 |
| 9.6 | $4,700.00 | ComicBase · catalog referencecatalog | Date not recorded |
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Graded population
CGC records 21 graded copies for Flash Comics #30 (1942). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
The Flash: "The Affair of the Curiosity Ray"
An ingenious crook calling himself the Grey Guardsman invents a weird ray that causes the Flash to become extremely curious about things. As the Scarlet Speedster races off on wild goose chases, hunting down irrelevant answers to immaterial questions, the Guardsman and his gang rob New York blind. | Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** *Flash) **Supporting Characters:** *Joan Williams) **Antagonists:** *The Grey Guardsman) ** Doc ** Joe **Other Characters:** * Mortimer Braderschatt * Ty Cable **Locations:** * **Items:** * Curiosity Ray
| Writer2_1 = John B. Wentworth | Penciler2_1 = Stan Aschmeier | Inker2_1 = Stan Aschmeier | StoryTitle2 = Johnny Thunder: "Peachy Pet Controls The Thunderbolt" | Synopsis2 = | Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** *Johnny Thunder) **Supporting Characters:** * Peachy Pet) * Thunderbolt) **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * Tommy Chinbunny and his parents (no further appearances) * Old Man Sourgrapes (no further appearances) * Several policemen (Clancy named; no further appearances) * Several unnamed children (no further appearances)
| Writer3_1 = Ted Udall | Penciler3_1 = Frank Harry | Inker3_1 = Frank Harry | StoryTitle3 = Ghost Patrol: "Invasion Stopped" | Synopsis3 = | Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Ghost Patrol) **Fred) **Pedro) **Slim) **Antagonists:** * Nazis ** Captain Buehler ** General Klutz (General in the German High Command) ** Kraut (Member in the German High Command) ** General Blotz (General in the German army) ** Schultz (Nazi motorcycle driver) **Locations:** * Germany ** Berlin ** German High Command office * England * Africa * Calais * English Channel
| Writer4_1 = Gardner Fox | Penciler4_1 = Harry Lampert | Inker4_1 = Harry Lampert | StoryTitle4 = The King: "The Harbor Haunt" | Synopsis4 = | Appearing4 = **Featured Characters:** * The King) **Supporting Characters:** * **Antagonists:** * The Witch) ** her gang (Cokey named)
| Writer5_1 = Charles Reizenstein | Penciler5_1 = Homer Fleming | Inker5_1 = Homer Fleming | StoryTitle5 = The Whip: "Employment Agency Swindle" | Synopsis5 = | Appearing5 = **Featured Characters:** * The Whip) **Supporting Characters:** * Marissa Dillon) * King) (Whip's horse) **Antagonists:** * Mr. Chislem * Mr. Gypem
| Writer6_1 = Ed Wheelan | Penciler6_1 = Ed Wheelan | Inker6_1 = Ed Wheelan | StoryTitle6 = Minute Movies: "Murder Mix-Up" | Synopsis6 = | Appearing6 =
| Writer7_1 = Gardner Fox | Penciler7_1 = Sheldon Moldoff | Inker7_1 = Sheldon Moldoff | StoryTitle7 = Hawkman: "The Riddle Of The Mother Goose House" | Synopsis7 =In this story , an evil gang .. led by a female singer …terrorize and rob wealthy individuals.
The setup is a desert home .. made into the shape of a fairy tale shoe .. to entice and attract wealthy party goers looking for a thrill.
The criminals disguise themselves as fairy tale characters…. Within the house .. in such costumes as humpty-dumpty. Jack Horner, Punch and Judy, and the witch of Endor.
In the end , hawkman and hawkgirl stop the gang with the aid of various bird allies. | Appearing7 = **Featured Characters:** * Hawkman) **Supporting Characters:** * Hawkgirl) * Big Red) **Antagonists:** * Lola Darling, a popular, female-impersonating, male singer ** a gang of crooks (Gertie named)
| Notes = * Published by J.R. Publishing Company. * Also appearing in this issue of *Flash Comics* were: ** "The Blue Light (A Jack Raymond Story), Part I" starring Jack Raymond) by Evelyn Gaines (text story) * Apparently criminals, or at least Lola Darling, know something about the Hawks' secret identities. Lola, while grabbing and chloroforming Hawkgirl: "We'll see what sort of bargain I can make with this Hawkman, with Shiera's life as the price for my safety." How did she know Shiera's first name? | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =
Creative credits
Writers: Gardner Fox, John B. Wentworth, Ted Udall, Gardner Fox, Charles Reizenstein, Ed Wheelan, Gardner Fox
Interior art: Everett E. Hibbard, Stan Aschmeier, Frank Harry, Harry Lampert, Homer Fleming, Ed Wheelan, Sheldon Moldoff
Source records & attribution
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COMICBASE: comicbase:436153
GCD: 2208
PANEL PROFITS: 2335987