Price history & market evidence
PriceCharting guide history
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1 dated observation—one point does not establish a trend. Last recorded 2026-10-06. Source record #2335993
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| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | $528.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1942-12-01 |
| 9.2 | $2,390.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1942-12-01 |
| RAW | $365.82 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1942-12-01 |
| 9.2 | $1,900.00 | ComicBase · catalog referencecatalog | Date not recorded |
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Graded population
CGC records 28 graded copies for Flash Comics #36 (1942). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
The Flash: "Tale of the Treasure Hunt"
When a carnival closes its doors, many of its key performers find themselves without jobs, including Pete Merkel, a contortionist by trade. However, when he adopts the criminal identity of the Rag Doll, the Flash discovers this is one toy that interests the Police more than it will children.
| StoryTitle2 = Ghost Patrol: "The Far East" | Synopsis2 = While in Gotham City. Hawkman and Hawkgirl must put an end to a crime ring from using a lost and found department for disposing of hot merchandise.
| StoryTitle3 = Johnny Thunder: "One of Our Lifeboats Is Missing" | Synopsis3 =
| StoryTitle4 = King Standish: "A Murder Album" | Synopsis4 =
| StoryTitle5 = The Whip: "The Wheelchair Fund" | Synopsis5 =
| StoryTitle6 = Hawkman: "Lost and Found" | Synopsis6 =
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Flash) **Supporting Characters:** * Joan Williams) **Antagonists:** * Rag Doll) ** Killer Jones ** Slug Egan **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** *
| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Ghost Patrol) **Fred) **Pedro) **Slim) **Supporting Characters:** * **Antagonists:** *
| Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Johnny Thunder) **Supporting Characters:** * Peachy Pet) **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** *
| Appearing4 = **Featured Characters:** * King Standish) **Supporting Characters:** * **Antagonists:** * The Murder Master) **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** *
| Appearing5 = **Featured Characters:** * Whip) **Supporting Characters:** * **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** *
| Appearing6 = **Featured Characters:** * Hawkman) **Supporting Characters:** * Hawkgirl) **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * Gotham City **Items:** *
| Notes = * Also appearing in this issue of *Flash Comics* were: ** "If Time Would Only Tell! (A Jack Raymond Story), Part I" starring Jack Raymond) by Evelyn Gaines (text story) | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =
Creative credits
Writers: Gardner Fox, Gardner Fox, John B. Wentworth, Ted Udall, Emmanuel Demby, Gardner Fox, Ted Udall
Interior art: Lou Ferstadt, Sheldon Moldoff, Stan Aschmeier, Frank Harry, Jon L. Blummer, Homer Fleming
Source records & attribution
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COMICBASE: comicbase:436159
GCD: 2547
PANEL PROFITS: 2335993