Price history & market evidence
PriceCharting guide history
Dated guide estimates for this edition, separate from completed sales.
1 dated observation—one point does not establish a trend. Last recorded 2026-10-06. Source record #2335996
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | $384.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1943-03-01 |
| 6.0 | $949.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1943-03-01 |
| 8.0 | $6,572.50 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1943-03-01 |
| 9.2 | $8,544.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1943-03-01 |
| 9.4 | $3,805.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_4_valueguide | 1943-03-01 |
| RAW | $168.75 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1943-03-01 |
| 9.4 | $2,550.00 | ComicBase · catalog referencecatalog | Date not recorded |
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The table includes 6 guide observations and 1 catalog references. These are reference values, not guaranteed sale proceeds.
Graded population
CGC records 23 graded copies for Flash Comics #39 (1943). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
The Flash: "Play of the Year"
A theatre promoter devises a plan to revive a play with its original cast of stars as the drawing card. Although the Flash thinks the man is crazy, crookdom decides it's too good to pass up!
| StoryTitle2 = Ghost Patrol: "A Street in Holland" | Synopsis2 =
| StoryTitle3 = Johnny Thunder: "Count Orf" | Synopsis3 =
| StoryTitle4 = King Standish: "Crime Plays Ball" | Synopsis4 =
| StoryTitle5 = The Whip: "The Diablo Cafe Mystery" | Synopsis5 =
| StoryTitle6 = Minute Movies: "The Matinee Murder Mystery" | Synopsis6 =
Creative credits
Writers: Gardner Fox, Gardner Fox, John B. Wentworth, Ted Udall, Gardner Fox
Interior art: Lou Ferstadt, Sheldon Moldoff, Stan Aschmeier, Frank Harry, Joe Gallagher, Homer Fleming
Color: Sheldon Moldoff
Source records & attribution
Panel Profits keeps each source identity attached to its edition record.
COMICBASE: comicbase:436162
GCD: 2767
PANEL PROFITS: 2335996