Price history & market evidence
PriceCharting guide history
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2 dated observations. Last recorded 2026-11-01. Source record #2335997
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| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | $273.68 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1943-04-01 |
| 9.2 | $3,314.29 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1943-04-01 |
| 9.4 | $7,760.49 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_4_valueguide | 1943-04-01 |
| RAW | $240.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1943-04-01 |
| 9.2 | $2,100.00 | ComicBase · catalog referencecatalog | Date not recorded |
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Graded population
CGC records 23 graded copies for Flash Comics #40 (1943). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
Flash: "The Man Who Could Read Faces"
When young Johnny Bonham steals a parchment from an Egyptian mummy and attempts to re-create an experiment based upon the symbols found within, the Flash must face the result: a man who can not only read the thoughts of others, but interpret their desires as well!
| StoryTitle2 = Ghost Patrol: "Into Frozen Russia" | Synopsis2 =
| StoryTitle3 = Johnny Thunder: "Keep Away Unless You're a Diver" | Synopsis3 =
| StoryTitle4 = The King: "Double Trouble" | Synopsis4 =
| StoryTitle5 = The Whip: "Case of the Patriotic Boys" | Synopsis5 =
| StoryTitle6 = Minute Movies: "The Heart of Cha Ming" | Synopsis6 =
| Writer11_1 = Ed Wheelan | Penciler11_1 = Ed Wheelan | Inker11_1 = Ed Wheelan | Synopsis11 = | Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Flash) **Supporting Characters:** * Joan Williams) **Antagonists:** * Johnny Bonham **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** *
| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Ghost Patrol) **Fred) **Pedro) **Slim) **Supporting Characters:** * **Antagonists:** * Nazis ** Adolf Hitler) ** Rat Schultz **Locations:** * Germany * Russia
| Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Johnny Thunder) * Thunderbolt) **Supporting Characters:** * Peachy Pet) **Antagonists:** * Siegfried and two spies **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** *
| Appearing4 = **Featured Characters:** * The King) **Supporting Characters:** * Cliff Norman * Jim and Marthy Norman **Antagonists:** * Mark Lanning
| Appearing5 = **Featured Characters:** * Whip) **Supporting Characters:** * Marisa Dillon) **Antagonists:** * Nazis **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** *
| Notes = * Published by J.R. Publishing Company. * Also appearing in this issue of *Flash Comics* were: ** "The Disappearing Monsters (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, Gardner Fox, Ed Wheelan
Interior art: Lou Ferstadt, Sheldon Moldoff, Stan Aschmeier, Frank Harry, Joe Gallagher, Homer Fleming, Ed Wheelan
Color: Sheldon Moldoff
Source records & attribution
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COMICBASE: comicbase:436163
GCD: 2825
PANEL PROFITS: 2335997