Price history & market evidence
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2 dated observations. Last recorded 2026-11-01. Source record #2335999
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| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | $173.28 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1943-06-01 |
| 6.0 | $203.15 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1943-06-01 |
| 9.4 | $2,509.50 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_4_valueguide | 1943-06-01 |
| RAW | $217.09 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1943-06-01 |
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Graded population
CGC records 33 graded copies for Flash Comics #42 (1943). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
Flash: "The Gangster's Baby"
The Flash becomes intrigued by the story of "Tough Tony" and his son, whom he kidnapped as a baby and raised as his own. | Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** *Flash) **Supporting Characters:** * Joan Williams) **Antagonists:** * Tough Tony
| Writer3_1 = John B. Wentworth | Penciler3_1 = Stan Aschmeier | Inker3_1 = Stan Aschmeier | StoryTitle3 = Johnny Thunder: "The Homesick Thunderbolt" | Synopsis3 = | Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Johnny Thunder) * Thunderbolt) **Supporting Characters:** * Daisy Darling) **Locations:** * Badhnisia
| Writer4_1 = Ted Udall | Penciler4_1 = Frank Harry | Inker4_1 = Frank Harry | StoryTitle4 = Ghost Patrol: "Ghost Met Ghost" | Synopsis4 = | Appearing4 = **Featured Characters:** * Ghost Patrol) **Fred) **Pedro) **Slim) **Supporting Characters:** * Old Bazin **Antagonists:** * Nazis ** Herr Vogel ** Gratz **Other Characters:** * Fraulein Marya * Josef Marek **Locations:** * The Netherlands
| Writer11_1 = Ed Wheelan | Penciler11_1 = Ed Wheelan | Inker11_1 = Ed Wheelan | StoryTitle11 = Minute Movies: "Disappearing Diamonds" | Synopsis11 = | Appearing11 =
| Penciler15_1 = Homer Fleming | Inker15_1 = Homer Fleming | StoryTitle15 = Whip: "Birthdays and Bracelets" | Synopsis15 = | Appearing15 = **Featured Characters:** * Whip) **Supporting Characters:** * Marisa Dillon)
| Writer22_1 = Gardner Fox | Penciler22_1 = Sheldon Moldoff | Inker22_1 = Sheldon Moldoff | StoryTitle22 = Hawkman: "The Master of Memory" | Synopsis22 = An ingenious scientist-criminal invents a machine that can be used to wipe all knowledge about him and his crimes from the memory of any witness. | Appearing22 = **Featured Characters:** * Hawkman) **Supporting Characters:** * Hawkgirl) **Antagonists:** * Master of Memory **Other Characters:** * Big Red) **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *
| Notes = * Published by J.R. Publishing Company. * Also appearing in this issue of *Flash Comics* were: ** "Isle of Doom (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, Ted Udall, Ed Wheelan, Gardner Fox
Interior art: Lou Ferstadt, Stan Aschmeier, Frank Harry, Ed Wheelan, Homer Fleming, Sheldon Moldoff
Source records & attribution
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COMICBASE: comicbase:436165
GCD: 2936
PANEL PROFITS: 2335999