New Hawkworld Feature! Reviews Across Time and Space

Comics Flash Comics No. 1Cover Date: January 1940Release Date: November 20, 1939Script: Gardner FoxArtist: Dennis NevilleLetters: Not listedEditing: M. C. Gaines; Sheldon MayerCover: Sheldon MoldoffNote: The on-sale date of November 20, 1939, is the publication date reported in filings with the U. S. Copyright Office. There is also a house ad in Action Comics #19 which states the issue was to be on sale on "about November 10." At Hawkworld, we go with November 20 and celebrate Hawkman Day on that day. Bird's Eye View Summary: Carter Hall, a wealthy research scientist and ancient weapons collector in New York, comes into contact with an ancient Egyptian knife made of the mysterious “Ninth Metal.” This causes him to remember his past life as Prince Khufu of Egypt. After he is reunited with his eternal love Chay-ara (Shiera Sanders), he uses the Nth metal to make a costume in the image of a hawk and goes into battle against his mortal enemy, Hath-Set (Anton Hastor). Pinions…