Flash Comics (1940) #51

DC 1940–1949 series Cover date Mar 1944

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

Value history

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About this issue

Flash Comics #51 (1940) is issue #51 of DC's Flash Comics (1940–1949), with a cover date of March 1944. Written by Gardner Fox, John Wentworth and Ed Wheelan and drawn by Stan Asch, Homer Fleming, Frank Harry and others.

Creators

Writers: Gardner Fox, John Wentworth, Ed Wheelan
Pencillers: Stan Asch, Homer Fleming, Frank Harry, Sheldon Moldoff, Martin Naydel, Ed Wheelan
Inkers: Stan Asch, Homer Fleming, Frank Harry, Sheldon Moldoff, Martin Naydel, Ed Wheelan
Letterer: Ed Wheelan
Cover artist: Sheldon Moldoff

The stories

“The Saga of Sven Scarface!”

An ancient Viking comes into possession of the Mjolnar, the magic hammer of Thor, and while hunting for food, is trapped for centuries in a glacier. When he awakes, the Flash has his hands full trying to civilize him.

“This Is a House”

“The Volcano People”

“Swoon Song”

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.