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Cover of All-Flash (1941) #5

All-Flash (1941) #5

DC 1941–1947 series Cover date Jul 1942

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About this issue

All-Flash #5 (1941) is issue #5 of DC's All-Flash (1941–1947), with a cover date of July 1942. Written by Gardner Fox, Art Helfant and Ed Wheelan and drawn by Art Helfant, E. E. Hibbard and Ed Wheelan.

Creators

Writers
Gardner Fox, Art Helfant, Ed Wheelan
Pencillers
Art Helfant, E. E. Hibbard, Ed Wheelan
Inkers
Art Helfant, E. E. Hibbard, Ed Wheelan
Letterers
Art Helfant, Ed Wheelan
Cover artist
E. E. Hibbard

The stories

“The Flash and Short Shanks] Chapter One: The Case of the "Patsy Colt"!”

Flash meets Winky, Blinky and Noddy while visiting the Cumberly Horse Farm with Joan. Joan's friend Trudy owns a horse named "Short Shanks," a very fast horse that shows little promise of racing fame...until a mysterious fire and sale of the horse at public auction.

“The Flash and Short Shanks] Chapter Two: A Horse on Mr. King!”

A blacksmith buys the horse and discovers that the horse has one leg shorter than the others, so he constructs special shoes that allow the horse a chance to become a champion. Meanwhile, the Flash discovers that the Three Dimwits have a photo in their possession showing the guilty party who set the fire at the horse farm: Trudy!

A father brings his two children to the zoo; after his oldest child gives an elephant a bucket of water, the father is drenched by the elephant.

Butch and his gang plot to steal a bunch of cats.

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