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Cover of All-Flash (1941) #8

All-Flash (1941) #8

DC 1941–1947 series Cover date Jan 1943

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About this issue

All-Flash #8 (1941) is issue #8 of DC's All-Flash (1941–1947), with a cover date of January 1943. Written by Gardner Fox and Ed Wheelan and drawn by E. E. Hibbard and Ed Wheelan.

Creators

Writers
Gardner Fox, Ed Wheelan
Pencillers
E. E. Hibbard, Ed Wheelan
Inkers
Harry Tschida, Ed Wheelan
Letterer
Ed Wheelan
Cover artist
E. E. Hibbard

The stories

“The Formula to Fairyland! [Prologue”

The Flash is called in to try and revive the spirits of a blind boy who lies near death at a local hospital.

“The Formula to Fairyland!] Chapter One: Migration into Fantasy”

A local bookstore owner, unknowingly saved by the Flash, believes that the Three Dimwits have saved him and thus rewards them (as scientists) with a rare volume on how to enter Fairyland. When the appointed night, Halloween, arrives, they read the magic incantation, shrink and enter into Fairyland, as do the Flash and Joan, who also repeat the words.

“The Formula to Fairyland!] Chapter Two: Unfairness in Fairyland!”

Once in Fairyland, Flash, Jean and the Dimwits run into a variety of characters: Cinderella, Puss n' Boots and the Ugly Duckling, as well as an old witch who, with two crooks, abscond with the golden treasure of Fairyland. It's up to the Flash to recover the loot in order to release Joan. who is being accused of the foul deed.

“He Puts Over a Fast One on Egbert, the Boy Scout”

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