Key Issue
January 10, 1940

Flash Comics #1

Key Issue
Origin of The Flash; First appearance of The Flash by Lambert; Origin of Hawkman; First appearance of Hawkman by Fox; Origin of The Whip and Johnny Thunder; First appearance of The Whip and Johnny Thunder by Asch; Cliff Cornwall by Moldoff begins
Artist
Sheldon Moldoff
Harry Lampert
Dennis Neville
Stan Aschmeier
Ed Wheelan
George Storm
Sheldon Mayer
Script Writer
Gardner F. Fox
John B. Wentworth
Ed Wheelan
Publisher
DC Comics
Editor
M. C. Gaines
Publication Date
Jan 10, 1940
Cover Price
$0.10
Page Count
68 pages

What's it Worth?

Building Tables

Graded Population

CGC Title
Publisher
Date
Verify
Flash Comics #1
D.C. Comics
1/40
Verify
All Grades
88
Population Share
Universal
47
53.4% of pop
Signature
0
0% of pop
Restored
39
44.3% of pop
Qualified
2
2.3% of pop
Conserved
0
0% of pop
9.6
1
top 2.1%
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
9.4
0
--
0
--
1
top 2.6%
0
--
0
--
9.2
1
top 4.3%
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
9.0
1
top 6.4%
0
--
1
top 5.1%
0
--
0
--
8.5
3
top 12.8%
0
--
1
top 7.7%
0
--
0
--
8.0
0
--
0
--
3
top 15.4%
0
--
0
--
7.5
0
--
0
--
3
top 23.1%
0
--
0
--
7.0
2
top 17%
0
--
3
top 30.8%
0
--
0
--
6.5
5
top 27.7%
0
--
2
top 35.9%
0
--
0
--
6.0
2
top 31.9%
0
--
4
top 46.2%
0
--
0
--
5.5
0
--
0
--
3
top 53.8%
0
--
0
--
5.0
7
top 46.8%
0
--
2
top 59%
0
--
0
--
4.5
2
top 51.1%
0
--
1
top 61.5%
0
--
0
--
4.0
2
top 55.3%
0
--
1
top 64.1%
0
--
0
--
3.5
1
top 57.4%
0
--
1
top 66.7%
0
--
0
--
3.0
2
top 61.7%
0
--
1
top 69.2%
0
--
0
--
2.5
2
top 66%
0
--
1
top 71.8%
0
--
0
--
2.0
4
top 74.5%
0
--
1
top 74.4%
0
--
0
--
1.8
2
top 78.7%
0
--
1
top 76.9%
0
--
0
--
1.5
4
top 87.2%
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
1.0
1
top 89.4%
0
--
2
top 82.1%
1
top 50%
0
--
0.5
5
top 100%
0
--
7
top 100%
1
top 100%
0
--
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