Flash Comics #96 is an issue of the series Flash Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of June, 1948. It was published on April 7, 1948.
Synopsis for Hawkman: "The Return of the Centaurs!"
Appearing in Hawkman: "The Return of the Centaurs!"
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Antagonists:
- Centaurs (All die in this story)
- Soro (Single appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Dr. Malcom Grey and other kidnapped scientists (Single appearance)
- Euripides (Mentioned only)
- Medea (Mentioned only)
- Phaeton (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Hall Manor
- A volcano
- Centaur City (Single appearance) (Destroyed)
Items:
- The Medea Cloak (Single appearance) (Destroyed)
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Synopsis for The Flash: "The Flash and the Thorn-Stalk"
Jay Garrick attempts to console Rose, the sister of the nefarious Thorn, who was believed drowned at sea, unaware that the two are one and the same!
Appearing in The Flash: "The Flash and the Thorn-Stalk"
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- Keystone City Police Department
- Professor Hollis (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Keystone City
- Garrick Laboratories
- Grimes Square
- Tashmi Island (Mentioned only)
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Synopsis for Ghost Patrol: "The 'Spectacular' Crimes"
The Ghost Patrol is hired to guard giant advertising balloons that seem to come to life and commit crimes. They are hired by an advertisement executive name Palley to accompany a balloon that is making its way through downtown. It is advertising the start of baseball season the following week. As it continues to move, the balloon suddenly springs to life and crashes a window in a building that belongs to a diamond wholesaler. A group of thieves then disembark from the balloon and begin to pillage the warehouse to steal valuable jewels. The main villain is masked and gives the orders to pack away as many of the jewels as they can possibly carry. As the theft is in progress, the Ghost Patrol appears and begins to disrupt their actions. The thieves jump back into the balloon to make their escape. They successfully use a fire extinguisher to subdue two members of the Ghost Patrol named Pedro and Slim. The thieves use parachutes to jump to safety and leave the pair of heroes to fend for themselves. The next evening two more balloons appear in the form of a giant bird and a rhinoceros. They appear peaceful at first but the rhinoceros balloon attacks the bird balloon. Inside the rhino balloon, Ghost Patrol member Fred has taken over the controls and has subdued the thieves operating the balloon. The main thief is taken into custody and unmasked. He turns out to be a man named Sparga who served as Mr. Palley’s assistant. He wanted to ruin Palley to take control of his agency and frame him for the crimes that his balloons were committing.
Appearing in Ghost Patrol: "The 'Spectacular' Crimes"
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- Sparga and his crew (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Palley (Single appearance)
- Police
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Synopsis for The Black Canary: "The Riddle of the Topaz Brooch!"
Appearing in The Black Canary: "The Riddle of the Topaz Brooch!"
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- Carno (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Della Gorham (Single appearance)
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Notes
- Published by National Comics Publications, Inc.
- The Flash: "The Flash and the Thorn-Stalk" is reprinted in The Flash: 80 Years of the Fastest Man Alive – The Deluxe Edition.
- "The 'Spectacular' Crimes" is reprinted in World's Finest #208.
- "The Riddle Of The Topaz Brooch!" is reprinted in The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told and The Black Canary Archives Vol. 1.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Hawkman Recommended Reading
- Action Comics (Volume 1)
- The Atom (Volume 1): The Atom and Hawkman #39– #46
- Brightest Day
- Convergence: Hawkman
- Detective Comics (Volume 1)
- Hawkgirl (Volume 1)
- Hawkgirl (Volume 2)
- Hawkman (Volume 1)
- Hawkman (Volume 2)
- Hawkman (Volume 3)
- Hawkman (Volume 4)
- Hawkman (Volume 5)
- Hawkworld (Volume 1)
- Hawkworld (Volume 2)
- JSA (Volume 1)
- Justice League of America (Volume 1)
- Justice League of America (Volume 3)
- Mystery in Space (Volume 1): Mystery in Space #87– #91
- The Savage Hawkman
- Shadow War of Hawkman
- World's Finest (Volume 1)
- The Flash Recommended Reading
Links and References
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