Flash Comics #1

Ashcan ⋅ Fawcett ⋅ 1940

Flash Comics #1

Ashcan ⋅ Fawcett ⋅ 1940

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12-page black and white Ashcan, a way to establish copyright by printing small-quantities and distributing to show proof of intellectual property ownership

1st appearance of Captain Thunder (Billy Batson), renamed Captain Marvel to avoid more copyright issues from Fiction House's character Captain Terry Thunder

Fawcett couldn't use the title Flash Comics due to All-American Comics (DC) already having secured the rights

8 copies were printed in 1940 but prior to 1986, collectors were unaware of its existence

High value is from a 2008 sale of a 9.4 graded copy

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Key Facts

12-page black and white Ashcan, a way to establish copyright by printing small-quantities and distributing to show proof of intellectual property ownership

1st appearance of Captain Thunder (Billy Batson), renamed Captain Marvel to avoid more copyright issues from Fiction House's character Captain Terry Thunder

Fawcett couldn't use the title Flash Comics due to All-American Comics (DC) already having secured the rights

8 copies were printed in 1940 but prior to 1986, collectors were unaware of its existence

High value is from a 2008 sale of a 9.4 graded copy

Issue Details

Publisher	Fawcett
Writer	Bill Parker
Artist	C. C. Beck
Published	January 1940

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Flash Comics #1

Ashcan ⋅ Fawcett ⋅ 1940

Flash Comics #1

Ashcan ⋅ Fawcett ⋅ 1940

Key Facts

12-page black and white Ashcan, a way to establish copyright by printing small-quantities and distributing to show proof of intellectual property ownership

1st appearance of Captain Thunder (Billy Batson), renamed Captain Marvel to avoid more copyright issues from Fiction House's character Captain Terry Thunder

Fawcett couldn't use the title Flash Comics due to All-American Comics (DC) already having secured the rights

8 copies were printed in 1940 but prior to 1986, collectors were unaware of its existence

High value is from a 2008 sale of a 9.4 graded copy

Key Facts

12-page black and white Ashcan, a way to establish copyright by printing small-quantities and distributing to show proof of intellectual property ownership

1st appearance of Captain Thunder (Billy Batson), renamed Captain Marvel to avoid more copyright issues from Fiction House's character Captain Terry Thunder

Fawcett couldn't use the title Flash Comics due to All-American Comics (DC) already having secured the rights

8 copies were printed in 1940 but prior to 1986, collectors were unaware of its existence

High value is from a 2008 sale of a 9.4 graded copy

Issue Details

Fawcett

Bill Parker

C. C. Beck

January 1940

Synopsis

Owned Issues