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Cover: Martin Naydel

Flash Comics #52

Apr 1944 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "The Machine That Thinks Like a Man!", Jay Garrick reunites with Evart Keenan, the scientist from the planet Karma, who gifts him a revolutionary mechanical brain—intended to enhance his mind, but with a secret that could unravel the Flash’s greatest advantage. Written by Gardner F. Fox and illustrated by E. E. Hibbard, this 1944 adventure blends sci-fi wonder with looming danger, as the device’s capabilities catch the attention of those who seek to end the Flash’s reign. The cover by Martin Naydel captures the story’s electric tension in bold, dynamic lines.

Contains 6 stories
The Machine That Thinks Like a Man!
13 pp · Superhero
The Flash [Jay Garrick]Winky MoylanBlinky BoylanNoddy ToylanEvart Keenan

In "The Machine That Thinks Like a Man!" from Flash Comics #52 (1944), Evart Keenan returns from the planet Karma with a mysterious mechanical brain to gift to Jay Garrick—unaware that its advanced intellect has already caught the attention of the underworld, who seek in it the secret to defeating the Flash.

Peachy Pet in Berlin
7 pp · Humor, Superhero
Johnny ThunderPeachy Pet Thunder
An Open Letter to Dictators
8 pp · War
The Ghost Patrol [FredSlimPedro]
A Fiend for Fame
6 pp · Adventure, Humor
Recipe for Righteousness
6 pp · Western-Frontier
The Whip [Rodney Gaynor]
The Feathers Fly!
9 pp · Superhero
The Hawkman [Carter Hall]Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]The Hummingbird [Hestor Morgan] (villain)

In "The Feathers Fly!", ornithologist Hester Morgan trades her lab coat for a daring new identity, becoming the Hummingbird and taking on Hawkman in a high-stakes clash of wits and wings. With the museum's quiet life no longer enough, she’s determined to seize the wealth and freedom she craves—on her own terms.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $210
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $9,667
CGC 9.0 none in existence
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $1,247*
CGC 7.5 none in existence
CGC 7.0 none in existence
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CGC 6.5 · 3 in census $669
CGC 6.0 · 3 in census $604
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $507*
CGC 5.0 · 4 in census $482*
CGC 4.5 · 2 in census $412*
CGC 4.0 · 5 in census $358*
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $319*
CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $282*
CGC 2.5 · 2 in census $229*
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Full credits

artist, inker E. E. Hibbard
cover pencils, inks Martin Naydel

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