Flash Comics #56
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Sap of the Sterdisnats Tree!", the Flash teams up with a fellow scientist who's uncovered a rare, valuable substitute for quinine on a remote Pacific island—only to find themselves racing against a shadowy underworld force to claim it first. Written by Gardner F. Fox and illustrated by E. E. Hibbard, this 1944 adventure blends scientific intrigue with high-stakes peril, all captured in bold, dynamic art. The cover by Martin Naydel perfectly captures the story’s tropical mystery and urgency.
In "The Sap of the Sterdisnats Tree!" from Flash Comics #56 (1944), the Flash teams up with a fellow scientist who’s uncovered a rare, quinine-like sap on a remote Pacific island—just as shadowy forces close in to claim it first. With speed and smarts, the Scarlet Speedster races to protect the discovery before the underworld does.
In "The Thief with the Terrible Temper!", Carter Hall tries to help Tantrum O'Hanlon control his explosive rage—unaware that the man he's trying to reform is secretly the criminal the Hawkman is hunting. As Carter’s efforts to calm Tantrum unfold, the line between mentor and adversary begins to blur.
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