Flash Comics #85
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Impresario of Crime!", Jay Garrick and Joan face a baffling mystery when a staged murder at a theater turns terrifyingly real—first as a performance, then as a deadly event. Written by Robert Kanigher and illustrated by E. E. Hibbard, this 1947 Flash Comics standout features a twisty thriller where illusion and reality blur, all under Joe Kubert’s dynamic cover art.
In "The Impresario of Crime!", Jay and Joan attend a theatrical performance only to witness what seems like a staged murder—actors collapsing as if shot by a masked figure in the crowd. When the same bizarre scene repeats in real life, the Flash must unravel a mystery that blurs the line between performance and peril, all while the theater’s grand stage hides a deeper, more dangerous truth.
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Reprinted in The Golden Age Art of Joe Kubert #2 (1979)
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