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The Flame #1

Jan 1940 · Fox · 0.10 USD
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Crime threatens America as The Flame battles a criminal racket. The superhero defeats a gang of armed thugs and engages in combat with their leader Von Kraupt and his men in a large-scale battle involving multiple adversaries. After emerging victorious, The Flame visits Doctor Harvey to express his gratitude for saving his life and protecting millions of others, before departing to aid other people in need.

Contains 6 stories
The Origin of the Flame, Retold
14 pp · Superhero
The Flame [Gary Preston] (origin retold)Mr. King (introduction)Ida King (introduction)Ivan (villain, introduction, death)Ivan's gang (villains, introduction for all, all die)
Invasion of the Kikoos
9 pp · Superhero
The Flame [Gary Preston]un-named girl agentThe Kikoos (villains, some die)Monk (villain)

In "Invasion of the Kikoos," The Flame faces a terrifying threat when a group of alien-like, spectral beings—once hidden away for their diminished intellect—break free and unleash chaos with violent rampages and brazen robberies. With the help of an un-named girl agent and a sinister figure known only as Monk pulling strings from the shadows, The Flame must unravel the mystery behind the Kikoos' sudden aggression before the city falls to their otherworldly assault.

The Arson Ring of Mr. Crass
9 pp · Superhero
The Flame [Gary Preston]Bonnie Lane (introduction)J. B. Crass (villain, introduction, death)
The Construction Racketeers
9 pp · Superhero
The Flame [Gary Preston]Radler (villain, death)Stone (villain, death)

The Flame takes on a deadly conspiracy of corrupt builders, tracking down the men behind crumbling structures and lives lost to greed. With the city crumbling around them, he confronts Radler and Stone—two villains whose schemes have turned construction sites into graveyards.

The Atomic Generator
9 pp · Superhero
The Flame [Gary Preston]Dr. Harvey (scientist, inventor)Jan Harvey (the doctor's daughter)Lizzie (Harvey's maid)Von Kraupt (villain, introduction)Jarud Kane (villain, Harvey's assistant, introduction)

In "The Atomic Generator," The Flame races to stop Von Kraupt from weaponizing a stolen atomic invention, as Dr. Harvey’s daughter Jan and his assistant Jarud Kane become entangled in the scientist’s desperate race to prevent catastrophe. With the stakes rising and the machine’s power threatening to fall into the wrong hands, The Flame must confront both the villain and the perilous secrets behind the device.

Raiders of the Deep
9 pp · Superhero
The Flame [Gary Preston]General Doyoff (villain, introduction)the Nazis (villains)

When a Nazi submarine sinks an American freighter in the Atlantic, The Flame vows vengeance on the heartless killers—but discovers the attacks are the work of the mercenary General Doyoff, who's playing both sides for profit. Pursuing the U-boat to a remote island headquarters, the Flame must battle overwhelming odds, an ingenious water trap, and Doyoff's desperate escape bid to stop the underwater raiders once and for all.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $239
CGC 9.6 · 1 in census $21,290*
CGC 9.4 none in existence
CGC 9.2 $10,515
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $6,067*
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $4,063
CGC 8.0 · 4 in census $3,782
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CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $2,383
CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $2,105
CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 none in existence
CGC 5.5 $1,360
CGC 5.0 · 6 in census $1,085
CGC 4.5 · 2 in census $1,038
CGC 4.0 · 6 in census $953
CGC 3.5 · 4 in census $700
CGC 3.0 · 6 in census $574
CGC 2.5 · 2 in census $574
CGC 2.0 none in existence
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $398*
CGC 1.0 · 3 in census $333*
CGC 0.5 · 2 in census $261*
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Full credits

artist, inker Lou Fine

Reprints

↩ Reprints Wonderworld Comics #5 (1939), Wonderworld Comics #6 (1939), Wonderworld Comics #7 (1939), Wonderworld Comics #8 (1939), Wonderworld Comics #9 (1940)

Reprinted in Action! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 #[nn] (2011), L'âge merveilleux des Comics #1

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