Comic Title: Flash Comics #1
Publisher: DC (All-American Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: January 1940
On Sale Date: November 10, 1939 Newsstand Date November 10, 1939
Source: House Ad, Action Comics #19, Page 44, More Fun Comics #50, Page 64,
Detective Comics #34, Page 64, Adventure Comics #45, Page 64

Copyright Date November 20, 1939
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1967
Copyright data submitted 27 years after publication

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Maxwell Charles Gaines

Title: (The Kidnapping of Johnny Thunder)
Pages: 10

Feature(s):
Johnny Thunder (of Earth-2)

Writer: John B. Wentworth
Artist: Stan Aschmeier

Reprinted In:
Famous First Edition F-8 (1975)
Millennium Edition:Flash Comics 1 (#39) (2000)
JSA All Stars Archives Vol. 1 HC (2007)

Feature Character(s)

• Johnny Thunder (aka Johnny Thunderbolt; next appearance in Flash Comics #2)

Supporting Character(s)

• Thunderbolt (a genie; appears only as a bolt of lightning; next appearance in Flash Comics #2)
• Simon B. Thunder (Johnny's father; next appearance in Flash Comics #5)
• Mildred Thunder (Johnny's mother; next appearance in Flash Comics #5)

Villain(s)

• The High Priest of Badhnisia and several of his agents (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• The manager of Kash N’ Karry deparment stores, and a window washer (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story relates the origin of Johnny Thunder.

This story originally was not titled; the title shown here was given on the contents page of JSA All Star Archives Vol. 1 in which this story is reprinted.

Synopsis:
One year old Johnny Thunder, son of Simon B. Thunder, is kidnapped by agents of Badhnisia. Johnny was born at 7 AM on July 7, 1917 and according to Badhnisian legend will inherit great powers on his seventh birthday. Johnny is given a zodiac belt and a ceremony is performed with the mystical words Cei-U, which in English sound like "Say You."

When he is five, Johnny escapes from Badhnisia and is returned home by an American freighter. On his seventh birthday, torrential rains last for seven days, but the Thunder home is spared. The Badhnisians search for Johnny, but they cannot locate him until he is 23.

Johnny gains employment as a window washer and during an accident says the words "Say You." A magic thunderbolt appears and answers Johnny’s wishes, although Johnny is unaware of its intervention. The Badhnisians attempt to kidnap Johnny again, but the Thunderbolt rescues him. Johnny however loses his job.