Comic Title: Flash Comics #9
Publisher: DC (All-American Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: September 1940
Approx. On Sale Date: July 16, 1940 Copyright Date July 17, 1940
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1940
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

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

Title: (The Orphanage Benefit)
Pages: 7

Feature(s):
Whip (of Earth-2)

Writer: John B. Wentworth
Artist: Homer Fleming

Feature Character(s)

• Whip (last appearance in Flash Comics #8; next appearance in Flash Comics #10)

Supporting Character(s)

• Marisa Dillon (last appearance in Flash Comics #8; next appearance in Flash Comics #10)
• Wing Tai (last appearance in Flash Comics #8; next appearance in Flash Comics #13)
• Carlos (last appearance in Flash Comics #8; next appearance in Flash Comics #13)
• King (last appearance in Flash Comics #8; next appearance in Flash Comics #10)

Villain(s)

• Horace "Tubby" Toomer (next appearance in Flash Comics #10)
• A thief (disguised as the Whip; next appearance in Flash Comics #10)

Other Character(s)

• Several guests at a charity benefit (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story continues in the third story of Flash Comics #10.

This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
Rod Gaynor and his friends visit the town of Santa Guerra. They attend a charity benefit to help a local orphanage. The charity organizer is Rod's old college friend Horace "Tubby" Toomer. During the event, a man disguised as the Whip steals the cash raised from donations. Rod pursues him, but finds only a dummy tied to a horse. Marisa begins searching the other guests in hopes of discovering the thief. Rod changes into his costume and returns to the party, hoping he too can smoke out the thief.