Comic Title: Flash Comics #40
Publisher: DC (J.R. Publishing Company)
Address: 225 Lafayette Street, New York, NY
Cover Date: April 1943
Approx. On Sale Date: February 10, 1943 Copyright Date February 6, 1943
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1943
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
Contains: Ownership Statement
Editor: Sheldon Mayer

Title: "Double Trouble"
Pages: 6

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Artist: Joe Gallagher

Feature Character(s)

• King (last appearance in Flash Comics #39; next appearance in Flash Comics #41)

Villain(s)

• Mark Lanning (no further appearances)
• Chuck Wiggins and Lanning's men (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Cliff Norman (no further appearances)
• Jim and Marthy Norman (Cliff's parents; in flashback; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Years ago, Mark Lanning killed Jim Norman and stole his ranch. Jim's son Cliff Norman vowed revenge. The King meets Cliff and helps him fight Lanning and his men. While the King, disguised as Cliff occupies the crooks, the real Cliff searches the ranch. Cliff finds evidence against Lanning as well as a map which leads to an oil deposit which will make him wealthy.