Comic Title: Flash Comics #28
Publisher: DC (J.R. Publishing Company)
Address: 225 Lafayette Street, New York, NY
Cover Date: April 1942
Approx. On Sale Date: February 13, 1942 Copyright Date February 10, 1942
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1942
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 Mechanical Master)
Pages: 9

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Artist: Sheldon Moldoff

Feature Character(s)

• Hawkman (last appearance in Flash Comics #27; next appearance in All-Star Comics #10)

Supporting Character(s)

• Shiera Sanders (last appearance in Flash Comics #27; next appearance in All-Star Squadron #5)
• Big Red (last appearance in Flash Comics #27; next appearance in All-Star Comics #10)

Villain(s)

• Karl Mangam (last name also spelled Mangum in this story; no further appearances)
• Several unnamed crooks (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• A duplicate of Shiera Sanders (destroyed in this story; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
Shiera Sanders is abducted by a giant mechanical bird. Hawkman sends his bird friends to follow the giant bird to the home of Karl Mangam. A master of mechanics, Mangam has created the bird, and now creates a living duplicate of Shiera. When Hawkman arrives to rescue Shiera, he gets the duplicate instead.

Hawkman then returns to Mangam's house where he finds the real Shiera, whose appearance has been altered. He falls into a trap and becomes stuck to the floor. Meanwhile, Mangam alters the appearance of several crooks, to prevent the police from recognizing them. The alteration to Shiera's appearance eventually wears off, and Hawkman breaks free. He then captures Mangam. The crooks are also caught, when their altered appearance wears off.