Comic Title: Flashback #36
Publisher: Dyna-Pubs
Cover Date: 1976
Approx. On Sale Date: March 1, 1976
Cover Price: $3.00
Page Count: 64

Notes:
Reprint Flash Comics #15

Title: (The Hand)
Pages: 9

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Artist: Sheldon Moldoff

Reprinted From:
Flash Comics #15 (1941)

Feature Character(s)

• Hawkman (last appearance in Flash Comics #14; next appearance in Flash Comics #16)

Supporting Character(s)

• Shiera Sanders (last appearance in Flash Comics #14; next appearance in Flash Comics #16)

Villain(s)

• Edward Thayer and Sandra (a murderer and his girlfriend; die in this story; no further appearances)
• Two henchmen (no further appearances)
• The Hand (a disembodied hand created by Edward; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Elwin Thayer (a friend of Carter Hall’s and Edward’s brother; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Teddy Thayer (Elwin’s daughter; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled; the title shown here was given on the contents page of Golden Age Hawkman Archives Vol. 1 in which this story is reprinted.

Synopsis:
Carter Hall visits his friend Elwin Thayer only to find him murdered by a disembodied hand. The Hand’s master is Thayer’s brother Edward who used it to steal a valuable emerald for his girlfriend Sandra. She betrays and murders Edward and takes the emerald for herself. Then Hand teams with Hawkman to avenge its master, killing Sandra. Hawkman rescues Elwin’s daughter and retrieves the emerald.