Comic Title: Flash Comics #16
Publisher: DC (J.R. Publishing Company)
Address: 225 Lafayette Street, New York, NY
Cover Date: April 1941
Approx. On Sale Date: February 13, 1941 Copyright Date February 14, 1941
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1941
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: (Murder by the King)
Pages: 6

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Artist: Harry Lampert

Feature Character(s)

• King (last appearance in World's Best Comics #1; next appearance in Flash Comics #17)

Villain(s)

• Corrigan (a corrupt policeman; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Silas Hackett (a miser; dies in this story; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
The King is framed for the murder of miser Silas Hackett. While he investigates the crime disguised as a reporter, he is shot at by police officer Corrigan. The King then exposes Corrigan as the killer by alerting the other police and disguising himself as Hackett's ghost. Corrigan confesses his crime and is arrested.