Comic Title: Flash Comics #17
Publisher: DC (J.R. Publishing Company)
Address: 225 Lafayette Street, New York, NY
Cover Date: May 1941
Approx. On Sale Date: March 13, 1941 Copyright Date March 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: (Slot Machine Gangster)
Pages: 6

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Artist: Harry Lampert

Feature Character(s)

• King (last appearance in Flash Comics #16; next appearance in Flash Comics #18)

Villain(s)

• Boss Queed and his gang (racketeers; no further appearances)
• Bobo Jones (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• A store owner (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
The King offers to help a small business owner who is being pressured by rival racketeers to place slot machines in his store. The King visits the office of Boss Queed and gathers evidence against him. He then tricks Queed's rival Bobo Jones into capture. He leaves both racket bosses tied up for the police with the evidence to ensure they will be convicted.