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: (Johnny Plays Baseball)
Pages: 6

Feature(s):
Johnny Thunder (of Earth-2)

Writer: John B. Wentworth
Artist: Stan Aschmeier

Feature Character(s)

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

Supporting Character(s)

• Thunderbolt (last appearance in Flash Comics #16; next appearance in Flash Comics #18)
• Herman Darling (last appearance in World's Best Comics #1; next appearance in All-Star Comics #5)

Villain(s)

• J. Horace Twirpingham (no further appearances)
• Harry Betts and his henchmen (gamblers; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Two secretaries (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
Johnny takes a job at the office of Herman Darling. He nearly ruins a sale of property to J. Horace Twirpingham, but Johnny's Thunderbolt forces Twirpingham to sign the papers. However, the businessman vows revenge.

Twirpingham steals the signals used by Darling's baseball team. He sells them to gamblers who bet against Darling and gives the signals to the opposing team. Darling's team, led by Johnny, begins losing badly. Before the game is over though, Johnny discovers that the signals have been stolen. He then uses the Thunderbolt to expose the crooks and win the game.