Flash Comics — DC Comics, National Periodical Publications
Issue: #64
Last valuation update: 2026-07-06
This issue saw Gardner Fox and Joe Kubert introduce the Monocle, a new villain with a unique method of committing crimes. Jonathan Cheval was an expert in optics, who used lenses - including those in his own distinctive monocles - to focus destructive energy rays. Although stopped by Hawkman in this issue, the Monocle was set for return appearances. He became representative of "gimmick villains" a...
First appearances: The Monocle
Creators: Julius Schwartz, Gardner Fox, Max Gaines, Sheldon Mayer, Martin Naydel
Characters: Volto, Hawkman, Benjamin Franklin, Hawkgirl, Jay Garrick, Thunderbolt, The Monocle, Peachy Pet, Winky, Blinky and Nod, Johnny Thunder, Fred, Mildred Thunder, Simon B. Thunder, Joan Garrick, Slim, Pedro