Flash Comics Vol 1 88

Flash Comics #88 is a comic book published by DC Comics in 1947. It was the fourth straight comic of the series with kidnapped damsels and the second straight time and also second in history were this comic had at least three damsels in distress.

The comic book also features the first time in history that Black Canary was gagged.

Stories
The Damsels in distress are featured in three unrelated storylines inside the comic book as follows:

Ghost Patrol Story
Helen Britton is the last surviving member of her family and the only thing between a wealthy inheritance and an imposter posing as her uncle who wants to get ride of her.

The Ghost Patrol is up to the plan and saves the life of Helen two times, but once the true identity of her fake uncle is revealed, she ends up captured and tied up to a chair.

As she is about to be murdered, The Ghosts intervene one last time and one of them takes the bound damsel flying away from danger as his partners stop the criminals, once everything is safe the still tied up Helen is taken to the floor and saved.

Johnny Thunder story
The Black Canary has been kidnapped by some criminals and she is kept bound and gagged in a lonely shack.

Despite her helplesness, she has taken measures and uses a black bird to lure Johnny Thunder to her and get help.

While Johnny is also captured they are both led into a giant bird cage and taken into the air with a helicopter, once in the height the cage is cut loose so they die.

While falling they are both saved by Johnny's Thunderbolt a genie protecting the guy and they are taken out of the cage to keep on fighting and eventually stopping the criminals.

Hawkman story
A criminal ghost is robbing all around Europe and Hawkgirl convinces Hawkman they must travel to London to stop him,

Flying around they spot his henchmen and stop them, but the voice of the invisible ghosts orders them to stop and keep their hands up if they don't want to be shot, fearing their invisible foe the heroes stop and Hawkgirl is taken hostage by the criminals as a measure to keep the hero out of their way.

Hawkman discovers a recording device trick them, and he flies around until he finds Hawkgilr bound hand and feet in the Tower of London.

The Gentleman Ghosts decides to kill Hawkgirl, but before doing so he decides to unmask her, this seconds are used by Hawkman to storm into the room and defeat all the criminals but the ghost himself.

While the apparition remains out of the action Hawkman goes to untie the tied up Hawkgilr who, despite her bondage, managed to help him beating the crooks.

The superheroine urges him to stop losing time untying her and to stop the Ghost, but unfortunately Hawkman doesn't listen and unties her before proceding against the villian.