Flash Comics Vol 1 97

Flash Comics #97 is a comic book published by DC Comics in July 1948. It is made of five different storylines, each one of them with different lead characters.

Four out of those stories feature damsels in distress.

This marks the 13th straight time this series offered at least one damsel in distress in its pages.

Black Canary Story
This was the first time Black Canary was tied up after two adventures avoiding the ropes.

The superheroine starts her adventure investigating the murder of a man who was killed to have a mysterious cloth stolen. But she ends up knocked out by criminals who also kidnapped her boyfriend Larry.

When she akes up she finds herself bound to a bobbin, which is made to spin to force them to reveal information.

Once left alone, Black Canary uses her ususal trick to escaping her bondage and uses her chin to activate a convenient escape with the help of her locket.

Hawkman Story
Hawkman and Hawkgirl are investigatin a mysterious case of death African animals coming back to life.

Hawkgirl gets knocked out and as she is taken hostage she is used to force Hawkman to surrender.

Both winged heroes find themselves bound to poles, and Hawkman is taken to a cannon to force him to talk, while Hawkgirl is left behind tied up.

Hawkman is fired to a crocodile pit, but unties himself in the air and comes back.

In the fight he breaks the pole where Hawkgirl is tied up, and the winged heroine ends tied up in the floor while the fight continues in front of her. Once Hawkman stops the criminals, he unties the damsel.