Flash Comics Vol 1 98

Flash Comics #98 is a comic book by DC Comics published in august of 1948.

It is made of five unrelated stories with different lead characters.

Two of those stories, the ones featuring Hawkman and Flash, have damsels in distress.

It is the 14th comic in a row in this series featuring at least one damsel in distress.

It also features the one and only tape gag in this comic book.

Flash Story
Joan Williams and Jay Garrick, dressed as bumps are approached by a mysterious man that gives them one million dollars, but it is all part of an elaborate trap that ends with both characters chained to poles in an abandoned mine.

They can't try to escape because if they do they'll detonate dynamite, but if they don't they will be drilled alive with another trap.

As it seems they will die, Jay vibrates trought the chains and rescues Joan just in time.

This was the first time in DC Comics story where Joan Williams was a damsel in distress in two straight numbers of a comic.

Hawkman Story
While attending a masquerade party dressed as Hawkman and Hawkgirl, the heroes become involved among some guests dressed as pirates that rob the atendees. They try to stop them, but Hawkgirl is surprised and taken hostage.

She manages to leave a trail for Hawkman to find her and when he does, Hawkgirl is tied up to a chair and tape gagged.

The gagged damsel tries to warn Hawkman of danger, but her mmmppphhing gives no results and both end captured.

The winged heroes are tied in a trap of fire, where they have to balance themselves but only one of them is kept out of the flames. Hawkman aproaches the fire as much as he can and burns his ropes, freeing Hawkgirl later.