The Flash #111

(February-March 1960)

Invasion of the Cloud Creatures! (Table of Contents)

Flash / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Broome

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Dr. Wiley Summers; Cloud Creatures (villains)

Synopsis:

Dr. Wiley Summers discovers Cloud Creatures who want to take over the Earth.

Reprints:

• in The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #210 (November 1971)
• in The Flash Archives (DC, 1996 series) #2 ([March] 2000)
• in Showcase Presents: The Flash (DC, 2007 series) #1 (2007)

It's Fun to Help Others (Table of Contents)

Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superboy

Synopsis:

Superboy shows some kids several helpful things they can do as volunteers.

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

The Speed of Sound! (Table of Contents)

filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Julius Schwartz ?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1959.
No circulation information given.
Owners: National Comics Publications, Inc., H. Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, S.U. Sampliner, F. Iger, I. Donenfeld, S. Iger, A. Donenfeld, J. S. Liebowitz and A.S. Herzog as Trustees for I. Donenfeld and S. Donenfeld, I. Rappaport and A.S. Herzog as Trustees for L. Liebowitz and J.H. Liebowitz, H. Donenfeld Foundation, Inc., all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York 22, N.Y.

Volcanoes (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (illustration)

Inks:

? (illustration)

Colors:

? (illustrations)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Introducing the Justice League of America (Table of Contents)

Justice League of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Mike Sekowsky

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #28 [first Justice League], on sale December 29

["A flash spectrum is the spectrum of the solar chromosphere..."] (Table of Contents)

Flash Facts / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Julius Schwartz ?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Reprints:

• in Mighty Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #83 ([June 1971])

The Challenge of the Crimson Crows! (Table of Contents)

Kid Flash / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Broome

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Joe Giella

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Kid Flash [Wally West]; Flash [Barry Allen]; The Crimson Crows (villains)

Synopsis:

In Kid Flash's first solo adventure, he must stop a gang of kids before they get into trouble.

Reprints:

• in The Flash Archives (DC, 1996 series) #2 ([March] 2000)
• in Showcase Presents: The Flash (DC, 2007 series) #1 (2007)

Indexer Notes

Spin off from the Flash strip in Flash #110. Early Kid Flash stories deal with teen-age problems as perceived by Schwartz and co. Kid Flash is also a member of the Teen Titans.