The Flash #120
(May 1961)

DC, 1959 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly with the exception of January, April, July and October
On-sale Date
1961-03-02
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Julius Schwartz (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from ad in The Brave and the Bold #35 and copyright registration.

Land of Golden Giants! (Table of Contents)

The Flash / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Joe Giella (sourced)
Colors
Jack Adler ?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Kid Flash [Wally West]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencil and ink credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Still 10¢ (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Land of the Golden Giants! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Flash / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Iris West; Dr. Manners; Gail Manners; Grodan (villain); Golden Giants (villains)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

First book-length story. Story in three chapters: unnumbered chapter 1 (8 pages), Chapter 2 (7 pages), Chapter 3 (10 pages). Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Amazing Speeds! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
All electromagnetic waves...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 9 of the main story sequence.

How's Your Eye-Q? (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately following page 15 of the main story sequence.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Flash-Grams / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Mike Lodi and Mike Giersher.

On the two pages immediately following the previous sequence.

[Crocodile... Alligator...] (Table of Contents: 7)

What's the Difference Between / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; animal

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 16 of the main story sequence.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Land of Golden Giants!
    The Flash
  2. 1. Still 10¢
  3. 2. Land of the Golden Giants!
    The Flash
  4. 3. ["Here it is..."]
    Justice League
  5. 4. ["All electromagnetic waves..."]
    Amazing Speeds!
  6. 5. How's Your Eye-Q?
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Flash-Grams
  8. 7. [Crocodile... Alligator...]
    What's the Difference Between
  9. 8. ["Free! British Empire stamps"]
    Garcelon Stamps
  10. 9. ["Do you want spending money?"]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  11. 10. ["Free! Big 48-page muscle-building course..."]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  12. 11. ["Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men!"]
    Wilson Chemical Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Dan Kocher
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • John Monagle
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore