(August 1961)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly, with the exception of January, April, July and October
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Comics Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Julius Schwartz
- Format:
- Color; Standard Silver Age & Modern Age US; Saddle-Stitched (Squarebound #160, 169, 178, 187, 196, 214, 229, 232); Newsprint; Ongoing
Beware the Atomic Grenade! (Table of Contents)
Flash / cover / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks:
- Murphy Anderson
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Flash [Barry Allen]
- Reprinted:
- in Flash Archives, The (DC, 1996 series) #3 ([January] 2002)
Indexer Notes
Pencil and ink credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, August 2008. Inks originally credited to Joe Giella.
Beware the Atomic Grenade! (Table of Contents)
Flash / comic story / 14.33 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- John Broome
- Pencils:
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks:
- Joe Giella
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Anton Previn; The Top [Roscoe Dillon](first appearance; villain)
- Synopsis:
- Fashion designer Anton Previn gives Iris a make-over while Flash battles a new villain, The Top.
- Reprinted:
- in Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #169 (April 1967)
- in Flash Archives, The (DC, 1996 series) #3 ([January] 2002)
Indexer Notes
First appearance of the Top who also appears in issues 141, 155, 157, 174, 219.
See The Many Fantastic Faces of Superman... (Table of Contents)
Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Synopsis:
- Ad for Giant Superman Annual #3, on sale June 22nd.
Indexer Notes
Appears between pages 8 and 9 of main story.
At Last! The Giant Comic Book You've Dreamed About Is Here! (Table of Contents)
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Synopsis:
- Ad for Special Giant Issue of Secret Origins, on sale June 15th.
Indexer Notes
Appears between pages 8 and 9 of main story.
["Normally, it takes 26 seconds for blood..."] (Table of Contents)
Amazing Speeds / filler / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact
- Synopsis:
- Facts about the circulatory system, Saturn, sound and river water.
Indexer Notes
Appears between pages 8 and 9 of previous story.
The Inside Stories of Batman and Robin's Top Secrets (Table of Contents)
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Synopsis:
- Ad for Giant Batman Annual, on sale June 29th.
Flash-Grams (Table of Contents)
Flash-Grams / letters page / 2 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Synopsis:
- Letters from Louis B. Cohen, Bill Spangler, Steve Struck, Parley Holman, Tom Quigley, Joe Garrett, Paul Gambaccini and Frederick Norwood.
The Face Behind the Mask! (Table of Contents)
Kid Flash / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- John Broome
- Pencils:
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks:
- Joe Giella
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Kid Flash [Wally West]; Silver Mask [Eddie Farrell]; Mrs. Carter Wright; Harry (villain)
- Synopsis:
- Silver Mask, a boy singer, is being blackmailed by Harry who knows that he used to be part of a gang.
- Reprinted:
- in DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #DC-11
- in Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #214 (April 1972)
- in Flash Archives, The (DC, 1996 series) #3 ([January] 2002)
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
Beware the Atomic Grenade!
Flash -
2.
See The Many Fantastic Faces of Superman...
Superman -
3.
At Last! The Giant Comic Book You've Dreamed About Is Here!
-
4.
["Normally, it takes 26 seconds for blood..."]
Amazing Speeds -
5.
The Inside Stories of Batman and Robin's Top Secrets
-
6.
Flash-Grams
Flash-Grams -
7.
The Face Behind the Mask!
Kid Flash
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Peter Croome
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
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- David Southwood
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Gregory Fischer
- Ed Boner
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