The Flash #122

(August 1961)

Draw Any Person in One Minute! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Magic Art Reproducer / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Beware the Atomic Grenade! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Flash / comic story / 14.33 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (sourced)

Pencils

Carmine Infantino (sourced)

Inks

Joe Giella (sourced)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

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.

Reprints

• in Top Comics Blitzmann (BSV - Williams, 1970 series) #104
• in The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #169 (April 1967)
• in Lynet (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1967 series) #12/1967 ([desember] 1967)
• in Flash (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #22 (mars 1975) [N&B [B&W]]
• in The Flash Archives (DC, 1996 series) #3 ([March] 2002)
• in Showcase Presents: The Flash (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([August] 2008)
• in The Flash vs. the Rogues (DC, 2009 series) (2009 [January 2010])
• in The Flash Chronicles (DC, 2009 series) #4 ([June] 2013)
• in The Flash Omnibus (DC, 2014 series) #1 ([November] 2014)
• in The Flash: The Silver Age (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([November] 2017)
• in The Flash: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #1 (2018 [February 2019])

Keywords

grenades; Picture News

Indexer Notes

First appearance of the Top who also appears in issues 141, 155, 157, 174, 219.

Tootsie Roll Makes History! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

See the Many Fantastic Faces of Superman... (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

At Last! The Giant Comic Book You've Dreamed About Is Here! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Secret Origins / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

Script

Julius Schwartz

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Normally, it takes 26 seconds for blood...

Genre

non-fiction; math & science

Synopsis

Facts about the circulatory system, Saturn, sound and river water.

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Inside Stories of Batman and Robin's Top Secrets (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Batman and Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

Script

Julius Schwartz

Pencils

Carmine Infantino (logo illustration)

Inks

? (logo illustration)

Colors

? (logo illustration)

Letters

typeset

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: 11)

Kid Flash / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (sourced)

Pencils

Carmine Infantino (sourced)

Inks

Joe Giella (sourced)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Kid Flash [Wally West]; Kitty Clark; Mrs. Carter Wright; Silver Mask [Eddie Farrell]; Manager Harry (villain)

Synopsis

Silver Mask, a boy singer, is being blackmailed by Harry who knows that he used to be part of a gang.

Reprints

• in Top Comics Blitzmann (BSV - Williams, 1970 series) #104
• in The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #214 (April 1972)
• in The Flash Archives (DC, 1996 series) #3 ([March] 2002)
• in Showcase Presents: The Flash (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([August] 2008)
• in The Flash Chronicles (DC, 2009 series) #4 ([June] 2013)
• in The Flash Omnibus (DC, 2014 series) #1 ([November] 2014)
• in The Flash: The Silver Age (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([November] 2017)
• in The Flash: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #1 (2018 [February 2019])

Keywords

gangs

Wanted (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Nationally Famous Prizes for you at No Cost! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Win a "Diamond Hunting" Trip and a $500 Bond! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)