(September 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
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

Issue Notes

Released date probably July 17, 1961 (based on stamped date on copy originally purchased by comic book fan Jerry Bails).
Winner of the 1961 "Best Cover", "Best Single Issue" and "Best Story" Alley Awards.


Flash of Two Worlds! (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]; Flash [Jay Garrick]
Reprinted:
  • in Flash Archives, The (DC, 1996 series) #3 ([January] 2002)

Indexer Notes

Cover art is an homage to the cover of Our Fighting Forces (DC, 1954 series) #48 August 1959. Pencil and ink credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, November 2008.


Complete 4 Piece Matched Set Of Luggage (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
? (ad copy)
Letters:
Typeset

Indexer Notes

Honor House Products Corp luggage ad. Inside front cover. Black & White.


Record Your Voice At Home (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
? (ad copy)
Letters:
Typeset

Indexer Notes

Honor House Products Corp ad for record voice recorder.


Flash of Two Worlds! [Chapter 1] (Table of Contents)

Flash / comic story / 10.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gardner Fox
Pencils:
Carmine Infantino
Inks:
Joe Giella
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Flash [Barry Allen]; Flash [Jay Garrick] (Earth-2); Iris West; Joan Garrick (Earth-2)
Synopsis:
Revival of the original Flash from Earth 2 vs. Fiddler, Thinker and the Shade.
Reprinted:
  • in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #9 (April 1965)
  • in Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told, The (DC, 1989 series) #nn
  • in Flash Archives, The (DC, 1996 series) #3 ([January] 2002)

Indexer Notes

Flash of Two Worlds classic story. Revival of the original Flash from Earth 2. vs. Fiddler, Thinker and the Shade, revivals. Golden Age Flash also in 129, 137, 151, 170, 173, 215, 229. Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, November 2008.


Tootsie Roll Makes History! (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
? (ad copy)
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Characters:
Napoleon Bonaparte

Indexer Notes

Ad for Tootsie Roll candy.


Fastest Trips Around The World! (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Fact
Characters:
Nellie Bly; Wiley Post
Synopsis:
Modern speed records by people for circling the earth.

See The Many Fantastic Faces Of Superman... (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Curt Swan (Superman, Superman Annual 3); Dick Sprang (Secret Origins 1, Batman; Robin; Superman); Jack Kirby (Challengers of the Unknown); Gil Kane (Adam Strange; Green Lantern); Joe Certa (Martian Manhunter); Lee Elias (Green Arrow); Carmine Infantino (Flash); Ross Andru (Wonder Woman)
Inks:
Stan Kaye (Superman, Superman Annual 3); Stan Kaye (Secret Origins 1, Batman; Robin; Superman); Jack Kirby (Challengers of the Unknown); Gil Kane (Adam Strange); Joe Giella (Green Lantern); Joe Certa (Martian Manhunter); Lee Elias (Green Arrow); Joe Kubert (Flash); Mike Esposito (Wonder Woman)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Superman; Batman; Robin; Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Prof Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis]; Adam Strange; Wonder Woman; Martian Manhunter; Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow; Speedy

Indexer Notes

Promo for Superman Annual #3 and Secret Origins #1 from Summer 1961.


Chapter 2 Flash Of Two Worlds! (Table of Contents)

Flash / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gardner Fox
Pencils:
Carmine Infantino
Inks:
Joe Giella
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Flash [Barry Allen]; Flash [Jay Garrick] (Earth-2); Fiddler [Isaac Bowin] (Earth-2 villain); Thinker [Clifford Devoe] (Earth-2 villain); Shade [Richard Swift] (Earth-2 villain)
Synopsis:
Revival of the original Flash from Earth 2 vs. Fiddler, Thinker and the Shade.
Reprinted:
  • in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #9 (April 1965)
  • in Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told, The (DC, 1989 series) #nn
  • in Flash Archives, The (DC, 1996 series) #3 ([January] 2002)

Indexer Notes

Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, November 2008.


There's More Than Meets The Eye..... (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
? (ad copy)
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Indexer Notes

Ad for Tootsie Roll Pop candy.


The Inside Story Of Batman and Robin's Top Secrets In This Giant Special (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Curt Swan; Sheldon Moldoff; Dick Sprang
Inks:
Charles Paris
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Batman; Robin

Indexer Notes

Promo for Batman Annual #1 (Summer 1961).


["Be My Guest At Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey."] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
? (ad copy)
Pencils:
Wayne Boring?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Superman

Indexer Notes

Ad for Palisades Amusement Park.


150 Civil War Soldiers! (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
? (ad copy)
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Indexer Notes

Ad for Josely Co. plastic Civil War soliders.


Free! World-Wide Stamps... (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
? (ad copy)
Letters:
Typeset

Indexer Notes

Ad for Garcelon Stamp Company.


["Dear Editor: I'd like to ask you..."] (Table of Contents)

Flash-Grams / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Julius Schwartz (editorial replies)
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Genre:
superhero

Indexer Notes

Letters to the editor from Joe Garrett, James E. Brown, Jeffrey Strum (awarded the pages of original art from Chapter 1), Ernest Rosenberg (awarded the pages of original art from Chapter 2), and Franklin Hillpot (awarded the pages of original art from Chapter 3).


Chapter 3 Flash Of Two Worlds! (Table of Contents)

Flash / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gardner Fox
Pencils:
Carmine Infantino
Inks:
Joe Giella
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Flash [Barry Allen]; Flash [Jay Garrick] (Earth-2); Iris West; Fiddler [Isaac Bowin] (Earth-2 villain); Thinker [Clifford Devoe] (Earth-2 villain); Shade [Richard Swift] (Earth-2 villain)
Synopsis:
Revival of the original Flash from Earth 2 vs. Fiddler, Thinker and the Shade
Reprinted:
  • in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #9 (April 1965)
  • in Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told, The (DC, 1989 series) #nn
  • in Flash Archives, The (DC, 1996 series) #3 ([January] 2002)

Indexer Notes

Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, November 2008.


Guaranteed To Make You Smile... (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
? (ad copy)
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Indexer Notes

Ad for Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar.


Frontier Cabin (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
? (ad copy)
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Indexer Notes

Ad for Frontier Cabin.


If You Know Just 20 People... (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
? (ad copy)
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Indexer Notes

Ad for Wallace Brown, Inc. Christmas card sales.


Zodiac Ring (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
? (ad copy)
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Indexer Notes

Ad for Wilson Chemical Co. Zodiac Ring. Inside back cover.


204 Revolutionary War Soldiers (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
? (ad copy)
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Indexer Notes

Ad for plastic Revolutionary War Soldiers' toys. Back cover.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Complete 4 Piece Matched Set Of Luggage
  2. 2. Record Your Voice At Home
  3. 3. Flash of Two Worlds! [Chapter 1]
    Flash
  4. 4. Tootsie Roll Makes History!
  5. 5. Fastest Trips Around The World!
  6. 6. See The Many Fantastic Faces Of Superman...
  7. 7. Chapter 2 Flash Of Two Worlds!
    Flash
  8. 8. There's More Than Meets The Eye.....
  9. 9. The Inside Story Of Batman and Robin's Top Secrets In This Giant Special
    Batman and Robin
  10. 10. ["Be My Guest At Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey."]
  11. 11. 150 Civil War Soldiers!
  12. 12. Free! World-Wide Stamps...
  13. 13. ["Dear Editor: I'd like to ask you..."]
    Flash-Grams
  14. 14. Chapter 3 Flash Of Two Worlds!
    Flash
  15. 15. Guaranteed To Make You Smile...
  16. 16. Frontier Cabin
  17. 17. If You Know Just 20 People...
  18. 18. Zodiac Ring
  19. 19. 204 Revolutionary War Soldiers
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Bruno Andreacchi
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Pat Conolly
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Bob Klein
  • David Southwood
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Ed Boner