The Flash #132
(November 1962)

DC, 1959 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly with the exception of January, April, July and October
On-sale Date
1962-09-06
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Julius Schwartz (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Heaviest Man Alive! (Table of Contents)

The Flash / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]
Reprints

Tomorrow's Stars Appear Today! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Heaviest Man Alive! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Tel-Vis Employees; Dro-Dorno (Chief Executive); TV Watchers; Dyko; Anider; Gobdorans; Elider (teacher); High Court Judge
Synopsis
In the otherdimensional world of Gobdor, tele-watching "Thrills of Earth" is a popular pastime. However, its unscrupulous producer has begun causing spectacular events to happen in order to maintain the audience's interest and he needs to distract the Flash to keep him from finding out what's going on.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story in two chapters: unnumbered chapter 1 (7.67 pages), Chapter 2 (6.67 pages).

Continuation of storyline from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #116.

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Amazing Speeds! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
As a plane reaches the speed of sound...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Keywords
gravity; shockwaves

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately following the previous sequence.

Tiki Gods (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Tiki Gods / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

104 Kings' Knights (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

104 Kings' Knights / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

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

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

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Carmine Infantino (logo illustration)
Inks
? (logo illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Gideon Smith, Melvin Herbers, James Johnson, Mike Allbeson, Dennis Duarte, Paul Seydor, and Lynn Ten Eyck.

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

Flash Facts / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
At the moment of an atomic bomb exploding...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Keywords
atomic bombs; fireflies; forest fires

The Farewell Appearance of Daphne Dean (Table of Contents: 11)

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

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Daphne Dean; Iris West; The "Cranky" Dilger Gang
Synopsis
Daphne Dean believes she is now in love with the Flash and not Barry Allen.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

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

Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25 (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Heaviest Man Alive!
    The Flash
  2. 1. Tomorrow's Stars Appear Today!
  3. 2. The Heaviest Man Alive!
    The Flash
  4. 3. Tootsie Roll Makes History!
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. ["Meet Chronos the man who mastered time!"]
    The Atom
  6. 5. ["As a plane reaches the speed of sound..."]
    Amazing Speeds!
  7. 6. Tiki Gods
    Tiki Gods
  8. 7. 104 Kings' Knights
    104 Kings' Knights
  9. 8. ["I'm a fudge judge..."]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Flash-Grams
  11. 10. ["At the moment of an atomic bomb exploding..."]
    Flash Facts
  12. 11. The Farewell Appearance of Daphne Dean
    The Flash
  13. 12. ["Your eyes may play tricks... but not your taste!"]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  14. 13. ["Reward $9,985.50 for this coin!"]
    Best Values Coins and Currency
  15. 14. ["Skinny or fat, 15, 20, 30, or 40 years of age..."]
    American Body Building Club
  16. 15. 100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
    100 Toy Soldiers
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • John Brichetto
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • John Monagle
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore