The Flash #134

(February 1963)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Man Who Mastered Absolute Zero! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Feature Logo

The Flash (chunky letters)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Flash [Barry Allen]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Iris West; Prison Warden; Lightning Calculator; Doctor Hutson; Phil; Captain Cold [Leonard Snart] (villain); Miss Twist

Synopsis

Exposure to an unknown radiation causes Elongated Man to foil Flash's attempts to capture Captain Cold.

Reprints

• in 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-22 (November 1973)
• in Showcase Presents: The Elongated Man (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([September] 2006)
• in Showcase Presents: The Flash (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([August] 2008)
• in The Flash Archives (DC, 1996 series) #5 ([May] 2009)
• in The Flash: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #2 ([March] 2017)
• in The Flash: The Silver Age (DC, 2016 series) #3 ([June] 2018)

Your Eyes May Play Tricks...But Not Your Taste! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

Health Myths Debunked! (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; medical

Synopsis

How to treat frostbite, a black eye, and does cutting your hair make it grow faster?

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in some November 1962 DC titles; later appears in May 1966 titles.
On the page immediately following page 9 of the previous story sequence.

Featuring the Mightiest Super-Heroes of All Time! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

The Secret Adventures of Batman and Robin! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

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

The Atom; Justice League / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

Script

Julius Schwartz

Pencils

Morris Waldinger ?

Inks

Tom Nicolosi ?

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The rotational speed of Jupiter is so great...

Genre

non-fiction; math & science

Keywords

astronomy; rockets

[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

Feature Logo

Flash-Grams [oval loop]

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Bob Butts, Vernon Pankonen, Jerry Bails, Terry Richey, Jonathan E. Lighter, Jerry Loper, Tilola May, Robert Feder, and Thomas McGeehan.

The Threat of the Absent-Minded Professor! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

?

Feature Logo

The Flash (chunky letters)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Professor T. H. West (first appearance, Father); Frank Enwood (first appearance, villain); Frank Enwood Gang (villains)

Synopsis

Criminals threaten to kill Barry if Professor West doesn't help them fix their nuclear-ray projector.

Reprints

• in Top Comics Blitzmann (BSV - Williams, 1970 series) #115
• in Showcase Presents: The Flash (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([August] 2008)
• in The Flash Archives (DC, 1996 series) #5 ([May] 2009)
• in The Flash: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #2 ([March] 2017)
• in The Flash: The Silver Age (DC, 2016 series) #3 ([June] 2018)

Indexer Notes

In later issues, Professor West's name was Ira.

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1962
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months; 270,000
Owners: National Periodical Publications, Inc., Harry Donenfeld, Irwin Donenfeld, Sonia Iger, J.S. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, S.U. Sampliner, Harry Donenfeld Foundation, Inc., all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York 22, N.Y.

2nd Smash Appearance in Showcase! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

The Battle Tale That Bursts the Boundaries of War... (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Sgt. Rock / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25 (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

150 Civil War Soldiers! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Reward 9985.50 for This Coin! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

104 Kings' Knights (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

104 Kings' Knights / advertisement / 1 page (report information)