The Flash
#135
(March 1963)
DC,
1959 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly with the exception of January, April, July and October
- On-sale Date
- 1963-01-17
- 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 ad in Green Lantern #19 and copyright registration.
Secret of the Three Super-Weapons!
The Flash / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Kid Flash [Wally West]
- Reprints
-
in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #228 -
in 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-22 (November 1973) [1/4 size] - in Showcase Presents: The Flash (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([August] 2008)
- in The Flash Archives (DC, 1996 series) #5 ([May] 2009), #5 ([May] 2009)
-
in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #12 - Flash - Born to Run - 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)
-
Fill the Gaps in Your Family's Education
Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia / advertisement / 1 page
Secret of the Three Super-Weapons!
The Flash / comic story / 24.33 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Mary West (Wally's mom); Ryla (first appearance); The Makryds [Savage Fighter Makryos (first appearance, villains); Commander Kordi (first appearance, villains)]
- Synopsis
- While fighting an alien invasion, Wally gets a new uniform.
- Reprints
- in 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-22 (November 1973)
- in Showcase Presents: The Flash (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([August] 2008)
- in The Flash Archives (DC, 1996 series) #5 ([May] 2009)
- in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #12 - Flash - Born to Run
- 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)
-
- Keywords
- 60th Dimension; Kima; Korydon; Ryla
Indexer Notes
Story in three parts of 8.67 pages, 8 pages, and 7.67 pages.
Safety First -- All Year!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
- Synopsis
- Johnny discovers the hazards of leaving things lying around the home.
Indexer Notes
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
On the page immediately following page 9 of the main story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Amazing Speeds! / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The velocity of light is the same...
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Reprints
- in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #229 (March-April 1971) [top tier only]
-
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately following page 17 of the main story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Flash-Grams / letters page / 2 pages
- Script
- Julius Schwartz
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino (logo illustration)
- Inks
- ? (logo illustration)
- Colors
- ? (logo illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters submitted by Frank Stodolka, Scott Baker, Buddy Saunders, Leopold Beaudet, Harry Christman, and Ronald Goldman.
On the two pages immediately preceding page 18 of the main story sequence.
Nationally Famous Prizes at No Cost to You!
Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Secret of the Three Super-Weapons!
The Flash -
1.
Fill the Gaps in Your Family's Education
Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia -
2.
Secret of the Three Super-Weapons!
The Flash -
3.
["For the very best..."]
-
4.
Safety First -- All Year!
-
5.
Missile Attack!
Missile Attack -
6.
["The velocity of light is the same..."]
Amazing Speeds! -
7.
[no title indexed]
Flash-Grams -
8.
["For the very best..."]
Green Lantern; Justice League -
9.
104 King's Knights
104 Kings' Knights -
10.
147 Famous Automobiles
147 Famous Automobiles -
11.
100 Toy Soldiers 1.25
100 Toy Soldiers -
12.
Nationally Famous Prizes at No Cost to You!
Junior Sales Club of America Cards -
13.
Make Money Get Prizes
American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- John Brichetto
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Merlin Haas
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Lou Mazzella
- Donald Dale Milne
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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