(Summer 1963)

DC, 1963 Series
 
Price:
0.25 USD
Pages:
84
Indicia frequency:
?
On-sale date:
1963-08-15
Indicia Publisher:
National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Julius Schwartz
Color:
color
Dimensions:
standard Silver Age US
Binding:
squarebound

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Famous Flash Firsts (Table of Contents)

Flash / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Carmine Infantino
Inks:
Joe Kubert (on main figure)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Flash [Barry Allen]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Katmos; Mr. Element [Albert Desmond]; Gorilla Grodd; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Star Sapphire
Reprints:

Table of Contents (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Reprints:

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.


Conqueror from 8 Million B.C.! (Table of Contents)

Flash / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Flash [Barry Allen] (origin recap); Iris West; Katmos (villain); John Haines
Synopsis:
John Haines frees Katmos from his suspended animation and he begins his plans to take over the world.
Reprints:
Reprint Note before Migration:
  • from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #105 (February-March 1959)

Master of the Elements! (Table of Contents)

Flash / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John Broome
Pencils:
Carmine Infantino
Inks:
Frank Giacoia
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Mr. Element [Albert Desmond](first appearance; origin; villain; later called Dr. Alchemy); Argon (villain); Radon (villain); Krypton (villain); Xenon (villain)
Synopsis:
Mr. Element and his henchmen shoot Flash into space in an attempt to get rid of him.
Reprints:
Reprint Note before Migration:
  • from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #13 (March-April 1958)

Indexer Notes

1st appearance Mr. Element


Mystery of the Elongated Man! (Table of Contents)

Flash / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Flash [Barry Allen]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny] (first appearance; origin); Iris West; Perry Veto (villain)
Synopsis:
Elongated Man comes to Central City and Flash suspects him of commiting a string of robberies.
Reprints:
Reprint Note before Migration:
  • from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #112 (April-May 1960)

Indexer Notes

origin & 1st appear Elongated Man


How I Draw the Flash (Table of Contents)

Flash / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Carmine Infantino
Pencils:
Carmine Infantino
Inks:
Carmine Infantino
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Flash [Barry Allen]
Reprints:
Reprint Note before Migration:
  • in Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #169 (April 1967)
  • in Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-48 (1976)

The Amazing Star Sapphire! (Table of Contents)

Flash / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bob Kanigher
Pencils:
Lee Elias
Inks:
Moe Worthman
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Dr. Maria Flura; Star Sapphire (1st appearance, villain)
Synopsis:
The Flash and Dr. Flura are seeming found dead in the streets, but later are discovered to be in a state of suspended animation. Suddenly, Star Sapphire appears to challenge the Flash [in a dream state] to a battle royale, with the preservation of the Earth as the stakes. Unfortunately for the Fastest Man Alive, he has only two minutes to beat her before he dies!
Reprints:
Reprint Note before Migration:
  • from All-Flash (DC, 1941 series) #32 (December 1947-January 1948)

Menace of the Super-Gorilla! (Table of Contents)

Flash / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Gorilla Grodd (first appearance; villain); Fred Pearson; Solovar; Gorilla City
Synopsis:
Grodd travels to Central City to steal Solovar's mind control power.
Reprints:
Reprint Note before Migration:
  • from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #106 (April-May 1959)

Indexer Notes

origin & 1st appear of Gorilla Grodd


[Flash Comics #1] (Table of Contents)

Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Hawkman [Carter Hall] (inset); Johnny Thunder (inset); The Whip (inset); Cliff Cornwall (inset)
Reprints:
Reprint Note before Migration:
  • from Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series) #1 (January 1940)

[All-Flash #1] (Table of Contents)

Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Everett E. Hibbard
Inks:
Everett E. Hibbard
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
The Flash [Jay Garrick]
Reprints:
Reprint Note before Migration:
  • from All-Flash (DC, 1941 series) #1 (Summer 1941)

[Showcase #4] (Table of Contents)

Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Carmine Infantino
Inks:
Joe Kubert
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Flash [Barry Allen]
Reprints:
Reprint Note before Migration:
  • from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #4 (September-October 1956)

[The Flash #105] (Table of Contents)

Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Carmine Infantino
Inks:
Joe Giella
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Flash [Barry Allen]; The Mirror Master
Reprints:
Reprint Note before Migration:
  • from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #105 (February-March 1959)

Meet Kid Flash (Table of Contents)

Flash / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Flash [Barry Allen]; Kid Flash [Wally West] (first appearance; origin); Iris West
Synopsis:
Wally West visits his aunt Iris and meets the Flash. During the meeting a freak accident gives Wally super speed and he becomes the Kid Flash.
Reprints:
Reprint Note before Migration:
  • from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #110 (December 1959-January 1960)

Indexer Notes

origin & 1st appear of Kid Flash


[Index to Flash issues of Showcase and Flash #105-140] (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
Contains story titles and art credits for each issue.
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.


Flash and Barry Allen (Table of Contents)

Flash / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Flash [Barry Allen]
Reprints:
Reprint Note before Migration:
  • in Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #160

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 0. Famous Flash Firsts
    Flash
  2. 1. Table of Contents
  3. 2. Conqueror from 8 Million B.C.!
    Flash
  4. 3. Master of the Elements!
    Flash
  5. 4. Mystery of the Elongated Man!
    Flash
  6. 5. How I Draw the Flash
    Flash
  7. 6. The Amazing Star Sapphire!
    Flash
  8. 7. Menace of the Super-Gorilla!
    Flash
  9. 8. [Flash Comics #1]
    Flash
  10. 9. [All-Flash #1]
    Flash
  11. 10. [Showcase #4]
    Flash
  12. 11. [The Flash #105]
    Flash
  13. 12. Meet Kid Flash
    Flash
  14. 13. [Index to Flash issues of Showcase and Flash #105-140]
  15. 14. Flash and Barry Allen
    Flash
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Katie
  • Jim Walker
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Peter Croome
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Jon Ingersoll
  • Mike Nielsen