The Flash
#175
(December 1967)
DC,
1959 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of Jan., July, & Oct.
- On-sale Date
- 1967-10-19
- 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
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Race to the End of the Universe!
The Flash / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino; Al Plastino (Superman's face)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito; ? (Superman's face)
- Colors
- Jack Adler
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
- Reprints
-
in Superman (Mondadori, 1967 series) #592 -
in البرق [Al-Barq Kawmaks / Flash Comics] (المطبوعات المصورة [Al-Matbouat Al-Mousawwara / Illustrated Publications], 1969 series) #12 -
in Lynet (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1967 series) #8/1968 ([august] 1968) -
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #11/1970 (30. Mai 1970) -
in Superman vs. Flash (DC, 2005 series) ([June] 2005) - in Showcase Presents: The Flash (DC, 2007 series) #4 ([December] 2012)
- in Serieskatter (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2015 series) #2 ([november] 2015) [original, 0.25 page]
- in The Flash: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #3 ([September] 2018)
-
Indexer Notes
Infantino's and Esposito's credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
The Race to the End of the Universe!
The Flash / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- E. Nelson Bridwell (credited)
- Pencils
- Ross Andru (credited)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Letterese ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Justice League of America [Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Martian Manhunter; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Aquaman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Wonder Woman; Snapper Carr]; Iris West Allen; Abra Kadabra [also as Rokk]; Reverse-Flash [aka Professor Zoom, Eobard Thawne; also as Sorban]; Weather Wizard; Professor Ira West (cameo); Dexter Myles (cameo); Al Desmond (cameo); Lois Lane (cameo); Jimmy Olsen (cameo); Perry White (cameo); Lana Lang (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Rokk and Sorban, two aliens who once encountered Superman and Batman, force Superman and The Flash to a rematch race. Superman soon realizes the aliens are not who they seem to be, and the two help each other escape traps along the race and reach the finish line together, after which they unmask the aliens as Abra Kadabra and Professor Zoom.
- Reprints
- in Lynet (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1967 series) #8/1968 ([august] 1968)
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #11/1970 (30. Mai 1970)
- in Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-48 (October-November 1976) which is reprinted
-
in Superman contre Flash (Sage - Sagédition, 1979 series) (1er trimestre 1979) - in Gigant (Semic, 1977 series) #5/1982 (uke 27 1982) [2. translation]
- in Superman vs. Flash (DC, 2005 series) ([June] 2005)
- in Showcase Presents: The Flash (DC, 2007 series) #4 ([December] 2012)
- in The Flash: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #3 ([September] 2018)
-
- Keywords
- Superman-Flash race
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Story across 23 pages, but pages 11 and 23 are half-pages.
1st issue with art by Andru. Story tied to Superman crossover issue. Superman also appears in #203. 2nd Superman-Flash race, after Superman #199.
[no title indexed]
Flash-Grams / letters page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Letters from Mark Engrstrom, Gary Miller, Frank Klein, Peter Sanderson, Jr., and Don Akers.
[no title indexed]
Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- 6577
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My slot car isn't running well...
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
Idea from Dan Phillips, Glendale, Cal.
[no title indexed]
Flash-Grams -- Extra / letters page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Letters from David Mohr, David Harper, and Kenneth Price.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Race to the End of the Universe!
The Flash -
1.
The Race to the End of the Universe!
The Flash -
2.
[no title indexed]
Flash-Grams -
3.
["My slot car isn't running well..."]
Cap's Hobby Hints -
4.
[no title indexed]
Flash-Grams -- Extra -
5.
[no title indexed]
Direct Currents
This issue was modified by, among others
- Valmiki Annamanthadoo
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Merlin Haas
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Dave Marchand
- Lou Mazzella
- John Monagle
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
- Gregg Whitmore
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