The Flash #197
(May 1970)

DC, 1959 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, (with the exception of Jan., July and Oct.)
On-sale Date
1970-03-03
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.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Flash / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane (signed)
Inks
Gil Kane (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
S-402
Genre
superhero
Characters
Barry Allen [Flash]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Four Star Super-Hero (Table of Contents: 1)

The Flash / comic story / 15.5 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Friedrich
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza

Job Number
S-308
Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; The Ice King (1st appearance)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Amazing Speeds! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Should a passenger take off from New York City at noon...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

To the Nth Degree (Table of Contents: 3)

The Flash / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza

Job Number
S-365
Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

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

Flash Facts / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A flash spectrum is the spectrum of the solar chromosphere...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

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

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

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Joe Giella ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
S-411

Indexer Notes

Includes a letter from Martin Pasko.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Flash
  2. 1. Four Star Super-Hero
    The Flash
  3. 2. ["Should a passenger take off from New York City at noon..."]
    Amazing Speeds!
  4. 3. To the Nth Degree
    The Flash
  5. 4. ["A flash spectrum is the spectrum of the solar chromosphere..."]
    Flash Facts
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Flash-Grams
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • CTGarry
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Dave Marchand
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore