Limited Collectors' Edition #C-48

(October-November 1976)

Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

E. Nelson Bridwell ?

Pencils

Carmine Infantino (layout); José Luis García-López

Inks

Bob Oksner

Letters

typeset

Job Number

N-1619

Characters

Superman; Flash

Indexer Notes

Superman and Flash figures taken from the front cover, but in black and white. Located on the inside front cover.

Superman's Race with the Flash! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Jim Shooter

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese

Editing

Mort Weisinger (original editor)

Job Number

N-1606

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Perry White; Iris Allen; Batman; Robin; Jimmy Olsen; Green Lantern; Martian Manuhunter; Green Arrow; Aquaman; Atom

Synopsis

The United Nations Secretary General approaches Superman and the Flash to have a race for various UN charities to determine who is the fastest man on earth. The heroes agree and the race around the world is on.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #199 (August 1967)
• in Superman Sonderausgabe (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #[2] - Superman gegen Roter Blitz (1977)

Indexer Notes

This is part one.

Part II: "Faster Than a Speeding Bullet" (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Jim Shooter

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Flash; Cameos: Hawkman; Martian Manhunter; Green Lantern; Batman; Wonder Woman

Synopsis

Both heroes are captured by two opposing syndicates who are hoping their hero wins the race. The heroes work together to get free and the race ends in a tie.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #199 (August 1967)
• in Superman Sonderausgabe (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #[2] - Superman gegen Roter Blitz (1977)

Superman's Fortress of Solitude (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

E. Nelson Bridwell ?

Pencils

Neal Adams

Inks

Dick Giordano

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

N-1621

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman

Reprints

• in Superman Sonderausgabe (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #[2] - Superman gegen Roter Blitz (1977)
• in Superman contre Flash (Sage - Sagédition, 1979 series) (1er trimestre 1979) [5 premières pages [First 5 pages]]

Indexer Notes

A 6-page tour through Superman's Fortress of Solitude.

Flash Puzzle (Table of Contents: 5)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bob Rozakis

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

A crossword puzzle.

How to Draw the Flash! (Table of Contents: 6)

The Flash / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Carmine Infantino

Pencils

Carmine Infantino (signed)

Inks

Carmine Infantino (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Job Number

N-1623

Genre

superhero

Characters

Flash

Reprints

• from Flash Annual (DC, 1963 series) #1 (Summer 1963)
• in Superman Sonderausgabe (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #[2] - Superman gegen Roter Blitz (1977)
• in Superman contre Flash (Sage - Sagédition, 1979 series) (1er trimestre 1979)

Indexer Notes

Carmine explains how he draws the Flash with examples. The original title from the Flash Annual is "How I Draw The Flash."

The Race to the End of the Universe! (Table of Contents: 7)

The Flash / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils

Ross Andru

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn ?

Editing

Julius Schwartz (original editor)

Job Number

N-1607

Genre

superhero

Characters

Flash [Barry Allen]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Weather Wizard; Iris Allen; "Big Angie"; Justice League of America [Batman; Green Arrow; Martian Manhunter; Atom; Aquaman; Green Lantern; Wonder Woman; Snapper Carr; Hawkman]; Rokk; Sorbon; Professor Zoom; Abra Kadabra; Cameos: Images in Flash's head [Professor West; Dexter Myles; Al Desmond]; Images in Superman's head [Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Lana Lang]

Synopsis

Two gambling aliens capture the Justice League and blackmail Superman and the Flash into racing against each other across the universe to determine who is faster.

Reprints

• from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #175 (December 1967)
• in Superman Sonderausgabe (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #[2] - Superman gegen Roter Blitz (1977)

Indexer Notes

Story across 23 pages, but pages 11 and 23 are half-pages.

Answer to Flash Puzzle (Table of Contents: 8)

activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Bob Rozakis

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Galactic Speeds! (Table of Contents: 9)

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

N-1626

Genre

non-fiction; math & science

Reprints

• from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #112 (April-May 1960)
• in Superman contre Flash (Sage - Sagédition, 1979 series) (1er trimestre 1979)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Flash Facts / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Job Number

N-1624

First Line of Dialogue or Text

While running the 100 yard dash...

Genre

non-fiction; math & science

Reprints

• from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #107 (June-July 1959) [top 2/3 only], #144 (May 1964) [bottom 1/3 only]

Indexer Notes

Located on the inside back cover.

Superman vs. the Flash (Table of Contents: 11)

Table-Top Diorama / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Carmine Infantino (layout); José Luis García-López

Inks

Bob Oksner

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

V-1625

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Flash; Batman; Robin; Green Lantern; Wonder Woman; Hawkman; Atom; Green Arrow; Aquaman

Reprints

• in Superman Sonderausgabe (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #[2] - Superman gegen Roter Blitz (1977)

Indexer Notes

Located on the back cover. This is same image as the front cover. By cutting the image where indicated, the reader can make a 3-D diorama.