The Flash #229

(September-October 1974)

Contents (Table of Contents)

Flash / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Letters:

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Job Number:

N-1064

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Flash [Barry Allen]; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]

Indexer Notes

Contents of the issue.

The Rag Doll Runs Wild! (Table of Contents)

Flash / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Cary Bates

Pencils:

Irv Novick

Inks:

Frank McLaughlin

Colors:

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Letters:

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Job Number:

S-1765

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Flash [Barry Allen]; Rag Doll [Pete Merkel]; Thinker; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Iris West; Matt (Police Officer); Walton Gang; Joan Garrick

Synopsis:

Barry Allen travels to Earth-2 when Joan Garrick contacts him and tells him that Jay is acting strangely. The two Flashes stop The Thinker and Rag Doll who are on a crime spree.

Reprints:

• in Roter Blitz (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #4 (September 1976)

Indexer Notes

Revival of Golden Age villain Rag Doll. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Half a Green Lantern Is Better Than None! (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / comic story / 13.6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Broome

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Sid Greene

Colors:

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Letters:

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Job Number:

H-994

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Pieface [Tom Kalmaku]; Joe Hand (first appearance); David Hand (first appearance); Peter Hand (first appearance); Black Hand [William Hand] (first appearance, villain, origin); Gil Kane (cameo)

Synopsis:

Black Hand has created a device to store Green Lantern's ring energy and tries to use that energy to imprison Green Lantern in another dimension.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #29 (June 1964)

Indexer Notes

Gil Kane makes an appearance, breaking the fourth wall and informing the reader about the origin of Black Hand.

["We've Done a Lot of Research on This Planet!"] (Table of Contents)

Doctor Rocket / filler / 0.4 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

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Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Doctor Rocket

Synopsis:

Doctor Rocket's assistant sends his dirty laundry back to Earth.

Best Wishes from (Table of Contents)

Flash / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Flash [Barry Allen]; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Flash [Jay Garrick]

Indexer Notes

Pinup including all three Flashes.

Flash Puzzle (Table of Contents)

Flash / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Rozakis

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Mirror Master [Sam Scudder]; Captain Boomerang [Digger Harkness]; The Top [Roscoe Dillon]; Pied Piper [Hartley Rathaway]; Captain Cold [Leonard Snart]; Heat Wave [Mick Rory]

Indexer Notes

Find-a-Word puzzle. Flash Rogues illustration at the top of the puzzle.

Flash-Grams (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Bob Rozakis

Letters:

Typeset

Job Number:

S-1789

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Fred Schneider, Karla Jarrett, T. E. Pouncey, Keith Griffin, Greg Coben, "Unsigned", Steve Clement and Greg Potter, with replies from Rozakis.

Secret of the Handicapped Boys! (Table of Contents)

Kid Flash / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Broome

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Joe Giella

Colors:

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Letters:

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Job Number:

N-992

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Kid Flash [Wally West]; Mary West (Wally's Mom); Tommy; Jerry; Harry Watkins; Andy; Freddy Garson; Dave Dent

Synopsis:

Three handicapped boys accidentally discover that Wally West is Kid Flash.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #133 (December 1962)

Amazing Speeds (Table of Contents)

filler / 0.33 page (report information)

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Job Number:

N-1085

Content Information

Genre:

Fact

Synopsis:

Information on the speed of an avalanche.

Trivia Quiz (Table of Contents)

Flash / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Flash [Barry Allen]; Professor Zoom [Eobard Thawne]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Mr. Element/Dr. Alchemy [Albert Desmond]; Iris West

Indexer Notes

Trivia questions on Flash history and foes.

The Man Who Wore Ten Hats! (Table of Contents)

Johnny Quick / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Mort Meskin

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

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Letters:

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Job Number:

N-993

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Mayor Claney; Daniel Moody; Tubby Watts

Synopsis:

Johnny Quick has to perform the jobs of 10 people at once to stop crooked Mayor Claney from giving the jobs to his lazy relatives.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #117 (June 1947)

Indexer Notes

Writing and inking credits from index of original. Inking originally credited here to Mort Meskin (as listed here).

The Secret City (Table of Contents)

Flash / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Kanigher

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Frank Giacoia

Colors:

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Letters:

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Job Number:

N-995

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Flash [Jay Garrick]; Dale Thomas; Dr. Maria Flura; Graves (Press Man); Jim Ronson; Mr. Browne (Sailor)

Synopsis:

Flash takes Dale Thomas and Dr. Flura to the Amazon to help find Jim Ronson and uncovers a secret city.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from All-Flash (DC, 1941 series) #31 (October-November 1947)

Girl From the Super-Fast Dimension! (Table of Contents)

Flash / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Joe Giella

Colors:

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Letters:

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Job Number:

N-991

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Flash [Barry Allen]; Doralla Kon; Iris West

Synopsis:

Doralla Kon has travelled to Earth from the planet Alkomar. She has super-speed on Earth but she also emits a radiation that causes explosions.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #145 (June 1964)

Indexer Notes

Doralla also appeared in Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #157.

Answers to Flash Trivia Quiz: (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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