The Flash #229

(September-October 1974)

Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

The Flash / table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Ross Andru

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

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Letters

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Job Number

N-1064

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Indexer Notes

Contents of the issue. Uses part of the cover of The Flash #178 as background.

The Rag Doll Runs Wild! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Flash / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Cary Bates

Pencils

Irv Novick

Inks

Frank McLaughlin

Colors

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Letters

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Job Number

S-1765

Genre

superhero

Characters

Flash [Barry Allen]; Rag Doll [Pete Merkel]; Thinker [Clifford DeVoe]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Iris Allen; 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 Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 series) #118 ([February 1975] ?)
• in Roter Blitz (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #4 (September 1976)
• in Flash (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #45 (janvier 1980) [N&B [B&W]]

Indexer Notes

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

Revival of Golden Age villain Rag Doll.

Half a Green Lantern Is Better Than None! (Table of Contents: 3)

Green Lantern / comic story / 13.34 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Sid Greene

Colors

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Letters

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Job Number

N-994

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

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

Indexer Notes

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

Story in two parts of 7.67 and 5.67 pages.

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

Doctor Rocket / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

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Letters

Henry Boltinoff

Job Number

N-1084

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We've done a lot of research on this planet!

Genre

humor

Characters

Doctor Rocket

Synopsis

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

Reprints

• from Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #22 (October-November 1961)

[Best Wishes] (Table of Contents: 5)

The Flash / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Murphy Anderson

Colors

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Letters

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Job Number

N-1066

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Reprints

• from 80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #4 (October 1964)

Indexer Notes

Pinup including all three Flashes.

Flash Puzzle (Table of Contents: 6)

The Flash / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bob Rozakis

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Murphy Anderson

Colors

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Letters

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Job Number

P-31

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 illustrations at the top of the puzzle taken from the cover of The Flash #174.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Bob Rozakis

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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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: 8)

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

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

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Letters

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Job Number

N-992

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

• from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #133 (December 1962)
• in Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 series) #121 (May 1975)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Amazing Speeds! / cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

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Job Number

N-1085

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Avalanches in the Swiss Alps...

Genre

non-fiction; math & science

Synopsis

Information on the speed of an avalanche.

Reprints

• from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #124 (November 1961) [top 1/3 only]

The Flash Trivia Quiz (Table of Contents: 10)

The Flash / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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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: 11)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Mort Meskin (signed)

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

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Letters

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Job Number

N-993

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

• 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 credited on this reprint.

The Secret City (Table of Contents: 12)

The Flash / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Frank Giacoia

Colors

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Letters

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Job Number

N-995

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

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

The Girl from the Super-Fast Dimension! (Table of Contents: 13)

The Flash / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

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Letters

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Job Number

N-991

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

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

Indexer Notes

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

Answers to Flash Trivia Quiz (Table of Contents: 14)

activity / 0.33 page (report information)

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