The Flash #266
(October 1978)

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Volume
30
Price
0.50 USD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1978-07-04
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893048510
Editing
Joe Orlando (credited) (managing editor); Julius Schwartz (credited) (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (credited) (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #158.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Flash; Kid Flash / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rich Buckler (sourced)
Inks
Dick Giordano (sourced)
Colors
Tatjana Wood (sourced)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
S-2959
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Barry Allen]; Heat Wave [Mick Rory]; Kid Flash [Wally West]
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Sales Leadership Club Cards / Stationery / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Heat Wave Plays It Cool! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Flash / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Cary Bates (credited)
Pencils
Irv Novick (credited)
Inks
Frank McLaughlin (credited)
Colors
Gene D'Angelo (credited)
Letters
Ben Oda (credited)

Job Number
S-2933
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Barry Allen]; Heat Wave [Mick Rory]; Iris West Allen; Sims (Heat Wave Henchman); Moxie (Heat Wave Henchman); Doc Synett
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Characters added by David Marchand via the GCD Error Tracker.

Beef Up Your T-Shirts. (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Slim Jim / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Remember How Many Times You Felt Left Out Because You Were Broke! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Atlantis Universe Health Spa; Cartooning Book; Golden State Comics; Howard Rogofsky Comics; Ken Mieno Comics; Nashville Music Productions; Passaic Book Center Comics; Skateboard Network of America; Switchblade Comb; Tom Borchardt Comics; TV Magic Tricks; United Schools Home Study; Universal Bodybuilding / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Batman and the Corsair of Crime (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Batman; Hostess Fruit Pies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[3 Amazing Batman Thrillers!] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Deadman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

[The DC Classics!] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Bat Lash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

Super Hang Ups (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Youth Opportunity Sales Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

The Joker; Milk Duds / Black Cow / Slo Poke / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Superhero Merchandise (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Heroes World Superhero Merchandise / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Flash-Grams / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
#S-2965
Characters
The Flash [Barry Allen]

Indexer Notes

Letters from Jeff Demos, Paul Zuckerman, and Mark Dunker.

Be a Draftsman (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

North American School of Drafting / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

"X-Ray" Specs [Glasses]; A & I Coins; Alligator Eggs; Cartoon for Money; Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System; Estell Comics; Jumbo Marbles; Live Sea Horses; Quail Eggs; Robert Bell Comics; Tall-Up Booklet; Universal Self-Defense System / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

On August 8th... (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Vixen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Strong Arms (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Case of the Missing Super-Speed! (Table of Contents: 18)

Kid Flash / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Kupperberg (credited)
Pencils
Alex Saviuk (credited)
Inks
Frank Chiaramonte (credited)
Colors
Mario Sen (credited)
Letters
Ben Oda (credited)

Job Number
S-2931
Genre
superhero
Characters
Kid Flash [Wally West]; Mary West; Rudolph West; Liza Brodner; Howie
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Characters added by David Marchand via the GCD Error Tracker.

[Task Force / Tank Trap] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Tank Trap; Task Force / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Subscribe] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Volume 78 Issue 27 - Week of July 3, 1978 (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Daily Planet / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[Fun Factory] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Fun Factory Novelties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Earn Famous Name Prizes or Cash (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Super Pilots Only Fly Testor Gliders! (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

Testors Gliders / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Flash; Kid Flash
  2. 1. ["Join S.L.C. for super prizes or cash"]
    Sales Leadership Club Cards / Stationery
  3. 2. Heat Wave Plays It Cool!
    The Flash
  4. 3. Beef Up Your T-Shirts.
    Slim Jim
  5. 4. Remember How Many Times You Felt Left Out Because You Were Broke!
    Grit Newspaper
  6. 5. Write Right Now!
    Atlantis Universe Health Spa; Cartooning Book; Golden State Comics; Howard Rogofsky Comics; Ken Mieno Comics; Nashville Music Productions; Passaic Book Center Comics; Skateboard Network of America; Switchblade Comb; Tom Borchardt Comics; TV Magic Tricks; United Schools Home Study; Universal Bodybuilding
  7. 6. Batman and the Corsair of Crime
    Batman; Hostess Fruit Pies
  8. 7. [3 Amazing Batman Thrillers!]
  9. 8. ["From the pages of Adventure Comics..."]
    Deadman
  10. 9. [The DC Classics!]
    Bat Lash
  11. 10. Super Hang Ups
    Youth Opportunity Sales Club
  12. 11. ["Ha ha ha ha ha ha! It's the infamous Milk Duds superduds sweepstakes!"]
    The Joker; Milk Duds / Black Cow / Slo Poke
  13. 12. Superhero Merchandise
    Heroes World Superhero Merchandise
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Flash-Grams
  15. 14. Be a Draftsman
    North American School of Drafting
  16. 15. Write Right Now!
    "X-Ray" Specs [Glasses]; A & I Coins; Alligator Eggs; Cartoon for Money; Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System; Estell Comics; Jumbo Marbles; Live Sea Horses; Quail Eggs; Robert Bell Comics; Tall-Up Booklet; Universal Self-Defense System
  17. 16. On August 8th...
    Vixen
  18. 17. Strong Arms
    Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System
  19. 18. The Case of the Missing Super-Speed!
    Kid Flash
  20. 19. [Task Force / Tank Trap]
    Tank Trap; Task Force
  21. 20. [Subscribe]
  22. 21. ["The sound and the fury"]
  23. 22. Volume 78 Issue 27 - Week of July 3, 1978
    Daily Planet
  24. 23. [Fun Factory]
    Fun Factory Novelties
  25. 24. Earn Famous Name Prizes or Cash
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  26. 25. Super Pilots Only Fly Testor Gliders!
    Testors Gliders
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • John Censullo
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Dave Marchand
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ron Sadowski
  • Jim Van Dore