The Flash #281

(January 1980)

Shhh Don't Let Lois Lane Find Out You're a Friend of Superman (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Corgi / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Deadly Games! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Cary Bates (credited)

Pencils

Don Heck (credited)

Inks

Frank Chiaramonte (credited as F. Chiaramonte)

Colors

Gene D'Angelo (credited)

Letters

Ben Oda (credited)

Job Number

J-6202

Genre

superhero

Characters

Flash [Barry Allen]; Frank Curtis; Mitch; Charlie; Deke; Chief Paulson; Iris Allen (on videotape only); Clive Yorkin (on videotape only); Reverse-Flash [aka Professor Zoom, Eobard Thawne]

Synopsis

As Barry and his partner, Frank Curtis, get closer to finding the drug dealers in Central City, Frank is injured in a gunfight, the police chief is found to be in the criminal camp, and Professor Zoom distracts Flash on a dangerous chase.

Reprints

• in Roter Blitz (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #6/1980 (Juni 1980)
• in Flash (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #55 (juin 1982) [N&B [B&W]]
• in The Flash (Federal, 1983 ? series) ([July 1983] ?)
• in The Flash: The Death of Iris West (DC, 2021 series) ([August] 2021)

Indexer Notes

Story continues from The Flash #280; continues in The Flash #282.

Mego Introduces Elastic Super Heroes (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Mego Corp. toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Start Your Own Collection] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Bburago Race & Rallye Cars / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Rescue (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Hostess Twinkies; Superman / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Double Dynamite! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Gumfighting Do's and Don'ts. (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Now, From the Greatest Movie of All Time Comes the Kenner Star Wars Toy Collection! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Star Wars toys / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

One Mighty Magazine Is Now Two! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Fly Your Own Giant Flying Model (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Inventive Concepts / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

By Overwhelming Popular Demand -- Green Lantern Goes Solo! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

You Can't Beat This Halloween Treat! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

Mike W. Barr (credited)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

L-396

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Flash [Barry Allen]

Synopsis

Letters regarding Flash #274 from Brian K. Morris, Tamsyn O'Flynn, and Donald Riling, Jr., with an illustration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

The Answer Man / in-house column / 0.6 page (report information)

Number 54 Gene D'Angelo (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

DC Profiles / in-house column / 0.4 page (report information)

From the Blazing Battlefields of World War 2 (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

Remember How Many Times You Felt Left Out Because You Were Broke! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Great Galaxies!! (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Monogram Models, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

You've Got to Build 'Em to Believe 'Em! (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Lego Expert Builder Series / advertisement / 1 page (report information)