(1980)

DC, 1980 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.00 FREE
Pages
16
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Joe Orlando ?
Color
color
Dimensions
2 7/8" x 4 1/4"
Binding
glued
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

One of eight mini-comics packaged with Leaf Candy.

There is a copyright date printed on this, but it is hard to find as it is tight to the margin on page 1.

The Secret Origin of the Flash (Table of Contents)

The Flash / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dick Giordano ?
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Captain Cold

Indexer Notes

Dick Giordano in an email to the indexer has confirmed that he inked this cover, and suspects that he pencilled it based on a layout from Carmine Infantino. However, it also seems to have a Curt Swan look; particularly Captain Cold.

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[The Secret Origin of the Flash] (Table of Contents: 1)

The Flash / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis
Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
Don Heck
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Barry Allen] (origin); Turtle Man (cameo); Trickster (cameo); Mirror Master (cameo); Captain Cold (cameo); Heat Wave (cameo); Flash [Jay Garrick] (on a comic book cover)
Synopsis
Police scientist Barry Allen is working late in his lab one stormy night when a freak lightning bolt strikes a rack of chemicals, bathing him in them. Shaken but otherwise apparently unharmed, he quickly discovers that he can run fast and react faster than the eye can see. Taking inspiration from a comic book starring the Golden Age Flash, Barry decides to use his powers to help humanity, and becomes the new Flash.

Indexer Notes

Art credits as listed in The Comic Reader #191 (definitely Heck pencils). This story follows closely the events as described in Flash's first appearance in the first story in Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #4.

Writer credit from Bob Rozakis via Tony Isabella's blog.

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Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Allen Ross
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jim Walls
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