The Flash #118
(February 1961)

DC, 1959 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly with the exception of January, April, July and October
On-sale Date
1960-12-06
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Julius Schwartz (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Doomed Scarecrow! (Table of Contents)

The Flash / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils and editing credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Per Nick Caputo, the editorial records' inking credit for Murphy Anderson is incorrect; Giella is the actual inker.

You Asked for It! (Table of Contents: 1)

Aquaman and Aqualad / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (promo copy)
Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqualad [Garth]

Indexer Notes

House ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #30 (January-February 1961).
Credits from above cited GCD issue.
Inside front cover.

The Doomed Scarecrow! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Flash / comic story / 13.67 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome (uncredited)
Pencils
Carmine Infantino (uncredited)
Inks
Murphy Anderson (uncredited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Steve Palmer (villain); Hank Walters (prop man); Brandon (director)
Synopsis
While helping out on a movie featuring himself, Flash outwits the man trying to kill him and take his place.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Watch for the Second Superman Annual! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
? (promo copy)
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Titano; The Thing from 40,000 A.D.; Metallo; Brainiac; Bizarro #1; The Invulnerable Enemy

Indexer Notes

House ad for Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #2 ([Winter] 1960).
Credits from above cited GCD issue.
On the page immediately following page 8 of the previous story sequence.

Our American Heritage (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff (uncredited)
Pencils
Bernard Baily (uncredited)
Inks
Bernard Baily (uncredited)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp (uncredited)

Genre
non-fiction; advocacy; history
Characters
William Penn; Tom Paine; Emma Lazarus; John Peter Zenger; Harriet Tubman

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 9 of the previous story sequence.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Amazing Speeds! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The velocity of sound in water...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Speed fact illustrated panels.

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

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I don’t expect the chances are good that this letter will get printed…

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Skip Oakes, Jack Harris, Unsigned, Danny Anderson, Robert Walker, Andrew Gisondi, Don Jacobs.

The Midnight Peril! (Table of Contents: 8)

Kid Flash / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome (uncredited)
Pencils
Carmine Infantino (uncredited)
Inks
Joe Giella (uncredited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Kid Flash [Wally West]; Cal (villain); Peter Willard
Synopsis
Wally and his college pal Pete Willard must spend till midnight in a so-called “haunted house” in order to join a fraternity.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

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

Flash Facts / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The flash of light called lightning...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers Only $1.98 (Table of Contents: 10)

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Feature Logo
204 Revolutionary War Soldiers

Indexer Notes

From Lucky Products

Frontier Cabin (Table of Contents: 11)

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This huge, western-style cabin is a child’s dream come true.

Do You Want Spending Money (Table of Contents: 12)

Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

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

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
? (photos)
Inks
? (photos)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The world’s greatest molder of handsome he-men and champs out of weaklings says…
Characters
George Jowett (photo)

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men! (Table of Contents: 14)

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Wilson Chemical Company ad seeking sellers of White Cloverine Brand Salve.
Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Doomed Scarecrow!
    The Flash
  2. 1. You Asked for It!
    Aquaman and Aqualad
  3. 2. The Doomed Scarecrow!
    The Flash
  4. 3. Watch for the Second Superman Annual!
    Superman
  5. 4. Our American Heritage
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
  7. 6. ["The velocity of sound in water..."]
    Amazing Speeds!
  8. 7. ["I don’t expect the chances are good that this letter will get printed…"]
    Flash-Grams
  9. 8. The Midnight Peril!
    Kid Flash
  10. 9. ["The flash of light called lightning..."]
    Flash Facts
  11. 10. 204 Revolutionary War Soldiers Only $1.98
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
  12. 11. Frontier Cabin
    Frontier Cabin
  13. 12. Do You Want Spending Money
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  14. 13. ["The world’s greatest molder of handsome he-men and champs out of weaklings says…"]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  15. 14. Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men!
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Douglas Sederberg
  • Jim Stangas
  • Brian Stewart
  • Jim Van Dore