The Flash
#129
(June 1962)
DC,
1959 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly with the exception of January, April, July and October
- On-sale Date
- 1962-04-19
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (credited) (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Double Danger on Earth!
The Flash / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Captain Cold [Leonard Snart]; The Trickster [James Jesse]
- Reprints
-
in Crisis on Multiple Earths: The Team-Ups (DC, 2005 series) #1 (2005 [February 2006]) - in The Flash Archives (DC, 1996 series) #4 ([June] 2006)
- in Showcase Presents: The Flash (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([August] 2008)
- in DC Comics Classics Library: The Flash of Two Worlds (DC, 2009 series) ([October] 2009)
- in The Flash Omnibus (DC, 2014 series) #1 ([November] 2014)
- in The Flash: The Silver Age (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([November] 2017)
- in The Flash: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #1 (2018 [February 2019])
- in The Flash of Two Worlds Deluxe Edition (DC, 2020 series) ([April] 2020)
-
Tomorrow's Stars Appear Today!
Aquaman; The Atom; Hawkman; Metal Men / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Nick Cardy (illustrations); Joe Kubert (illustrations); Gil Kane (illustrations); Ross Andru (illustrations)
- Inks
- Nick Cardy (illustrations); Joe Kubert (illustrations); Murphy Anderson (illustrations); Mike Esposito (illustrations)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; house ad for Aquaman (DC, 1962 series), Hawkman [then appearing in The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series)], The Atom (DC, 1962 series), and Metal Men [then appearing in Showcase (DC, 1956 series)]
Double Danger on Earth!
The Flash / comic story / 24.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Garrick; Iris West; Captain Cold [Leonard Snart]; The Trickster [James Jesse]; Justice Society of America [Wonder Woman; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Charles McNider]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]] (all in flashback); The Key [Earth-2 villain] (flashback)
- Synopsis
- A comet crashes into Earth-2, emitting dangerous radiation that threatens life on the planet. Jay Garrick travels to Earth-1 looking for an idea to save his home world, arriving just in time to help Barry Allen fight two of his enemies. Jay continues on his way to get the information he needs, and the two Flashes exploit his search to lure the criminals out of hiding and back to prison.
- Reprints
- in The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #178 (April-May 1968) [minus 2 pages]
-
in Lynet (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1967 series) #12/1968 ([desember] 1968) [2 pages removed] -
in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #5 (avril 1969) [N&B [B&W]] - in Crisis on Multiple Earths: The Team-Ups (DC, 2005 series) #1 (2005 [February 2006])
- in The Flash Archives (DC, 1996 series) #4 ([June] 2006)
- in Showcase Presents: The Flash (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([August] 2008)
- in DC Comics Classics Library: The Flash of Two Worlds (DC, 2009 series) ([October] 2009)
- in The Flash Omnibus (DC, 2014 series) #1 ([November] 2014)
- in The Flash: The Silver Age (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([November] 2017)
- in The Flash: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #1 (2018 [February 2019])
- in The Flash of Two Worlds Deluxe Edition (DC, 2020 series) ([April] 2020)
-
- Keywords
- comets; Earth-2
Indexer Notes
Story in four chapters: unnumbered chapter 1 (7 pages), Chapter 2 (7 pages), Chapter 3 (6 pages), Chapter 4 (4.67 pages).
Your Pass to New Worlds!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
- Synopsis
- Frank takes his friends to the public library where they are impressed with the different kinds of books that can teach them new things.
Indexer Notes
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
On the page immediately following page 7 of the main story sequence.
[no title indexed]
The Atom / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Big-big-big news about a small-small-small super-hero...
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
House ad for The Atom (DC, 1962 series) #1, on sale April 24.
On the page immediately preceding page 8 of the main story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ? (illustration)
- Inks
- ? (illustration)
- Colors
- ? (illustration)
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Editing
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park...
- Characters
- Superman
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 8 of the main story sequence.
100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Sold by Josely Co.
On the page immediately following page 14 of the main story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boys here's a swell way to make $1 to $5 weekly...
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately following page 14 of the main story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Amazing Speeds! / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the vicinity of the Sun...
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Reprints
- in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #229 (March-April 1971) [top tier only]
-
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 15 of the main story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Flash-Grams / letters page / 2 pages
- Script
- Julius Schwartz
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino (logo illustration)
- Inks
- ? (logo illustration)
- Colors
- ? (logo illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters from Bill Warren, Randy Jones, Jack Santino, Jr., Bernie Bubnis, Jr., Bobby Kesner, Siegfried Rutschman, and Donald McGregor.
On the two pages between page 20 and page 21 of the main story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Hawkman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wheet! Wheet! The famous battle cry of Hawkman resounds again!
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
House ad for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #42, on sale April 26.
[no title indexed]
Junket Desserts; Salada Tea / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here's a package for you from Salada!
For the Best in Comics Entertainment
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- various (illustrations)
- Inks
- various (illustrations)
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Characters
- Superman; Batman; Flash; Green Lantern; Aquaman; Bob Hope; Jerry Lewis; Fauntleroy Fox; Crawford Crow; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Sugar Plumm; Spike Wilson
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; ad for various DC series with spot illustrations of several characters.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Double Danger on Earth!
The Flash -
1.
Tomorrow's Stars Appear Today!
Aquaman; The Atom; Hawkman; Metal Men -
2.
Double Danger on Earth!
The Flash -
3.
Your Pass to New Worlds!
-
4.
["Big-big-big news about a small-small-small super-hero..."]
The Atom -
5.
["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park..."]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
6.
100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
100 Toy Soldiers -
7.
["Boys here's a swell way to make $1 to $5 weekly..."]
Grit Newspaper -
8.
["In the vicinity of the Sun..."]
Amazing Speeds! -
9.
[no title indexed]
Flash-Grams -
10.
["Wheet! Wheet! The famous battle cry of Hawkman resounds again!"]
Hawkman -
11.
["Here's a package for you from Salada!"]
Junket Desserts; Salada Tea -
12.
For the Best in Comics Entertainment
-
13.
["Reward $9,985.50 for this coin!"]
Best Values Coins and Currency
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Merlin Haas
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Donald Dale Milne
- John Monagle
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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