([June] 2018)
DC,
2016 Series
- Volume
- 3
- Price
- 29.99 USD; 39.99 CAD
- Pages
- 404
- On-sale Date
- 2018-04-04
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
DC [circle and serifs]
- ISBN
-
978-1-4012-7826-7
- Barcode
- 9781401278267 52999
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original series); Jeb Woodard (group editor - collected editions); Erika Rothberg (editor - collected edition)
Issue Notes
Collects The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #133-147.
[no title indexed]
The Flash / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Flash [Barry Allen]
Indexer Notes
Original cover art by Evan "Doc" Shaner.
[Title Page]
The Flash / credits, title page / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Flash [Barry Allen]
Indexer Notes
Title page with illustration from cover.
[Second Title Page]
The Flash / credits, title page / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Flash [Barry Allen]
Indexer Notes
Title page with illustration from cover. Identical to previous Title page.
[The Flash #133]
The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Abra Kadabra
- Reprints
-
from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #133 (December 1962)
-
The Plight of the Puppet Flash!
The Flash / comic story / 14.33 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Jackson; Abra Kadabra (villain)
- Synopsis
- Abra Kadabra turns Flash into a puppet.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #133 (December 1962)
-
Secret of the Handicapped Boys!
Kid Flash / comic story / 9.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Kid Flash [Wally West]; Mary West (Wally's Mom); Tommy; Jerry; Harry Watkins; Andy; Freddy Garson; Dave Dent
- Synopsis
- Three handicapped boys accidentally discover that Wally West is Kid Flash.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #133 (December 1962)
-
[The Flash #134]
The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Captain Cold [Leonard Snart]
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #134 (February 1963)
-
The Man Who Mastered Absolute Zero!
The Flash / comic story / 14.33 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Iris West; Dr. Hutson; Captain Cold [Leonard Snart] (villain)
- Synopsis
- Exposure to an unknown radiation causes Elongated Man to foil Flash's attempts to capture Captain Cold.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #134 (February 1963)
-
The Threat of the Absent-Minded Professor!
The Flash / comic story / 9.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Professor T. H. West (first appearance); Frank Enwood (first appearance; villain)
- Synopsis
- Criminals threaten to kill Barry if Professor West doesn't help them fix their nuclear-ray projector.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #134 (February 1963)
-
[The Flash #135]
The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Kid Flash [Wally West]
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #135 (March 1963)
-
Secret of the Three Super-Weapons
The Flash / comic story / 24.33 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Mary West; Ryla (first appearance); The Makryds (first appearance; villains)
- Synopsis
- While fighting an alien invasion, Wally gets a new uniform.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #135 (March 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Story in three parts of 8.67 pages, 8 pages, and 7.67 pages.
Kid Flash gets new uniform.
[The Flash #136]
The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Mirror Master [Sam Scudder]
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #136 (May 1963)
-
The Mirror Master's Invincible Bodyguards!
The Flash / comic story / 14.33 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Mirror Master [Sam Scudder]
- Synopsis
- Mirror Master plans some spectacular crimes after he busts out of prison so he can rise up the prison newspaper's "Most Successful Criminal Poll."
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #136 (May 1963)
-
Barry Allen--You're the Flash! --and I Can Prove It!
The Flash / comic story / 9.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Rod Pagin (first appearance; villain)
- Synopsis
- A criminal uses a post-hypnotic suggestion on the Flash, resulting in him almost revealing his secret identity.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #136 (May 1963)
-
[The Flash #137]
The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Vandal Savage
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #137 (June 1963)
-
Vengeance of the Immortal Villain!
The Flash / comic story / 24 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Justice Society of America [JSA; Atom [Al Pratt] (Earth-2); Dr. Mid-Nite [Charles McNider] (Earth-2); Flash [Jay Garrick] (Earth-2); Hawkman [Carter Hall] (Earth-2); Johnny Thunder (Earth-2); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (Earth-2); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (Earth-2)]; Iris West; Joan Williams [Joan Garrick]; Vandal Savage [also as Vandr Adg] (villain; origin)
- Synopsis
- Vandal Savage tries to exact vengeance on the retired Justice Society. Barry goes to Earth-2 to help Jay free the other JSA members.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #137 (June 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Story across 25 pages in three parts of 8.67 pages, 6.67 pages, and 8.67 pages.
[The Flash #138]
The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Pied Piper [Hartley Rathaway]
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #138 (August 1963)
-
The Pied Piper's Double Doom!
The Flash / comic story / 13.33 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Tower City police officers; Sue Dibny; Iris West; Pied Piper [Hartley Rathaway] (villain)
- Synopsis
- The Pied Piper uses his musical control to force both The Flash and The Elongated Man to commit robberies and forget they did so, but the heroes meet while trying to solve each others' crimes and realize the Pied Piper is behind the scheme, and defeat him.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #138 (August 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Refers to Flash #106 and #113. Flash is able to temporarily stretch using one drink of Gingold.
Mystery of the Matinee Idol!
Kid Flash / comic story / 10.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Kid Flash [Wally West]; Dexter Myles (first appearance); Blue Valley Summer Festival Commissioner; Mayor of Blue Valley; Sheriff of Blue Valley; Rudolph West; Mary West; Charley (villain); two unnamed common crooks (villains)
- Synopsis
- Two crooks try to use Dexter Myles as a diversion to stage a jail break of their comrade, but are foiled by Kid Flash, and Dexter is awarded a spot in the summer festival Playhouse production.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #138 (August 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
A new feature of Kid Flash's new costume appears for the first time; the hair spray used to change his hair from red to brown when appearing as Kid Flash. Intro Dexter Myles, who later becomes curator of the Flash Museum.
[The Flash #139]
The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Reverse-Flash [Professor Zoom]
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #139 (September 1963)
-
Menace of the Reverse-Flash!
The Flash / comic story / 24 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Dr. Walter Drake; Reverse-Flash [aka Professor Zoom, Eobard Thawne] (first appearance; origin)
- Synopsis
- A time capsule sent directly to the future results in the creation of a new menace for the Flash... Professor Zoom, the Reverse-Flash.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #139 (September 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Vs Professor Zoom, the Reverse Flash, 1st. Also in 147, 153, 165, 186, 225, 233, 237, 323-325.
Story across 25 pages in three parts of 6.67 pages, 6.67 pages, and 10.67 pages.
[The Flash #140]
The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Captain Cold [Leonard Snart]; Heat Wave
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #140 (November 1963)
-
The Heat Is On... For Captain Cold
The Flash / comic story / 14.33 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Dream Girl [Priscilla Varner] (first appearance); Henry Willens (first appearance); Captain Cold [Leonard Snart] (villain); Heat Wave [Mick Rory] (first appearance, villain)
- Synopsis
- Captain Cold teams up with a new villain... Heat Wave, to take down the Flash and prove their worth to the Dream Girl.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #140 (November 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Vs Heat Wave, 1st. Also in 155, 166, 174, 193, 226.
Heat Wave's id as Mick Rory will be revealed in The Flash (DC 1959 series) #226 (March-April 1974)
The Metal Eater from the Stars!
The Flash / comic story / 9.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West
- Synopsis
- Flash stops an alien energy being.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #140 (November 1963)
-
[The Flash #141]
The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Top [Roscoe Dillon]
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #141 (December 1963)
-
The Mystery of the Flash's Third Identity!
The Flash / comic story / 12.33 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen; also as Missile Man]; Iris West; Jimmy Darrel (first appearance); Top [Roscoe Dillon] (villain); Paul Gambi (first appearance; villain)
- Synopsis
- Flash discovers the existence of Paul Gambi, the tailor for the Rogue's Gallery, while stopping the Top from a crime spree.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #141 (December 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Paul Gambi is revealed as the tailor for the super-villains. The name is taken from contemporary fan Paul Gambaccini.
"Gambo", as he is sometimes referred to, is now a respected U.K. radio broadcaster and holds dual U.K/U.S. nationality.(born in the U.S.).
Slowdown in Time!
The Flash / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Professor T. H. West
- Synopsis
- Professor West believes he's figured out that Barry Allen is the Flash.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #141 (December 1963)
-
[The Flash #142]
The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Trickster
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #142 (February 1964)
-
- Keywords
- bubbles
Perilous Pursuit of the Trickster
The Flash / comic story / 12.33 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Trickster [James Jesse]
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #142 (February 1964)
-
Indexer Notes
vs the Trickster
Puzzle of the Phantom Plunderers
The Flash / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Ak-Zaka (introduction, leader of thieves on planet Kilor)
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #142 (February 1964)
-
[The Flash #143]
The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Duplicate Green Lantern
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #143 (March 1964)
-
Trail of the False Green Lanterns
The Flash / comic story / 24 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Iris West; Carol Ferris; T. O. Morrow (first appearance; villain); duplicate Green Lanterns
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #143 (March 1964)
-
Indexer Notes
Story across 25 pages in three parts of 5.67 pages, 11.67 pages, and 6.67 pages.
[The Flash #144]
The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #144 (May 1964)
-
Menace of the Man Missile
The Flash / comic story / 14.33 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #144 (May 1964)
-
Lesson for a Star Athlete
Kid Flash / comic story / 9.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Kid Flash [Wally West]
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #144 (May 1964)
-
[The Flash #145]
The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Weather Wizard [Mark Marden]
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #145 (June 1964)
-
- Keywords
- rain
The Weather Wizard Blows Up a Storm!
The Flash / comic story / 12.33 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Weather Wizard [Mark Marden]; Iris West; Jimmy Harlow; Tommy Davis; Billy Trent
- Synopsis
- A student's science fair project can predict the moves of the Weather Wizard and gives Flash an assist in stopping his latest crime spree.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #145 (June 1964)
-
The Girl from the Super-Fast Dimension!
The Flash / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Doralla Kon; Iris West
- Synopsis
- Doralla Kon has travelled to Earth from the planet Alkomar. She has super-speed on Earth but she also emits a radiation that causes explosions.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #145 (June 1964)
-
Indexer Notes
Doralla appears again in The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #157.
[The Flash #146]
The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Mirror Master
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #146 (August 1964)
-
The Mirror Master's Master Stroke
The Flash / comic story / 12.33 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Mirror Master [Sam Scudder]
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #146 (August 1964)
-
Indexer Notes
vs Mirror Master
Fatal Fingers of the Flash
The Flash / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #146 (August 1964)
-
Indexer Notes
Ink credits from GCD index for original issue. The Table of Contents for this collection credits Frank Giacoia as the sole inker for this story.
[The Flash #147]
The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Reverse-Flash; Mr. Element
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #147 (September 1964)
-
[no title indexed]
The Flash / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Flash [Barry Allen]; Reverse-Flash [aka Professor Zoom, Eobard Thawne]
Indexer Notes
Illustrations from The Flash #147
Our Enemy, The Flash
The Flash / comic story / 23 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Rita (future Mrs. Desmond, introduction); Reverse-Flash (aka Professor Zoom) [Eobard Thawne]; Mr. Element [Al Desmond]
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #147 (September 1964)
-
Indexer Notes
Story across 24 pages in three parts of 6.67 pages, 10.67 pages, and 5.67 pages.
[no title indexed]
The Flash / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Reverse-Flash [aka Professor Zoom, Eobard Thawne]; Mr. Element [Al Desmond]
Indexer Notes
Illustrations from The Flash #147
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 3 pages
Indexer Notes
Promo for other Golden and Silver Age trades
The Fastest Man Alive!
The Flash / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Flash [Barry Allen]; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Captain Creampuff (puppet); Mirror Master [Sam Scudder]; Captain Cold [Leonard Snart]; Reverse-Flash [aka Professor Zoom, Eobard Thawne]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]
Indexer Notes
Back cover illustrations with text on the contents of this issue.
Source of illustrations: The Flash #133 (Captain Creampuff), #134 (Elongated Man), #135 Cover (Kid Flash), #137 (Jay Garrick), #139 (The Flash, Reverse-Flash), #140 (Captain Cold), and #146 Cover (Mirror Master).
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
The Flash -
1.
[Title Page]
The Flash -
2.
[Creator Credits]
-
3.
[Second Title Page]
The Flash -
4.
[no title indexed]
-
5.
[Table of Contents]
-
6.
[The Flash #133]
The Flash -
7.
The Plight of the Puppet Flash!
The Flash -
8.
Secret of the Handicapped Boys!
Kid Flash -
9.
[The Flash #134]
The Flash -
10.
The Man Who Mastered Absolute Zero!
The Flash -
11.
The Threat of the Absent-Minded Professor!
The Flash -
12.
[The Flash #135]
The Flash -
13.
Secret of the Three Super-Weapons
The Flash -
14.
[The Flash #136]
The Flash -
15.
The Mirror Master's Invincible Bodyguards!
The Flash -
16.
Barry Allen--You're the Flash! --and I Can Prove It!
The Flash -
17.
[The Flash #137]
The Flash -
18.
Vengeance of the Immortal Villain!
The Flash -
19.
[The Flash #138]
The Flash -
20.
The Pied Piper's Double Doom!
The Flash -
21.
Mystery of the Matinee Idol!
Kid Flash -
22.
[The Flash #139]
The Flash -
23.
Menace of the Reverse-Flash!
The Flash -
24.
[The Flash #140]
The Flash -
25.
The Heat Is On... For Captain Cold
The Flash -
26.
The Metal Eater from the Stars!
The Flash -
27.
[The Flash #141]
The Flash -
28.
The Mystery of the Flash's Third Identity!
The Flash -
29.
Slowdown in Time!
The Flash -
30.
[The Flash #142]
The Flash -
31.
Perilous Pursuit of the Trickster
The Flash -
32.
Puzzle of the Phantom Plunderers
The Flash -
33.
[The Flash #143]
The Flash -
34.
Trail of the False Green Lanterns
The Flash -
35.
[The Flash #144]
The Flash -
36.
Menace of the Man Missile
The Flash -
37.
Lesson for a Star Athlete
Kid Flash -
38.
[The Flash #145]
The Flash -
39.
The Weather Wizard Blows Up a Storm!
The Flash -
40.
The Girl from the Super-Fast Dimension!
The Flash -
41.
[The Flash #146]
The Flash -
42.
The Mirror Master's Master Stroke
The Flash -
43.
Fatal Fingers of the Flash
The Flash -
44.
[The Flash #147]
The Flash -
45.
[no title indexed]
The Flash -
46.
Our Enemy, The Flash
The Flash -
47.
[no title indexed]
The Flash -
48.
Complete Your Collection with These Other Golden and Silver Age Trade Paperbacks
-
49.
The Fastest Man Alive!
The Flash
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