The Flash #147
(September 1964)

DC, 1959 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of Jan., April, July and Oct.
On-sale Date
1964-07-16
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

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Our Enemy, The Flash! (Table of Contents)

The Flash / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Reverse-Flash; Mr. Element
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Wallace Brown, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Our Enemy, The Flash! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Flash / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Rita (future Mrs. Desmond, introduction); Reverse-Flash [aka Professor Zoom; Eobard Thawne]; Mr. Element [Al Desmond]
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Indexer Notes

Story across 24 pages in three parts of 6.67 pages, 10.67 pages, and 5.67 pages.

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

Trix / advertisement / 0.75 page (report information)

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

Scienti-Fact / cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Every 9 hours, 55 minutes Jupiter rotates...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
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Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 8 of the main story sequence.

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Lucky Charms / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Tootsie Roll Pop / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Ant Farm / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Cheerios; Rocky and Bullwinkle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Tootsie Roll Fudge / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from T. Gleeson, Mike Murano, Richard Light, Marjorie & Elsa Johnson, and Howard D. O'Leary.

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100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Star Names! / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Because of its fancied resemblance to a raven...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science

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Silly Putty / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Roman War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Our Enemy, The Flash!
    The Flash
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Wallace Brown, Inc.
  3. 2. Our Enemy, The Flash!
    The Flash
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park
  6. 5. ["Use coupon below and Flash will be delivered to you regularly..."]
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Trix
  8. 7. ["Every 9 hours, 55 minutes Jupiter rotates..."]
    Scienti-Fact
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Lucky Charms
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll Pop
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Ant Farm
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Cheerios; Rocky and Bullwinkle
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll Fudge
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Flash-Grams
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
  17. 16. ["Because of its fancied resemblance to a raven..."]
    Star Names!
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Silly Putty
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    American Body Building Club
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Roman War Soldiers
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