The Flash #153

(June 1965)

Happy Hobby Time! (Table of Contents: 1)

Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; superhero

Characters

Superboy [Clark Kent]; Frank

Synopsis

Superboy shows Frank that he can be creative, regardless of whether his creations are perfect, and notes an expressive hobby can be life long enjoyment.

Indexer Notes

inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated May 1952

The Mightiest Punch of All Time! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Flash / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Flash [Barry Allen]; Mr. Element [Al Desmond]; Rita; Professor Zoom [Reverse-Flash; Eobard Thawne] (villain)

Reprints

• in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #334 (4 de agosto de 1966)
• in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #13 (juillet 1969) [N&B et recadré/B&W and reframed]
• in The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #196 (April 1970)
• in Showcase Presents: The Flash (DC, 2007 series) #3 ([October] 2009)
• in The Flash: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #2 ([March] 2017)
• in The Flash: The Silver Age (DC, 2016 series) #4 ([May] 2019)
• in Top Comics Blitzmann (BSV - Williams, 1970 series) #112

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Story across 25 pages in three parts of 9.67 pages, 8.67 pages, and 5.67 pages.

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G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Silly Putty / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Johnny Gets His Own Monster Koach! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

AMT / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

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Monogram / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Justice League of America; Hawkman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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80 Page Giant Magazine; Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Detective Comics; Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Flashgrams / letters page / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers Doug Potter, Jack Gergotz, and John Talbot.

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Lucky Charms / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

10 Issues of Flash for Only $1.00 (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

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Mike Marvel System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Fighting Ships / advertisement / 1 page (report information)