The Flash
#153
(June 1965)
DC,
1959 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly, with the exception of Jan., April, July and Oct.
- On-sale Date
- 1965-04-15
- 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
Copyright © 1965 by National Periodical Publications, Inc.
On-sale date from ad in Green Lantern #27 and copyright registration. Copy of issue also seen with a date stamp of April 15, 1965.
On-sale date from ad in Green Lantern #27 and copyright registration. Copy of issue also seen with a date stamp of April 15, 1965.
The Mightiest Punch of All Time!
The Flash / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Mr. Element [Al Desmond]; Professor Zoom [Reverse-Flash; Eobard Thawne]
- Reprints
-
in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #334 (4 de agosto de 1966) -
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 -
in Flash (Williams Förlags AB, 1971 series) #2/1971 [ny färgsättning, Mr Element-bannern flyttad]
-
Happy Hobby Time!
Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page
- 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!
The Flash / comic story / 24 pages
- 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.
[no title indexed]
G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
On the page between page 4 and page 5 of the main story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Silly Putty / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
Indexer Notes
At the bottom of page 10 of the main story sequence.
Johnny Gets His Own Monster Koach!
AMT / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
Indexer Notes
On the page between page 10 and page 11 of the main story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
Indexer Notes
On the page between page 10 and page 11 of the main story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Cheerios; Rocky and Bullwinkle / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
Indexer Notes
On the page between page 14 and page 15 of the main story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Monogram / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Greetings, Earth people!
Indexer Notes
On the page between page 17 and page 18 of the main story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Justice League of America; Hawkman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- For the very best...
Indexer Notes
On the bottom of page 19 of the main story sequence.
[no title indexed]
80 Page Giant Magazine; Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
Indexer Notes
On the page between page 23 and page 24 of the main story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Detective Comics; Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Follow the adventures of Batman and Robin...
[no title indexed]
Flashgrams / letters page / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters from readers Doug Potter, Jack Gergotz, and John Talbot.
10 Issues of Flash for Only $1.00
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Mightiest Punch of All Time!
The Flash -
1.
Happy Hobby Time!
Superboy -
2.
The Mightiest Punch of All Time!
The Flash -
3.
[no title indexed]
G.I. Joe -
4.
[no title indexed]
Silly Putty -
5.
Johnny Gets His Own Monster Koach!
AMT -
6.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park -
7.
[no title indexed]
Cheerios; Rocky and Bullwinkle -
8.
["Greetings, Earth people!"]
Monogram -
9.
["For the very best..."]
Justice League of America; Hawkman -
10.
[no title indexed]
80 Page Giant Magazine; Superman -
11.
["Follow the adventures of Batman and Robin..."]
Detective Comics; Batman -
12.
[no title indexed]
Flashgrams -
13.
[no title indexed]
Lucky Charms -
14.
10 Issues of Flash for Only $1.00
-
15.
[no title indexed]
Mike Marvel System -
16.
[no title indexed]
Fighting Ships
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