The Flash #287 [British]
(July 1980)

DC, 1959 Series
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Volume
32
Price
0.15 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893048507
Editing
Joe Orlando (managing editor); Len Wein (editor)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #287.

Man in the Alchemist's Mask (Table of Contents)

The Flash / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Don Heck (signed)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
Todd Klein
Job Number
C-354
Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Dr. Alchemy [Alvin Desmond]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin. Klein lettering per his blog: http://kleinletters.com/1980Covers.html.

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Dr. Alchemy and Mr. Desmond! (Table of Contents: 1)

The Flash / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Cary Bates
Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
Frank Chiaramonte
Colors
Gene D'Angelo
Letters
Ben Oda
Job Number
J-6517
Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Dr. Alchemy [Alvin Desmond] (villain, introduction); Dr. Alchemy's henchmen; Patty Spivot; Captain Darryl Frye; Fiona Webb; Rita Desmond; Albert Desmond (also in flashback as Dr. Alchemy)
Synopsis
Flash's old matter manipulating foe, Dr. Alchemy, returns, but is it the same Dr. Alchemy?
Reprints
Keywords
Philosopher's Stone

Indexer Notes

Dr. Alchemy/Mr. Element also in #288-289.

Catman on the Prowl (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Batman; Hostess Cup Cakes / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Bob Rozakis
Pencils
Murphy Anderson ? (illustration)
Inks
Murphy Anderson ? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Job Number
L-530

Volume 80 Issue 14 - Week of April 7, 1980 (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Daily Planet / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Man in the Alchemist's Mask
    The Flash
  2. 1. Dr. Alchemy and Mr. Desmond!
    The Flash
  3. 2. Catman on the Prowl
    Batman; Hostess Cup Cakes
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Flash-Grams
  5. 4. Volume 80 Issue 14 - Week of April 7, 1980
    Daily Planet
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