The Flash #239
(February 1976)

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Volume
27
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly (with the exception of Oct., Jan., Apr. and July)
On-sale Date
1975-11-20
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
The Line of DC Super-Stars
Editing
Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (associate editor); Bob Rozakis (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #124.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Flash / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ernie Chan (signed as EC)
Inks
Ernie Chan (signed as EC)
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
S-2188
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Stop him! That's our loot the Flash is stealing!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash; The Trickster; The Top; Pied Piper; Kid Flash
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors and letters credits from Carl Gafford via the GCD Error Tracker.

The Tailor-Made Crimes of Central City! (Table of Contents: 1)

The Flash / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Cary Bates
Pencils
Irv Novick
Inks
Frank McLaughlin
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
S-2130
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Barry Allen]; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Paul Gambi; Mirror Master [Sam Scudder]; The Top; Pied Piper [Hartley Rathaway]; The Trickster [James Jesse]; Stacey Conwell; Iris Allen; Captain Cold (flashback); Captain Boomerang (flashback)
Synopsis
The Mirror Master convinces Paul Gambi to make The Flash a new costume, but as soon as he starts wearing it, the Scarlet Speedster begins to act out of character.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

This is the first time that the Mirror Master's Christian name, Joe, is used in this series.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Bob Rozakis
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
S-2196
Characters
The Flash

The Cup Cake Caper (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Captain Marvel / Shazam!; Hostess Cup Cakes / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Stop him! That's our loot the Flash is stealing!"]
    The Flash
  2. 1. The Tailor-Made Crimes of Central City!
    The Flash
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Flash-Grams
  4. 3. The Cup Cake Caper
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!; Hostess Cup Cakes
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • CTGarry
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Dave Marchand
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jim Walker