(2009 [January 2010])

DC, 2009 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
14.99 USD; 18.99 CAD
Pages
148
On-sale Date
2009-11-25
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
ISBN
978-1-4012-2497-4 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781401224974 51499
Editing
Sean Mackiewicz (editor); Bob Harras (group editor - collected editions)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
cardstock cover
Binding
softcover
Publishing Format
collected edition

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Flash / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ethan Van Sciver (signed as Ethan [diamond])
Inks
Ethan Van Sciver (signed as Ethan [diamond])
Colors
Moose Baumann (signed as Moose [capital letters])
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Mirror Master; Captain Cold; Abra Kadabra; Weather Wizard; Pied Piper; Heat Wave
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The Coldest Man on Earth! (Table of Contents: 1)

The Flash / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Captain Cold [Leonard Snart] (first appearance, origin, villain)
Synopsis
Flash faces off against Captain Cold, who commits crimes by using a cold-gun to freeze things and create mirages. But once Flash figures out what Captain Cold can do, he ignores the mirages and takes the villain in.
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The Master of Mirrors! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Flash / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Mirror Master [Sam Scudder]
Synopsis
Introducing the Mirror Master.
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Menace of the Super-Gorilla! (Table of Contents: 3)

The Flash / comic story / 14.33 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Gorilla Grodd (first appearance, villain)
Synopsis
Barry Allen's friend Fred Pearson, star of the Central City Theatre's "The Great Gorilla," has been having blackouts at the same time that a mysterious gorilla has been seen roaming the city. Flash must solve this mystery and that of a super-sonic vehicle that passes him like he's standing still. Its pilot, Gorilla Grodd, has come to find Solovar, who is being held at the Central City Zoo. Grodd steals Solovar's "force of mind," and begins his plan to take over Gorilla City. But Solovar finds Barry Allen, explains the situation, and the two of them head to Gorilla City to confront Grodd.
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Indexer Notes

Pages 8 and 15 are 2/3 pages.

The Pied Piper of Peril! (Table of Contents: 4)

The Flash / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; The Pied Piper [Hartley Rathaway] (first appearance, villain)
Synopsis
Barry is on time for a dinner date with Iris for the first time, but he has to run out to deal with the Piper, the self-acclaimed Master of Sound.
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The Challenge of the Weather Wizard! (Table of Contents: 5)

The Flash / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Weather Wizard [Mark Mardon] (first appearance, villain)
Synopsis
The origin of the Weather Wizard.
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Danger in the Air! (Table of Contents: 6)

The Flash / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Trickster [James Jesse] (first appearance, origin, villain)
Synopsis
The first appearance and origin of the Trickster.
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Here Comes Captain Boomerang! (Table of Contents: 7)

The Flash / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; W. W. Wiggins; Iris West; Captain Boomerang [Digger Harkness] (first appearance, origin, villain)
Synopsis
The first appearance and origin of Captain Boomerang.
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Beware the Atomic Grenade! (Table of Contents: 8)

The Flash / comic story / 14.33 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Anton Previn; The Top [Roscoe Dillon] (first appearance, villain)
Synopsis
Fashion designer Anton Previn gives Iris a make-over while Flash battles a new villain, The Top.
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Indexer Notes

Pages 8 and 15 are 2/3-pages.

The Heat Is On... For Captain Cold (Table of Contents: 9)

The Flash / comic story / 14.33 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Dream Girl [Priscilla Varner] (first appearance); Henry Willens (first appearance); Captain Cold [Leonard Snart] (villain); Heat Wave [Mick Rory] (first appearance, villain)
Synopsis
Captain Cold teams up with a new villain... Heat Wave, to take down the Flash and prove their worth to the Dream Girl.
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Indexer Notes

Story in two parts of 7.67 and 6.67 pages.

The Gauntlet of Super-Villains (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Gorilla Grodd; The Top; Captain Boomerang; Heat Wave; Pied Piper; Captain Cold; Mirror Master [Sam Scudder]; Flash [Barry Allen]; J. M. Leach (tailor); Solovar; Pola
Synopsis
Gorilla Grodd uses his powers to switch bodies with a gorilla in the Central City zoo and from there he uses Flash's greatest foes to battle Flash until he can take control of Barry Allen's mind.
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Indexer Notes

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

Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Flash
  2. 1. The Coldest Man on Earth!
    The Flash
  3. 2. The Master of Mirrors!
    The Flash
  4. 3. Menace of the Super-Gorilla!
    The Flash
  5. 4. The Pied Piper of Peril!
    The Flash
  6. 5. The Challenge of the Weather Wizard!
    The Flash
  7. 6. Danger in the Air!
    The Flash
  8. 7. Here Comes Captain Boomerang!
    The Flash
  9. 8. Beware the Atomic Grenade!
    The Flash
  10. 9. The Heat Is On... For Captain Cold
    The Flash
  11. 10. The Gauntlet of Super-Villains
    The Flash
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