Issue | #274 |
Published | June 1979 |
Frequency | monthly |
Cover Price | 0.40 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | Ross Andru |
Characters | Flash [Barry Allen]; Frank Curtis |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Ross Andru (signed) |
Inks | Dick Giordano (signed) |
Characters | Flash [Barry Allen]; Clive Yorkin; Dr. Nephron; prison guards; Frank Curtis; police chief; common criminals; Iris Allen; unamed psychic girl |
Synopsis | Clive Yorkin escapes from prison after overusing the Nephron Machine and seriously injuring its inventor, and wanders to Barry Allen's house. Meanwhile, Barry is on a drug raid with Frank Curtis and is compelled to detour while returning home, by a psychic's powers. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Cary Bates |
Pencils | Alex Saviuk |
Inks | Frank Chiaramonte |
Colors | Gene D'Angelo |
Letters | Ben Oda |
Notes | Origin of Clive Yorkin as a superpowered madman. Continued from The Flash #273; continued in The Flash #275. References The Flash #271-273. |
Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
Genre | super-hero |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Ad for magnetic toy by Mego Corp. Ad appears between pages 4 and 5 of sequence 1. |
Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner Jim Gordan; Mr. Foxx; unamed chefs |
Synopsis | Mr. Foxx has kidnapped the great chefs of Gotham City to enjoy their masterpieces, but on his next ransom collection Batman substitutes Hostess Cup Cakes, and follows Mr. Foxx home to capture him. |
Genre | super-hero |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | Vince Colletta |
Notes | Hostess Cup Cakes ad. |
Characters | Flash [Barry Allen] |
Genre | super-hero |
Script | Mike W. Barr |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Letters regarding Flash #269-270 from: Robert A. Buethe; Tad Roy Christiansen; Tony Edwards; and Roger Schoolcraft, with an illustration. |
Characters | Superman; Thorn; Bob Rozakis; Batman; Red Tornado |
Synopsis | Information on upcoming DC Comics, with a question and answer column and a cartoon. |
Genre | super-hero |
Script | Bob Rozakis |
Pencils | ?; ?; Fred Hembeck |
Inks | ?; ?; Fred Hembeck |
Letters | typeset; Fred Hembeck |
Editing | Bob Rozakis; Anthony Tollin (production) |
Notes | Volume 79, Issue 9, week of March 5, 1979. |
Characters | Rick Barry; Julius "Dr. J" Erving; children |
Synopsis | NBA stars Rick Barry and Julius "Dr. J" Erving demonstrate their skills at a playground basketball game with some kids and discuss the quality of Spalding autograph basketballs. |
Genre | sports |
Pencils | Jack Davis (signed) |
Inks | Jack Davis (signed) |
Notes | Back cover; ad for Spalding basketballs in comic strip form. |