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Issue Details

Issue #198
Published June 1970
Frequency monthly with the exception of January, July and October
Cover Price 0.15 USD
Pages 36
Editing Julius Schwartz

Cover Details

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Betty Foster; Rod Haines; Frankie Smith
Genre Superhero
Pencils Gil Kane (signed)
Inks Gil Kane (signed)
Notes Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [July 2007].

14 page Flash story "No Sad Songs For a Scarlet Speedster!"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Rod Haines; Betty Foster; Frankie Smith; Iris Allen; Mr. Cooper
Synopsis While trying to help some teen-age orphans, Flash receives a blow to the head and believes he's eight years old again and not the Flash.
Genre Superhero
Script Robert Kanigher
Pencils Gil Kane
Inks Vince Colletta
Letters John Costanza
Notes Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Letter credit indicated because the page number on page 13 is reversed (white letters on black) which is John Costanza's trademark.

10 page Flash story "Call It...Magic!"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Zatanna Zatara; Iris Allen; Namba; Xarkon
Synopsis While performing her stage act, Zatanna and Flash are pulled to a magic dimension to help a sorcerer named Namba.
Genre Superhero
Script Mike Friedrich
Pencils Don Heck
Inks Vince Colletta
Notes Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

2 page Flash-Grams letters page "Flash-Grams"

Letters Typeset
Notes Letters from readers - David Lewin, Jeff Kichaven, Carlton Sloan, Mike Callahan, Martin Pasko (future pro), Gregory Scott Kent and Richard H. Morrisey.