Issue | #229 |
Published | September-October 1974 |
Frequency | Bi-Monthly |
Cover Price | 0.60 USD |
Pages | 100 |
Editing | Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell |
Characters | Flash [Barry Allen]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Rag Doll [Pete Merkel]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Johnny Quick |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Nick Cardy [as NC] |
Inks | Nick Cardy [as NC] |
Colors | Tatjana Wood |
Letters | Gaspar Saladino |
Notes | Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics [August 2007]. Credits for colors and letters from Carl Gafford, provided via the Error List [June 2010]. |
Characters | Flash [Barry Allen]; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] |
Genre | superhero |
Notes | Contents of the issue. |
Characters | Flash [Barry Allen]; Rag Doll [Pete Merkel]; Thinker; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Iris West; Matt (Police Officer); Walton Gang; Joan Garrick |
Synopsis | Barry Allen travels to Earth-2 when Joan Garrick contacts him and tells him that Jay is acting strangely. The two Flashes stop The Thinker and Rag Doll who are on a crime spree. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Cary Bates |
Pencils | Irv Novick |
Inks | Frank McLaughlin |
Notes | Revival of Golden Age villain Rag Doll. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. |
Characters | Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Pieface [Tom Kalmaku]; Joe Hand (first appearance); David Hand (first appearance); Peter Hand (first appearance); Black Hand [William Hand] (first appearance, villain, origin); Gil Kane (cameo) |
Synopsis | Black Hand has created a device to store Green Lantern's ring energy and tries to use that energy to imprison Green Lantern in another dimension. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | John Broome |
Pencils | Gil Kane |
Inks | Sid Greene |
Notes | Gil Kane makes an appearance, breaking the fourth wall and informing the reader about the origin of Black Hand. |
Reprinted | from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #29 (June 1964) |
Characters | Doctor Rocket |
Synopsis | Doctor Rocket's assistant sends his dirty laundry back to Earth. |
Genre | humor |
Script | Henry Boltinoff (signed) |
Pencils | Henry Boltinoff (signed) |
Inks | Henry Boltinoff (signed) |
Letters | Henry Boltinoff |
Characters | Flash [Barry Allen]; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Flash [Jay Garrick] |
Genre | Superhero |
Notes | Pinup including all three Flashes. |
Characters | Mirror Master [Sam Scudder]; Captain Boomerang [Digger Harkness]; The Top [Roscoe Dillon]; Pied Piper [Hartley Rathaway]; Captain Cold [Leonard Snart]; Heat Wave [Mick Rory] |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Bob Rozakis |
Notes | Find-a-Word puzzle. Flash Rogues illustration at the top of the puzzle. |
Script | Bob Rozakis |
Letters | Typeset |
Notes | Letters of comment from readers Fred Schneider, Karla Jarrett, T. E. Pouncey, Keith Griffin, Greg Coben, "Unsigned", Steve Clement and Greg Potter, with replies from Rozakis. |
Characters | Kid Flash [Wally West]; Mary West (Wally's Mom); Tommy; Jerry; Harry Watkins; Andy; Freddy Garson; Dave Dent |
Synopsis | Three handicapped boys accidentally discover that Wally West is Kid Flash. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | John Broome |
Pencils | Carmine Infantino |
Inks | Joe Giella |
Reprinted | from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #133 (December 1962) |
Synopsis | Information on the speed of an avalanche. |
Genre | Fact |
Characters | Flash [Barry Allen]; Professor Zoom [Eobard Thawne]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Mr. Element/Dr. Alchemy [Albert Desmond]; Iris West |
Genre | Superhero |
Notes | Trivia questions on Flash history and foes. |
Characters | Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Mayor Claney; Daniel Moody; Tubby Watts |
Synopsis | Johnny Quick has to perform the jobs of 10 people at once to stop crooked Mayor Claney from giving the jobs to his lazy relatives. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Bill Finger |
Pencils | Mort Meskin |
Inks | George Roussos |
Notes | Writing and inking credits from index of original. Inking originally credited here to Mort Meskin (as listed here). |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #117 (June 1947) |
Characters | Flash [Jay Garrick]; Dale Thomas; Dr. Maria Flura; Graves (Press Man); Jim Ronson; Mr. Browne (Sailor) |
Synopsis | Flash takes Dale Thomas and Dr. Flura to the Amazon to help find Jim Ronson and uncovers a secret city. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Robert Kanigher |
Pencils | Carmine Infantino |
Inks | Frank Giacoia |
Reprinted | From All-Flash (DC, 1941 series) #31 (October-November 1947) |
Characters | Flash [Barry Allen]; Doralla Kon; Iris West |
Synopsis | Doralla Kon has travelled to Earth from the planet Alkomar. She has super-speed on Earth but she also emits a radiation that causes explosions. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Gardner Fox |
Pencils | Carmine Infantino |
Inks | Joe Giella |
Notes | Doralla also appeared in Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #157. |
Reprinted | From Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #145 (June 1964) |