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Issue Details

Issue #229
Published September-October 1974
Frequency Bi-Monthly
Cover Price 0.60 USD
Pages 100
Editing Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell

Cover Details - "The Astonishing Rag Doll Runs Wild!"

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].

1 page Flash foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Contents"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
Genre superhero
Notes Contents of the issue.

20 page Flash story "The Rag Doll Runs Wild!"

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.

13 page Green Lantern story "Half a Green Lantern Is Better Than None!"

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)

Half page Doctor Rocket filler "We've Done a Lot of Research on This Planet!"

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

1 page Flash illustration "Best Wishes from"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Flash [Jay Garrick]
Genre Superhero
Notes Pinup including all three Flashes.

1 page Flash activity "Flash Puzzle"

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.

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

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.

9 page Kid Flash story "Secret of the Handicapped Boys!"

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)

Half page filler "Amazing Speeds"

Synopsis Information on the speed of an avalanche.
Genre Fact

1 page Flash story "Trivia Quiz"

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.

9 page Johnny Quick story "The Man Who Wore Ten Hats!"

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)

12 page Flash story "The Secret City"

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)

11 page Flash story "Girl From the Super-Fast Dimension!"

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)

Half page advertisement "Answers to Flash Trivia Quiz:"