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Issue Details

Issue #274
Published June 1979
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.40 USD
Pages 36
Editing Ross Andru

Cover Details - "untitled"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Frank Curtis
Genre superhero
Pencils Ross Andru (signed)
Inks Dick Giordano (signed)

17 page Flash story "The Mark of the Beast!"

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.

1 page Batman & Robin advertisement "Here They Are! Batman & Robin With Magnetic Hands And Feet"

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.

1 page Batman advertisement "Someone is Kidnapping the Great Chefs of Gotham City"

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.

1 page Flash-Grams letters page "Flash-Grams"

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.

1 page Direct Currents; Ask The Answer Man!; Hembeck promo (ad from the publisher) "Daily Planet Volume 79 Issue 9"

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.

1 page Spalding basketballs advertisement "Street Ball"

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.