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Issue Details

Issue #281
Published January 1980
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.40 USD
Pages 36
Editing Ross Andru

Cover Details - "untitled"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Professor Zoom [Reverse Flash]
Genre superhero
Pencils Dick Giordano (signed)
Inks Dick Giordano (signed)

17 page Flash story "Deadly Games!"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Frank Curtis; Mitch; Charlie; Deke; Chief Paulson; Iris Allen (on videotape only); Clive Yorkin (on videotape only); Professor Zoom [Reverse Flash]
Synopsis As Barry and his partner, Frank Curtis, get closer to finding the drug dealers in Central City, Frank is injured in a gunfight, the police chief is found to be in the criminal camp, and Professor Zoom distracts Flash on a dangerous chase.
Genre superhero
Script Cary Bates
Pencils Don Heck
Inks Frank Chiaramonte
Colors Gene D'Angelo
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Continued from Flash #280; continued in Flash #282.

1 page Superman advertisement "The Rescue"

Characters Superman; aliens
Synopsis An alien UFO is heading toward a mountain collision, but Superman bores a tunnel ahead of it and some children welcome the aliens to Earth with Twinkies.
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Vince Colletta
Notes Ad for Hostess Twinkies. Printed between pages 8 and 9 of the first story.

1 page The Flash letters page "Flash-Grams"

Characters The Flash [Barry Allen]
Synopsis Letters regarding Flash #274 from: Brian K. Morris; Tamsyn O'Flynn; Donald Riling, Jr.; with an illustration.
Genre superhero
Script Michael W. Barr
Letters typeset

Half page It's The Answer Man! filler "The DC Feature Page"

Synopsis Questions and answers about DC comics and characters.
Genre superhero
Script Bob Rozakis
Letters typeset

Half page Gene D'Angelo character profile "DC Profiles Number 54"

Synopsis Bio of Gene D'Anagelo.
Script Bob Rozakis?
Letters typeset