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117December 1960
$0.10

The Flash #117

DC · December 1960 · on sale 1960-10-20

First appearance: Digger HarknessFirst appearance: Captain Boomerang
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Identification plate

Series
The Flash (DC, 1959 series)
Issue
#117
Publication date
December 1960
Key date
1960-12-00
On-sale date
1960-10-20
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Digger Harkness - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Captain Boomerang - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Here Comes Captain Boomerang!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira SchnappBarry Allen, Captain Boomerang First, The Flash, Digger Harkness First
2Here Comes Captain Boomerang!comic story13script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Gaspar SaladinoFlash [Barry Allen]; W. W. Wiggins; Iris West; Captain Boomerang [Digger Harkness] (first appearance, origin, villain)
3-promo (ad from the publisher)1
4Children of Tomorrow!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
5-letters page1letters: typeset
6-cartoon1
7The Madcap Inventors of Central City!comic story13script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe GiellaFlash [Barry Allen]; Winky Moylan; Blinky Boylan; Noddy Toylan; Toughy Boraz (villain)
8-cartoon1

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
80 Page Giant Magazine #91965On eBay ›
From Beyond the Unknown #81970On eBay ›
The Best of DC #101981On eBay ›
The Flash Archives #3
ISBN 1-56389-799-7		2002On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: The Flash #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1327-5; 1-4012-1327-8		2007On eBay ›
The Flash vs. the Rogues #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-2497-4		2010On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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