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122August 1961
$0.10

The Flash #122

DC · August 1961 · on sale 1961-06-06

First appearance: The TopFirst appearance: Roscoe Dillon
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Identification plate

Series
The Flash (DC, 1959 series)
Issue
#122
Publication date
August 1961
Key date
1961-08-00
On-sale date
1961-06-06
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 The Top - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Roscoe Dillon - 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
0Beware the Atomic Grenade!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira SchnappBarry Allen, The Flash
2Beware the Atomic Grenade!comic story14.33script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBarry Allen, Roscoe Dillon First, The Flash, The Top First, Iris West Allen
4See the Many Fantastic Faces of Superman...promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira Schnapp
5At Last! The Giant Comic Book You've Dreamed About Is Here!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: Ira Schnapp
6-cartoon1script: Julius Schwartz; letters: Milt Snapinn
8The Inside Stories of Batman and Robin's Top Secretspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Curt Swan, Sheldon Moldoff, Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira Schnapp
10-letters page2script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Carmine Infantino
11The Face Behind the Mask!comic story9.67script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoKid Flash, Wally West

Plus 6.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Flash #1691967On eBay ›
The Flash #2141972On eBay ›
The Flash Archives #3
ISBN 1-56389-799-7		2002On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: The Flash #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-1805-8		2008On eBay ›
The Flash vs. the Rogues #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-2497-4		2010On eBay ›
The Flash Chronicles #4
ISBN 978-1-4012-3831-5		2013On eBay ›
The Flash Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-5149-9		2014On eBay ›
The Flash: The Silver Age #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-7088-9		2017On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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