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137June 1963
$0.12

The Flash #137

DC · June 1963 · on sale 1963-04-18

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Identification plate

Series
The Flash (DC, 1959 series)
Issue
#137
Publication date
June 1963
Key date
1963-06-00
On-sale date
1963-04-18
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Vengeance of the Immortal Villain!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira SchnappFlash [Barry Allen]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Vandal Savage
1Not Wanted: High School Dropouts!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp
2Vengeance of the Immortal Villain!comic story24script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoFlash [Barry Allen]; Justice Society of America [JSA; Atom [Al Pratt] (Earth-2); Dr. Mid-Nite [Charles McNider] (Earth-2); Flash [Jay Garrick] (Earth-2); Hawkman [Carter Hall] (Earth-2); Johnny Thunder (Earth-2); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (Earth-2); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (Earth-2)]; Iris West
4Expand... Inflate... Dilate...comic story0.5script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tom Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn
6The Swing Is to DC!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: Ira Schnapp
8-letters page2script: Julius Schwartz
10-comic story1script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tom Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn
13-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); letters: typesetJohnny DC

Plus 4.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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The Flash #2131972On eBay ›
The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 0-930289-81-1
1991On eBay ›
Justice Society of America 100-Page Super Spectacular, No. 1, 1975 Issue #[nn]2000On eBay ›
The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 0-930289-84-6
1992On eBay ›
Crisis on Multiple Earths: The Team-Ups #1
ISBN 1401204708
2006On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: The Flash #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-1805-8
2008On eBay ›
The Flash Archives #5
ISBN 978-1-4012-2151-5
2009On eBay ›
DC Comics Classics Library: The Flash of Two Worlds #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-2298-7
2009On eBay ›
The Flash: The Silver Age Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-6538-0
2017On eBay ›
The Flash: The Silver Age #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-7826-7
2018On eBay ›

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