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Publishers / DC / The Flash (1959) / #139
139September 1963
$0.12

The Flash #139

DC · September 1963 · on sale July 18, 1963

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Identification plate

Series
The Flash (DC, 1959 series)
Issue
#139
Publication date
September 1963
Key date
September 1963
On-sale date
July 18, 1963
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

From the editorial file First appearance of Professor Zoom, the Reverse-Flash, September 1963. The mirror-image archenemy template that half of superhero comics later borrowed.

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
0Menace of the Reverse-Flash!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; colors: Jack Adler; letters: Ira SchnappFlash [Barry Allen]; Reverse-Flash [Professor Zoom]
2Menace of the Reverse-Flash!comic story24script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoFlash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Dr. Walter Drake; Reverse-Flash [Professor Zoom; Eobard Thawne] (first appearance, origin)
4Defer... Delay... Postpone...comic story0.5script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tom Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn
10-letters page1script: Julius Schwartz
12-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); letters: typesetJohnny DC

Plus 8.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Flash #2051971On 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 Presents: The Flash #12011On eBay ›
Alter Ego #1172013On 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 ›
Flash Rogues: Reverse-Flash #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-8925-6		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #13835 of 246#140 ›

Sources

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