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140November 1963
$0.12

The Flash #140

DC · November 1963 · on sale 1963-09-12

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Identification plate

Series
The Flash (DC, 1959 series)
Issue
#140
Publication date
November 1963
Key date
1963-11-00
On-sale date
1963-09-12
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Heat Is On... for Captain Cold!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira SchnappFlash [Barry Allen]; Captain Cold [Leonard Snart]; Heat Wave
1Your United Nations at Workpublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp
2The Heat Is On... for Captain Coldcomic story14.34script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Joe LettereseFlash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Dream Girl [Priscilla Varner] (first appearance); Henry Willens (first appearance); Captain Cold [Leonard Snart] (villain); Heat Wave [Mick Rory] (first appearance, villain)
4-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Carmine Infantino, Lee Elias; letters: Ira Schnapp
5-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: various (illustrations); inks: various (illustrations); colors: ? (illustrations); letters: typeset
7-cartoon1script: Julius Schwartz; letters: Milt Snapinn
8Here It Is, Fanspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: George Roussos; inks: George Roussos; letters: Ira SchnappJohnny DC
10-letters page1script: Julius Schwartz
11The Metal-Eater from the Stars!comic story9.67script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoFlash [Barry Allen]; Iris West

Plus 5.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Flash #2081971On eBay ›
DC Special #141971On 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 ›
The Flash vs. the Rogues #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-2497-4
2010On 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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