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142February 1964
$0.12

The Flash #142

DC · February 1964 · on sale 1963-12-05

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Identification plate

Series
The Flash (DC, 1959 series)
Issue
#142
Publication date
February 1964
Key date
1964-02-00
On-sale date
1963-12-05
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Perilous Pursuit of the Trickster!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira SchnappFlash [Barry Allen]; Trickster [James Jesse]
2Perilous Pursuit of the Trickster!comic story12.33script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoFlash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Trickster [James Jesse]; Flash [Jay Garrick] (cameo flashback); Captain Cold (cameo flashback)
3-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira Schnapp
6Special Christmas Quiz "Christmas in Many Lands!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Ruben Moreira; inks: Ruben Moreira; letters: Ira Schnapp
7-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Mike Sekowsky, Gil Kane; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira Schnapp
8-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: various (illustrations); inks: various (illustrations); colors: ? (illustrations); letters: typeset; ?
9Gravitation... Gravity...comic story0.5script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tom Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn
11-letters page1script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Carmine Infantino
12Puzzle of the Phantom Plunderers!comic story11.67script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoFlash [Barry Allen]; Ak-Zaka (introduction, leader of thieves on planet Kilor)
13-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
14-comic story1script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tom Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn

Plus 5.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Showcase Presents: The Flash #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-2297-0		2009On eBay ›
The Flash Archives #6
ISBN 978-1-4012-3514-7		2012On 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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