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143March 1964
$0.12

The Flash #143

DC · March 1964 · on sale 1964-01-23

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Identification plate

Series
The Flash (DC, 1959 series)
Issue
#143
Publication date
March 1964
Key date
1964-03-00
On-sale date
1964-01-23
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Trail of the False Green Lanterns!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira SchnappFlash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; duplicate Green Lantern
2Trail of the False Green Lanterns!comic story24script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoThe Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Iris West; Carol Ferris; T. O. Morrow (first appearance, villain); duplicate Green Lanterns
3You Demanded It, and Here It Is...promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Ira Schnapp
4-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: Ira Schnapp
5Give and Takepublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp
6-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Gil Kane, Mike Sekowsky; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira Schnapp
7-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Carmine InfantinoFlash
8-comic story1script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tom Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn
9-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Carmine Infantino, Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira Schnapp
10-letters page1pencils: Carmine Infantino

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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The Flash Archives #6
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2018On eBay ›
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ISBN 978-1-77952-848-3
2025On eBay ›

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