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217August-September 1972
$0.20

The Flash #217

DC · August-September 1972 · on sale 1972-06-13

First appearance: Ira West
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Identification plate

Series
The Flash (DC, 1959 series)
Issue
#217
Publication date
August-September 1972
Key date
1972-08-00
On-sale date
1972-06-13
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Ira West - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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
0-cover1pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; letters: Gaspar SaladinoFlash [Barry Allen]
1The Flash Times Five Is Fatal!comic story14script: Len Wein; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Frank McLaughlinBarry Allen, The Flash, Ira West First
2-letters page1script: Julius Schwartz
3The Killing of an Archer! Chapter 1comic story10script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Joe LettereseBlack Canary, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Dinah Lance, Oliver Queen

Where to read it

CollectionYear
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #161981On eBay ›
Green Lantern / Green Arrow #71984On eBay ›
The Green Lantern / Green Arrow Collection #[nn]
ISBN 1563896397		2001On eBay ›
Green Lantern / Green Arrow #2
ISBN 1-4012-0230-6		2004On eBay ›
The Green Lantern / Green Arrow Collection, Volume Two: More Hard-Traveling Heroes #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-086-0		1993On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Green Lantern #5
ISBN 978-1-40123-023-4		2011On eBay ›
Green Lantern / Green Arrow #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-3517-8		2012On eBay ›
Absolute Green Lantern / Green Arrow #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-5796-5		2016On eBay ›
Green Lantern / Green Arrow: Hard-Traveling Heroes Deluxe Edition #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-8042-0		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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