The Flash #224 (1973) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

Identification plate

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Flash [Barry Allen]
2	The Fastest Man Dead!	comic story	12	script: Cary Bates; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Dick Giordano	Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris Allen; Charlie Conwell; Maxel; Bork (hitman); Barbie
4	The Dramatic Break-Thru From -- DC The Line of Super-Stars!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; colors: Sol Harrison
5	Just Put An X Next To The Comics You Want!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	letters: ?; typeset
6	The Wanderer...	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert
11	-	in-house column	1	letters: typeset	Frankenstein; Batman; Wildcat; Mister Miracle; Wonder Woman
13	Yellow Is a Dirty Little Color!	comic story	8	script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dick Giordano	Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
15	-	letters page	1	script: JS	Flash

Plus 11 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Showcase Presents: Green Lantern #5 ISBN 978-1-40123-023-4	2011	On eBay ›

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