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257January 1978
$0.35

The Flash #257

DC · January 1978 · on sale 1977-10-04

First appearance: The Golden GliderFirst appearance: Lisa SnartFirst appearance: Nora Allen
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Identification plate

Series
The Flash (DC, 1959 series)
Issue
#257
Publication date
January 1978
Key date
1978-01-00
On-sale date
1977-10-04
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0709893046501
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The Golden Glider - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Lisa Snart - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Nora Allen - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Henry Allen - 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
0Will the Golden Glider's Pearl Barrage be the Flash's Pearl Harbor?cover1pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Jack Abel; colors: Tatjana WoodFlash [Barry Allen]; Golden Glider
2The Golden Glider's Triple Playcomic story17script: Cary Bates; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Frank McLaughlin; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Milton SnapinnBarry Allen, Henry Allen First, Nora Allen First, The Flash, The Golden Glider First, Lisa Snart First, Iris West Allen
3-letters page1script: Bob Rozakis
4Volume 77 Issue 40 - Week of October 3, 1977in-house column1editing: Bob Rozakis

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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