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266October 1978
$0.50

The Flash #266

DC · October 1978 · on sale 1978-07-04

First appearance: RagmanFirst appearance: Rory Regan
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Identification plate

Series
The Flash (DC, 1959 series)
Issue
#266
Publication date
October 1978
Key date
1978-10-00
On-sale date
1978-07-04
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.50
Pages
44
Barcode
0709893048510
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Rory Regan - 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: Rich Buckler; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBarry Allen, The Flash, Heat Wave, Kid Flash, Mick Rory, Wally West
2Heat Wave Plays It Cool!comic story17script: Cary Bates; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Frank McLaughlin; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Ben OdaBarry Allen, The Flash, Heat Wave, Mick Rory, Iris West Allen
73 Amazing Batman Thrillers!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Marshall Rogers; inks: Marshall RogersBatman, Bruce Wayne
8-promo (ad from the publisher)0.25pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim AparoBoston Brand, Deadman
9The DC Classics!promo (ad from the publisher)0.25pencils: James Sherman; inks: Maurice WhitmanBat Lash
13-letters page1script: Bob RozakisBarry Allen, The Flash
16On August 8th...promo (ad from the publisher)0.5Mari McCabe, Vixen
18The Case of the Missing Super-Speed!comic story8script: Paul Kupperberg; pencils: Alex Saviuk; inks: Frank Chiaramonte; colors: Mario Sen; letters: Ben OdaKid Flash, Wally West
20Subscribepromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: ?; typeset
21-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: various; inks: various
22Volume 78 Issue 27 - Week of July 3, 1978in-house column1editing: Bob RozakisBatman, Ragman First, Rory Regan First, Bruce Wayne

Plus 13.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 15 sequences, as published.

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Series context

‹ #265162 of 246#267 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q91339010 (Rory Regan), first-appearance property (CC0)

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