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287July 1980
$0.40

The Flash #287

DC · July 1980 · on sale 1980-04-08

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Identification plate

Series
The Flash (DC, 1959 series)
Issue
#287
Publication date
July 1980
Key date
1980-07-00
On-sale date
1980-04-08
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Barcode
0709893048507
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Man in the Alchemist's Maskcover1pencils: Don Heck; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Todd KleinFlash [Barry Allen]; Dr. Alchemy [Alvin Desmond]
1Dr. Alchemy and Mr. Desmond!comic story17script: Cary Bates; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Frank Chiaramonte; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Ben OdaFlash [Barry Allen]; Dr. Alchemy [Alvin Desmond] (villain, introduction); Dr. Alchemy's henchmen; Patty Spivot; Captain Darryl Frye; Fiona Webb; Rita Desmond; Albert Desmond (also in flashback as Dr. Alchemy)
3-letters page1script: Ted P. Skimmer; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson
4Volume 80 Issue 14 - Week of April 7, 1980in-house column1editing: Bob Rozakis

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.15 GBP

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