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290October 1980
$0.50

The Flash #290

DC · October 1980 · on sale 1980-07-10

First appearance: Saber-ToothOrigin: Firestorm2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Flash (DC, 1959 series)
Issue
#290
Publication date
October 1980
Key date
1980-10-00
On-sale date
1980-07-10
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.50
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

Origin story on record for: Firestorm, Martin Stein, Ronnie Raymond.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Don Heck; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Todd KleinBarry Allen, Firestorm, The Flash, Fiona Webb, Ronnie Raymond, Martin Stein
2Will You Believe Me When I'm Dead?comic story17script: Cary Bates; pencils: Don Heck; inks: F. Chiaramonte; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Milt SnapinnBarry Allen, The Flash, Alvin Desmond, Doctor Alchemy, King Faraday, Fiona Webb, Saber-Tooth First
8The Secret History of the Nuclear Mancomic story8script: Gerry Conway; pencils: George Pérez, Bob Smith; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Shelly LefermanBarry Allen, Aquaman, The Atom, Batman, Black Canary, Danton Black, Arthur Curry, Summer Day, Firestorm Origin, The Flash, Crystal Frost, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, The Hyena
11-letters page1script: Ted P. Skimmer

Plus 9 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0709893048510
Britishprice 0.15 GBP; barcode 0709893048510

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Firestorm: The Nuclear Man #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-3183-5		2011On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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