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153October 1999
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Flash #153

DC · October 1999 · on sale 1999-08-25

First appearance: Folded ManFirst appearance: Edwin Gauss1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Flash (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#153
Publication date
October 1999
Key date
1999-10-00
On-sale date
1999-08-25
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$1.99; 3.25 CAD
Pages
40
Barcode
76194120024815311
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Fury of the Folded Man!cover1pencils: Steve Lightle; inks: Steve Lightle; letters: Todd KleinThe Flash, Folded Man First, Edwin Gauss First, Walter West
1The Folded Mancomic story22script: Brian Augustyn, Mark Waid; pencils: Paul Pelletier; inks: José Marzán Jr.; colors: Tom McCraw; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBart Allen, Jesse Chambers, Max Crandall, The Flash, Folded Man First, Edwin Gauss First, Impulse, Jesse Quick, Max Mercury, Linda Park West, Walter West
2-letters page0.67script: Joey Cavalieri
4-public service announcement1letters: typeset

Plus 15.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07099232222010

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Flash by Mark Waid #8
ISBN 978-1-77951-010-5		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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