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178November 2001
$2.25; 3.75 CAD

Flash #178

DC · November 2001 · on sale 2001-09-26

First appearance: Gregory Wolfe1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Flash (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#178
Publication date
November 2001
Key date
2001-11-00
On-sale date
2001-09-26
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$2.25; 3.75 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
76194120024817811
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Grodd... Like You've Never Seen Him Before!cover1pencils: Brian Bolland; inks: Brian Bolland; colors: Brian Bolland; letters: Todd KleinThe Flash, Gorilla Grodd, Wally West
1Cagedcomic story22script: Geoff Johns; pencils: Scott Kolins; inks: Doug Hazlewood; colors: James Sinclair, Digital Chameleon; letters: GasparThe Flash, Gorilla Grodd, Frances Kane, Keith Kenyon, Magenta, Linda Park West, Pied Piper, Hartley Rathaway, Wally West, Gregory Wolfe First
2Off to San Diego Again…letters page1script: Joey Cavalieri

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07098932222611

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Rogues
ISBN 1-56389-950-7		2003On eBay ›
The Flash by Geoff Johns #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-6101-6		2016On eBay ›
The Flash Omnibus by Geoff Johns #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-3391-4		2012On eBay ›
Cover Story: The DC Comics Art of Brian Bolland #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-3102-6		2011On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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