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193February 2003
$2.25; 3.75 CAD

Flash #193

DC · February 2003 · on sale 2002-12-26

First appearance: Tar PitFirst appearance: Joey MonteleoneFirst appearance: Double Down1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Flash (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#193
Publication date
February 2003
Key date
2003-02-00
On-sale date
2002-12-26
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$2.25; 3.75 CAD
Pages
40
Barcode
76194120024819311
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of Jeremy Tell - 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
0Grodd...Unleashed!cover1pencils: Scott Kolins; inks: Scott Kolins; letters: Todd KleinThe Flash, Gorilla Grodd, Wally West
1Run Riot, Part Two: On the Runcomic story22script: Geoff Johns; pencils: Scott Kolins; inks: Doug Hazlewood; colors: James Sinclair; letters: Kurt Hathaway, Bill OakleyDoctor Alchemy, Neil Borman, Cicada, Albert Desmond, Double Down First, Fallout, The Flash, Girder, Gorilla Grodd, David Hersch, Tina McGee, Joey Monteleone First, Tar Pit First, Jeremy Tell First
2-in-house column1letters: typeset

Plus 16 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07098932222602

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Blitz
ISBN 1-4012-0335-3		2004On eBay ›
The Flash by Geoff Johns #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-6498-7		2016On eBay ›
The Flash Omnibus by Geoff Johns #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-3391-4		2012On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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