The Flash #139

Published
October 1977
Page count
68
Cover price
0.50 AUD
Colour
Black & white
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
Branding
Planet Comics [rectangle]
 
Planet Comics [rectangle]

Credits

Editing
, editor

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Show/hide Cover Untitled (The Flash) Cover, 1 page

"He…he…made me do it!"

Featuring

Feature
The Flash
Genre
Superhero
Code
S-2470
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Abra Kadabra

Credits

Art
Neal Adams, line art
Colours
Neal Adams , colourist
 
Cory Adams , colourist
Text
, letterer
Editing
Julius Schwartz, original editor
 
E. Nelson Bridwell, original Associate Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #246 (January 1977)
No title recorded

Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

Show/hide 1. Kill Me, Flash--Faster--Faster (The Flash) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature
The Flash
Genre
Superhero
Code
S-2406
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris Allen; Stacy Conwell; Chuck Marston (Stacy's boyfriend, introduction); Abra Kadabra; police officers of 6376 A.D.; Abra Kadabra

Credits

Writing
Cary Bates, scripter
Art
Irv Novick, penciller
 
Frank McLaughlin, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Julius Schwartz, original editor
 
E. Nelson Bridwell, original Associate Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #246 (January 1977)
Kill Me, Flash-- Faster...Faster!

Notes

Abra Kadabra also appears in #247.

Show/hide 2. Battle of the Thinking Machines (Batman) Comic story, 17 pages

Featuring

Feature
Batman
Genre
Superhero
Code
S-2505
Characters
Calculator [Noah Kuttler] (villain); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Alfred Pennyworth; Morgan Edge

Credits

Writing
Bob Rozakis, scripter
Art
Marshall Rogers, penciller
 
Terry Austin, inker
Text
Ben Oda, letterer
Editing
Julius Schwartz, original editor
 
E. Nelson Bridwell, original Associate Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #468 (March-April 1977)
Battle of the Thinking Machines
Also printed
United Kingdom
The Super Heroes Monthly (Egmont Publishing, 1980 series) v1#9 (June 1981)
Battle of the Thinking Machines
Show/hide 3. Perilous Plan of the Plant-Master (Green Lantern) Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Feature
Green Lantern
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Itty; Floronic Man [aka Plant-Master; Jason Woodrue] (Introduction as Floronic Man)

Credits

Writing
Denny O'Neil, scripter
Art
Dick Dillin, penciller
 
Terry Austin, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Julius Schwartz, original editor
 
E. Nelson Bridwell, original Associate Editor
 
Bob Rozakis, original Assistant Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #245 (November 1976)
Perilous Plan of the Plant-Master!

Synopsis

Woodrue, eager to get to Green Lantern, evolves himself into a truly Floronic Man.

Show/hide 4. The Eternity Pursuit Part 2: A Tale of Two Worlds Part 3: Arena (Green Lantern; Hawkman; The Atom) Comic story, 30 pages

Featuring

Feature
Green Lantern; Hawkman; The Atom
Genre
Superhero
Code
J-4647
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (flashback); Iris Allen (flashback); Flash [Barry Allen] (flashback); T. O. Morrow (flashback); Enrichetta Negrini (flashback); Dhrune (alien race); Aurians (alien race); Jean Loring; Simax; The Black Duke [Brewtus]; Auru

Credits

Writing
Gerry Conway, scripter
Art
Arvell Jones, penciller
 
Bill Draut, inker
Text
Ben Oda, letterer
Editing
Paul Levitz, original Story Editor
Management
Joe Orlando, original Managing Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Super-Team Family (DC, 1975 series) #12 (August-September 1977)
The Eternity Pursuit

Synopsis

Atom, Green Lantern and Hawkman search space for the kidnapped Jean Loring. They find her and rescue two separate worlds but at the last moment Jean disappears again.


Status

This issue includes help from

  • Anthony Revill

AusReprints ID

  • 2226

Entry created

  • 05/02/2005

Cover added

  • 05/02/2005

Index completed

  • 03/06/2007

Last updated

  • 22/09/2019