The Flash #136

Published
April 1977
Page count
68
Cover price
0.40 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

"With one finger I eliminate the Flash!"

Featuring

Feature
The Flash
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Art
Ernie Chan, line art [as Ernie Chua]
Editing
Julius Schwartz, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #242 (June 1976)
Untitled
Show/hide 1. Charge of the Electric Gang (The Flash) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature
The Flash
Genre
Superhero
Code
S-2279

Credits

Writing
Cary Bates, scripter
Art
Irv Novick, penciller
 
Frank McLaughlin, inker
Editing
Julius Schwartz, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #242 (June 1976)
The Charge of the Electric Gang!
Also printed
Australia
The Brave and the Bold (Murray, 1982?) ([1982?])
The Charge of the Electric Gang
Show/hide 2. Crimes by Calculation (The Atom) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
The Atom
Genre
Superhero
Code
S-2354

Credits

Writing
Bob Rozakis, scripter
Art
Mike Grell, penciller
 
Terry Austin, inker
Editing
Julius Schwartz, editor
 
E. Nelson Bridwell, Associate Editor
 
Bob Rozakis, Assistant Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #463 (September 1976)
Crimes by Calculation
Also printed
Australia
The Atom (Murray, 1982?) ([December 1982?])
Crimes by Calculation
Show/hide 3. Grodd Puts The Squeeze on Flash (The Flash) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
The Flash
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
John Broome, scripter
Art
Carmine Infantino, penciller
 
Sid Greene, inker
Editing
Julius Schwartz, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #172 (August 1967)
Grodd Puts the Squeeze on the Flash
Also printed
Australia
Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #46 ([February 1969?])
Grodd Puts the Squeeze on Flash
 
Australia
Adventure Comics (Murray, 1979 series) #3 ([December 1979?])
Grodd Puts the Squeeze on Flash

Synopsis

Gorilla Grodd speeds up the citizens of Central City and uses them to force Flash to free him from his prison in Gorilla City.

Show/hide 4. Tubby Watts, Efficiency Expert (Johnny Quick and his Magic Formula) Comic story, 6 pages
Show/hide 5. Hero Is a Dirty Name Part 2: Unwelcome Allies Part 3: The Weather Bomb (Super Sons of Superman and Batman) Comic story, 18 pages

Featuring

Feature
Super Sons of Superman and Batman
Genre
Superhero
Code
B-2418

Credits

Writing
Bob Haney, scripter
Art
Dick Dillin, penciller
 
Tex Blaisdell, inker
Editing
Murray Boltinoff, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #231 (July 1975)
Hero Is a Dirty Name
Also printed
United States
Superman/Batman: Saga of the Super Sons (DC, 2007 series) #[nn] ([November] 2007)
Hero Is a Dirty Name

Synopsis

The super-sons have their fathers convicted on charges of grandstanding, but when they take out a weather-controlling conspiracy, with the help of The Flash, Green Arrow, and Aquaman, the boys realize that what they thought was grandstanding is really just letting people express their gratitude.

Show/hide 6. Flash Puzzle Activity, 2 pages

Featuring

Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
Bob Rozakis, scripter

Notes

Two puzzles. Solution appears on page 66

Show/hide 7. The Fight For the Championship of the Universe (Green Lantern) Comic story, 10 pages
Show/hide 8. Super-Action Superman Comics Now in Full Color! Promo (ad from the publisher), 1 page

"Super-Action Superman Comics now in full color! Look for the exciting Superman comics in full color! At any newsagent or bookstall"

Details

Printed
1977? to 1979?
Genre
Superhero
More...
Super-Action Superman Comics Now in Full Color!

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 337

Entry created

  • 28/11/2003

Cover added

  • 12/07/2015

Index completed

  • 21/11/2003

Last updated

  • 26/01/2022