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Issue: The Flash #122
Publication Date: August 1961
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Issues: #122 of 246 Issues (392 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/06/1961
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age, then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched (most issues); squarebound (#160, 169, 178, 187, 196, 214, 229, 232)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Beware the Atomic Grenade!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Flash
Character(s): Flash [Barry Allen]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Flash Archives #3 published March 2002
as Cover - The Flash #122 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Flash Archives #3 published March 2002
as [untitled] [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Flash #2 published August 2008
as Beware the Atomic Grenade! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pencil and ink credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Inks originally credited to Joe Giella.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Norton Products
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Beware the Atomic Grenade!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Broome
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): Joe Giella
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Flash
Character(s): Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Anton Previn; The Top [Roscoe Dillon] (first appearance, villain)
Synopsis: Fashion designer Anton Previn gives Iris a make-over while Flash battles a new villain, The Top.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Flash #169 published April 1967
as Beware the Atomic Grenade! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLynet #12/1967 published December 1967
as Se opp for atomhåndgranaten [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Flash Archives #3 published March 2002
as Beware the Atomic Grenade! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Flash #2 published August 2008
as Beware the Atomic Grenade! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 14.33
Disclose Notes: First appearance of the Top who also appears in issues 141, 155, 157, 174, 219.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: At the bottom of page 8 of the previous story sequence.
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See the Many Fantastic Faces of Superman...

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superman
Synopsis: Ad for Giant Superman Annual #3, on sale June 22nd.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following page 8 of the previous story sequence.
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At Last! The Giant Comic Book You've Dreamed About Is Here!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Secret Origins
Synopsis: Ad for Special Giant Issue of Secret Origins, on sale June 15th.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following page 8 of the previous story sequence.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Amazing Speeds
First Line: Normally, it takes 26 seconds for blood...
Synopsis: Facts about the circulatory system, Saturn, sound and river water.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 9 of the previous story sequence.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll Fudge
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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The Inside Stories of Batman and Robin's Top Secrets

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Giant Batman Annual
Synopsis: Ad for Giant Batman Annual, on sale June 29th.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Julius Schwartz
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Flash-Grams
Synopsis: Letters from Louis B. Cohen, Bill Spangler, Steve Struck, Parley Holman, Tom Quigley, Joe Garrett, Paul Gambaccini and Frederick Norwood.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Face Behind the Mask!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Broome
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): Joe Giella
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Kid Flash
Character(s): Kid Flash [Wally West]; Kitty Clark; Mrs. Carter Wright; Silver Mask [Eddie Farrell]; Manager Harry (villain)
Synopsis: Silver Mask, a boy singer, is being blackmailed by Harry who knows that he used to be part of a gang.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDC 100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-11 published April 1972
as The Face behind the Mask [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Flash #214 published April 1972
as The Face Behind the Mask! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Flash Archives #3 published March 2002
as The Face Behind the Mask! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Flash #2 published August 2008
as The Face Behind the Mask! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.67
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Frontier Cabin
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Revolutionary War Soldiers
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Junior Sales Club of America
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Manufacturing Company
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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