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Issue: The Flash #123
Publication Date: September 1961
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Issues: #123 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: 07/17/1961
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 20 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz
Disclose Notes: On-sale date based on stamped date on copy originally purchased by comic book fan Jerry Bails.

Publication date of 18 July 1961, was reported to the U.S. Copyright Office in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 15, Part 2, Number 2, Periodicals, July-December 1961. Class B periodical. Copyright registration number B916390.

Winner of the 1961 "Best Cover," "Best Single Issue," and "Best Story" Alley Awards.

Homage to cover done on the Flash TV show (Season 2, Episode 2) broadcast Tuesday, October 13, 2015.
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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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Adult Image
Title Page
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Interior Page
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Flash of Two Worlds!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Flash [Barry Allen]; Flash [Jay Garrick]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBatman #176 published July 1963
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: The Flash Vol. 1, #123 #[nn] [Direct Sales] published May 2000
as The Golden Age Flash Races into the Silver Age [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagThe Flash Archives #3 published March 2002
as Cover - The Flash #123 [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 [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Flash #2 published August 2008
as Flash of Two Worlds! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Comics Classics Library: The Flash of Two Worlds #[nn] published October 2009
as The Flash #123 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagJustice League: Cry for Justice #6 published March 2010
as [untitled] [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGreen Lantern: New Guardians #20 [Direct Sales, Standard Cover] published July 2013
as Carmine Infantino 1925-2013 [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]cover
In Content Item: FlagSupergirl #20 published July 2013
as Carmine Infantino 1925-2013 [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]cover
In Content Item: FlagJustice League of America's Vibe #4 [unnamed variant] published July 2013
as Carmine Infantino 1925-2013 [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]cover
In Content Item: FlagTalon #8 [unnamed variant] published July 2013
as Carmine Infantino 1925-2013 [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]cover
In Content Item: FlagBatwoman #20 [unnamed variant] published July 2013
as Carmine Infantino 1925-2013 [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]cover
In Content Item: FlagBatman: The Dark Knight Annual #1 published July 2013
as Carmine Infantino 1925-2013 [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]cover
In Content Item: FlagBatman Beyond Unlimited #16 published July 2013
as Carmine Infantino 1925-2013 [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]cover
In Content Item: FlagThe Savage Hawkman #20 published July 2013
as Carmine Infantino 1925-2013 [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]cover
In Content Item: FlagRed Lanterns #20 [Direct Sales, Standard Cover] published July 2013
as Carmine Infantino 1925-2013 [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]cover
In Content Item: FlagCatwoman Annual #1 published July 2013
as Carmine Infantino 1925-2013 [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]cover
In Content Item: FlagTeen Titans #20 [Direct Sales] published July 2013
as Carmine Infantino 1925-2013 [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]cover
In Content Item: FlagBatman Incorporated #11 [Standard Cover] published July 2013
as Carmine Infantino 1925-2013 [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]cover
In Content Item: FlagRed Hood and the Outlaws Annual #1 published July 2013
as Carmine Infantino 1925-2013 [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]cover
In Content Item: FlagNightwing #20 [Direct Sales] published July 2013
as Carmine Infantino 1925-2013 [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]cover
In Content Item: FlagBatman: The Dark Knight #20 [Direct Sales] published July 2013
as Carmine Infantino 1925-2013 [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]cover
In Content Item: FlagThe Flash #20 [Direct Sales] published July 2013
as Carmine Infantino 1925-2013 [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]cover
In Content Item: FlagSword of Sorcery #8 published July 2013
as Carmine Infantino 1925-2013 [Text Article on Interior Page(s)][cover]
In Content Item: FlagRed Hood and the Outlaws #20 published July 2013
as Carmine Infantino 1925-2013 [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]cover
In Content Item: FlagJustice League Dark #20 published July 2013
as Carmine Infantino 1925-2013 [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]cover
In Content Item: FlagCatwoman #20 [Direct Sales] published July 2013
as Carmine Infantino 1925-2013 [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]cover
In Content Item: FlagBatgirl #20 [Direct Sales] published July 2013
as Carmine Infantino 1925-2013 [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]cover
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #20 [Direct Sales] published July 2013
as Carmine Infantino 1925-2013 [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]cover
In Content Item: FlagAdventures of Superman #1 [Direct Sales, Standard Cover] published July 2013
as Carmine Infantino 1925-2013 [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]cover
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover art is an homage to the cover of Our Fighting Forces (DC, 1954 series) #48 (August 1959). Pencil and ink credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Complete 4 Piece Matched Set of Luggage

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Honor House Products Corp.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Honor House Products Corp luggage ad.

Inside front cover. In black and white.
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Record Your Voice at Home

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Honor House Products Corp.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Honor House Products Corp ad for record voice recorder. Inside front cover.
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Flash of Two Worlds! [Chapter 1]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Flash [Barry Allen] (origin re-cap); Flash [Jay Garrick] (origin re-cap) (Earth-2); Iris West; Joan Garrick (Earth-2)
Synopsis: Barry Allen appears at the Community Center in Central City to perform for kids and during one of his amazing tricks is mysteriously transported to Keystone City...a place that he recalls that the original Flash once lived. The two meet and Barry surmises that Jay lives on a parallel Earth...one that evidently Earth-1 writer Gardner Fox tuned in on when he wrote the adventures of the Flash in the 1940's. Jay tells Barry that a crime wave has hit Keystone City and asks Barry for his help.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBatman #176 published July 1963
as Flash de Dos Mundos [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: Flag80 Page Giant Magazine #9 published April 1965
as Flash of Two Worlds! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told #[nn] published January 1989
as The Flash of Two Worlds [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told #[nn] published June 1990
as The Flash of Two Worlds! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: The Flash Vol. 1, #123 #[nn] [Direct Sales] published May 2000
as Flash of Two Worlds! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Flash Archives #3 published March 2002
as Flash of Two Worlds! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Flash #2 published August 2008
as Flash of Two Worlds! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Comics Classics Library: The Flash of Two Worlds #[nn] published October 2009
as Flash of Two Worlds! [Chapter 1] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Comics Anthologie #[nn] published February 2012
as Flash de deux mondes ! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10.7
Disclose Notes: Revival of the original Flash from Earth 2. Vs. Fiddler, Thinker and the Shade, revivals. Golden Age Flash also in 129, 137, 151, 170, 173, 215, 229. Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Tootsie Roll Makes History!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
Character(s): Napoleon Bonaparte
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Ad for Tootsie Roll candy.
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Fastest Trips Around the World!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: informational
Character(s): Nellie Bly; Wiley Post
Synopsis: Modern speed records by people for circling the earth.
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Pages: 1
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See the Many Fantastic Faces of Superman...

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Curt Swan (Superman, Superman Annual 3); Dick Sprang (Secret Origins 1, Batman; Robin; Superman); Jack Kirby (Challengers of the Unknown); Gil Kane (Adam Strange; Green Lantern); Joe Certa (Martian Manhunter); Lee Elias (Green Arrow); Carmine Infantino (Flash); Ross Andru (Wonder Woman)
Inker(s): Stan Kaye (Superman, Superman Annual 3); Stan Kaye (Secret Origins 1, Batman; Robin; Superman); Jack Kirby (Challengers of the Unknown); Gil Kane (Adam Strange); Joe Giella (Green Lantern); Joe Certa (Martian Manhunter); Lee Elias (Green Arrow); Joe Kubert (Flash); Mike Esposito (Wonder Woman)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Giant Superman Annual; Secret Origins
Character(s): Superman; Batman; Robin; Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Prof Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis]; Adam Strange; Wonder Woman; Martian Manhunter; Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow; Speedy
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Superman Annual #3 and Secret Origins #1 from Summer 1961.
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Flash of Two Worlds! Chapter 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Flash [Barry Allen]; Flash [Jay Garrick] (Earth-2); Edward Jarvis (millionaire); un-named butler of Jarvis; The Fiddler [Isaac Bowin] (Earth-2 villain); The Thinker [Clifford Devoe] (Earth-2 villain); The Shade [Richard Swift] (Earth-2 villain)
Synopsis: Unknown to either Flash, three master criminals from the past of Jay Garrick are responsible for the crime wave in Keystone City: the Thinker, who vows to steal the Neptune Cup, the Fiddler, who seeks to steal the crown jewels on display at a museum, and the Shade wants to gain control of a collection of historical curios. However, both Flashes fall flat on their vase in their attempts to nab the Thinker and Shade.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman #176 published July 1963
as Flash de Dos Mundos [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: Flag80 Page Giant Magazine #9 published April 1965
as Flash of Two Worlds! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told #[nn] published January 1989
as The Flash of Two Worlds [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told #[nn] published June 1990
as The Flash of Two Worlds! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told #[nn] published June 1990
as The Flash of Two Worlds! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: The Flash Vol. 1, #123 #[nn] [Direct Sales] published May 2000
as Flash of Two Worlds! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Flash Archives #3 published March 2002
as Flash of Two Worlds! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Flash #2 published August 2008
as Flash of Two Worlds! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Comics Classics Library: The Flash of Two Worlds #[nn] published October 2009
as Flash of Two Worlds!, Chapter 2 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Comics Anthologie #[nn] published February 2012
as Flash de deux mondes ! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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There's More Than Meets the Eye.....

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll Pop
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Ad for Tootsie Roll Pop candy.
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The Inside Story of Batman and Robin's Top Secrets in This Giant Special

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Curt Swan; Sheldon Moldoff; Dick Sprang
Inker(s): Charles Paris
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman and Robin
Character(s): Batman; Robin
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo for Batman Annual #1 (Summer 1961).
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): Wayne Boring ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
Character(s): Superman
First Line: Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for Palisades Amusement Park.
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150 Civil War Soldiers!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): 150 Civil War Soldiers
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for Josely Co. plastic Civil War soldiers.
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Free! World-Wide Stamps...

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Garcelon Stamp Co.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for Garcelon Stamp Company.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
First Line: Dear Editor: I'd like to ask you...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from: Joe Garrett, James E. Brown, Jeffrey Strum (awarded the pages of original art from Chapter 1), Ernest Rosenberg (awarded the pages of original art from Chapter 2), Franklin Hillpot (awarded the pages of original art from Chapter 3).
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Flash of Two Worlds! Chapter 3

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Flash [Barry Allen]; Flash [Jay Garrick] (Earth-2); Iris West; The Fiddler [Isaac Bowin] (Earth-2 villain); The Thinker [Clifford Devoe] (Earth-2 villain); The Shade [Richard Swift] (Earth-2 villain)
Synopsis: After comparing notes, Jay and Barry decide to work together to tackle the Fiddler. But the Shade and Thinker are comparing notes, too, and discover that their partner in crime is up against two Flashes, not one.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman #176 published July 1963
as Flash de Dos Mundos [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: Flag80 Page Giant Magazine #9 published April 1965
as Flash of Two Worlds! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told #[nn] published January 1989
as The Flash of Two Worlds [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told #[nn] published June 1990
as The Flash of Two Worlds! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told #[nn] published June 1990
as The Flash of Two Worlds! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: The Flash Vol. 1, #123 #[nn] [Direct Sales] published May 2000
as Flash of Two Worlds! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Flash Archives #3 published March 2002
as Flash of Two Worlds! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Flash #2 published August 2008
as Flash of Two Worlds! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Comics Classics Library: The Flash of Two Worlds #[nn] published October 2009
as Flash of Two Worlds!, Chapter 3 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Comics Anthologie #[nn] published February 2012
as Flash de deux mondes ! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.67
Disclose Notes: Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Guaranteed to Make You Smile...

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Ad for Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar.
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Frontier Cabin

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Frontier Cabin
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Frontier Cabin.
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If You Know Just 20 People...

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Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wallace Brown, Inc.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Wallace Brown, Inc. Christmas card sales.
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Zodiac Ring

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wilson Chemical Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.

Ad for Wilson Chemical Co. Zodiac Ring.
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204 Revolutionary War Soldiers

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): Russ Heath
Inker(s): Russ Heath
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Revolutionary War Soldiers
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

Ad for plastic Revolutionary War Soldiers toys.

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