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Issue: 80 Page Giant Magazine #4
Publication Date: October 1964
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Issues: #4 of 56 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/20/1964
Volume: none
Pages: 84
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 16 (6 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 U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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The Scarlet Speedster's Most Treacherous Traps!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Flash
Character(s): The Flash; Weather Wizard
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Pages: 1
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Giant Flash

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Flash
Character(s): The Flash
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Around the World in 80 Minutes!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Kanigher
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): Joe Giella
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Flash
Character(s): The Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; The Black Cat; El Claw
Synopsis: Police scientist Barry Allen invents a radio watch which picks up S.O.S. calls from many different countries, in order for him to avert these catastrophies, he must literally race around the world in eighty minutes.
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From Content Item: FlagShowcase #13 published March 1958
was Around the World in 80 Minutes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 13.67
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Green Lantern; Justice League of America
First Line: For the very best...
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Giants of the Time-World!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Kanigher
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): Frank Giacoia
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Flash
Character(s): The Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Aliens
Synopsis: When Iris West disappears whilst on an assignment, The Flash follows her into another dimension. In order for them to return safely he must battle alien beings who grow to the size of giants within the space of one hour.
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From Content Item: FlagShowcase #14 published May 1958
was Giants of the Time-World! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 13
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The Master of Mirrors

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): The Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; The Mirror Master [Scudder]; Wilkins
Synopsis: Scudder, a small time criminal, discovers he can solidify images from his trick mirrors, he then uses this knowledge to commit crimes as The Mirror Master.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Flash #105 published February 1959
was The Master of Mirrors! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12.5
Disclose Notes: Origin and first appearance of The Mirror Master.

Scudder's christian name is not referred to in this story, he will not be named as Sam Scudder until The Flash, (DC, 1959 series) #239 (February 1976).

In The Flash, (DC, 1959 series) #219 (Dec 1972 - Jan 1973), he was briefly referred to as Joe Scudder. Both later stories scripted by Cary Bates.

Writer Bates later combines both Mirror Master id.s as Samuel Joseph Scudder, from - The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #255 (November 1977)
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): 100 Magnets
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Nine Empty Uniforms!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Kanigher
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): Frank Giacoia
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Flash
Character(s): The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Ginger Stanton; Larry Stanton; Jim Stanton; The Bobtails; Chips Chuggo
Synopsis: Jay Garrick and The Flash help aging baseball team, The Bobtails, regain their confidence.
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From Content Item: FlagFlash Comics #90 published December 1947
was Nine Empty Uniforms! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Golden Age Flash story.
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Flash's Rogues' Gallery

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Boomerang; Pied Piper; Captain Cold; Mr. Element; The Trickster; Weather Wizard; Reverse-Flash; Abra Kadabra; Mirror Master; The Top; Heat Wave; Super-Gorilla Grodd
Synopsis: Pin-up of Flash-villains.
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The Challenge of the Weather Wizard!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Broome
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Flash
Character(s): The Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Weather Wizard [Mark Mardon]
Synopsis: Escaped criminal Mark Mardon reaches his brother Clyde's house to lie low, however, on entering finds his brother dead. He then uses Clyde's notes on weather control for crime and assumes the identity of The Weather Wizard.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Flash #110 published December 1959
was The Challenge of the Weather Wizard! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12.67
Disclose Notes: Origin and first appearance of The Weather Wizard.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Detective Comics; Batman
First Line: For the very best...
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Pages: 0.33
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The Day Flash Weighed 1000 Pounds!

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): The Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Super-Gorilla Grodd; William Dawson; Solovar
Synopsis: Grodd, the Super-Gorilla has seemingly died in Gorilla City, in reality he has found a way to take over the mind of a human being (William Dawson). As Dawson, he invents a gun which causes The Flash to absorb vast amounts of moisture from the air, bulking him up to 1000 pounds in weight.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Flash #115 published September 1960
was The Day Flash Weighed 1,000 Pounds! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12.67
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Flash
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Pages: 0.33
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Be first in your neighborhood...
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Flash-Grams
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Includes writer and artist credits and original issue details for the reprints in this issue.
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Best Wishes from Barry ("Flash") Allen, Jay ("Flash") Garrick, Wally ("Kid Flash") West

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Carmine Infantino
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Flash [Barry Allen]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Kid Flash [Wally West]
Synopsis: Pin-up of the three super-speedsters.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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