The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #134

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Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1962-12-06

Editing: Julius Schwartz (credited) (editor)

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The Man Who Mastered Absolute Zero!

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The Flash / cover / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	Carmine Infantino (sourced)
Inks:	Murphy Anderson (sourced)
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp

Genre:superhero

Characters:

Flash [Barry Allen]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Captain Cold [Leonard Snart]

Reprints (6)

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Superman DC National Comics
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
Indicia Frequency: monthly with the exception of January, April, July and October
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Printer: ?

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

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Comicpac / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Man Who Mastered Absolute Zero!

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The Flash / comic story / 14.33 pages

Script:	John Broome
Pencils:	Carmine Infantino
Inks:	Joe Giella
Colors:	?
Letters:	Gaspar Saladino

Genre:superhero

Feature Logo:The Flash (chunky letters)

Characters:

Flash [Barry Allen]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Iris West; Prison Warden; Lightning Calculator; Doctor Hutson; Phil; Captain Cold [Leonard Snart] (villain); Miss Twist

Synopsis:: Exposure to an unknown radiation causes Elongated Man to foil Flash's attempts to capture Captain Cold.; in 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-22 (November 1973)
in Showcase Presents the Elongated Man (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([September] 2006)
in Showcase Presents: The Flash (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([August] 2008)
in The Flash Archives (DC, 1996 series) #5 ([May] 2009)
in The Flash: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #2 ([March] 2017)
in The Flash: The Silver Age (DC, 2016 series) #3 ([June] 2018)

Your Eyes May Play Tricks...But Not Your Taste!

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page

Health Myths Debunked!

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public service announcement / 1 page

Script:	Jack Schiff
Pencils:	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:	Sheldon Moldoff
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp

Genre:advocacy; medical

Synopsis:: How to treat frostbite, a black eye, and does cutting your hair make it grow faster?

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in some November 1962 DC titles; later appears in May 1966 titles.
On the page immediately following page 9 of the previous story sequence.

Featuring the Mightiest Super-Heroes of All Time!

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Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

The Secret Adventures of Batman and Robin!

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Batman and Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

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The Atom; Justice League / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 8)

Amazing Speeds! / comic story / 1 page

Script:	Julius Schwartz
Pencils:	Morris Waldinger ?
Inks:	Tom Nicolosi ?
Colors:	?
Letters:	Milt Snapinn

Genre:non-fiction; math & science

First Line of Dialogue or Text:The rotational speed of Jupiter is so great...
Keywords:astronomy; rockets

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Flash-Grams / letters page / 2 pages

Script:	Julius Schwartz
Pencils:	Carmine Infantino (logo illustration)
Inks:	? (logo illustration)
Colors:	? (logo illustration)
Letters:	typeset

Feature Logo:Flash-Grams [oval loop]

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Bob Butts, Vernon Pankonen, Jerry Bails, Terry Richey, Jonathan E. Lighter, Jerry Loper, Tilola May, Robert Feder, and Thomas McGeehan.

The Threat of the Absent-Minded Professor!

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The Flash / comic story / 9.67 pages

Script:	John Broome
Pencils:	Carmine Infantino
Inks:	Joe Giella
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:superhero

Feature Logo:The Flash (chunky letters)

Characters:

Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Professor T. H. West (first appearance, Father); Frank Enwood (first appearance, villain); Frank Enwood Gang (villains)

Synopsis:: Criminals threaten to kill Barry if Professor West doesn't help them fix their nuclear-ray projector.; in Top Comics Blitzmann (BSV - Williams, 1970 series) #115
in Flits Classics (Classics/Williams, 1969 series) #2621 (1971)
in Showcase Presents: The Flash (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([August] 2008)
in The Flash Archives (DC, 1996 series) #5 ([May] 2009)
in The Flash: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #2 ([March] 2017)
in The Flash: The Silver Age (DC, 2016 series) #3 ([June] 2018)

Indexer Notes

In later issues, Professor West's name was Ira.

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statement of ownership / 0.33 page

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1962
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months; 270,000
Owners: National Periodical Publications, Inc., Harry Donenfeld, Irwin Donenfeld, Sonia Iger, J.S. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, S.U. Sampliner, Harry Donenfeld Foundation, Inc., all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York 22, N.Y.

2nd Smash Appearance in Showcase!

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Tommy Tomorrow / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

The Battle Tale That Bursts the Boundaries of War...

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Sgt. Rock / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25

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100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page

150 Civil War Soldiers!

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150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page

Reward 9985.50 for This Coin!

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Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 1 page

104 Kings' Knights

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104 Kings' Knights / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents

The Man Who Mastered Absolute Zero! (Table of Contents)

The Flash / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Comicpac / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Man Who Mastered Absolute Zero! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Flash / comic story / 14.33 pages

Your Eyes May Play Tricks...But Not Your Taste! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page

Health Myths Debunked! (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Featuring the Mightiest Super-Heroes of All Time! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

The Secret Adventures of Batman and Robin! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Batman and Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

The Atom; Justice League / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Amazing Speeds! / comic story / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Flash-Grams / letters page / 2 pages

Indexer Notes

The Threat of the Absent-Minded Professor! (Table of Contents: 10)

The Flash / comic story / 9.67 pages

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page

Indexer Notes

2nd Smash Appearance in Showcase! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

Tommy Tomorrow / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

The Battle Tale That Bursts the Boundaries of War... (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

Sgt. Rock / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25 (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page

150 Civil War Soldiers! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page

Reward 9985.50 for This Coin! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 16)

Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 1 page

104 Kings' Knights (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 17)

104 Kings' Knights / advertisement / 1 page

The Man Who Mastered Absolute Zero!

(Table of Contents)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

The Man Who Mastered Absolute Zero!

(Table of Contents: 2)

Your Eyes May Play Tricks...But Not Your Taste!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

Health Myths Debunked!

(Table of Contents: 4)

Featuring the Mightiest Super-Heroes of All Time!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

The Secret Adventures of Batman and Robin!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 8)

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 9)

The Threat of the Absent-Minded Professor!

(Table of Contents: 10)

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 11)

2nd Smash Appearance in Showcase!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

The Battle Tale That Bursts the Boundaries of War...

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

150 Civil War Soldiers!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

Reward 9985.50 for This Coin!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 16)

104 Kings' Knights

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