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Issue: Showcase #4
Publication Date: September 1956
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Issues: #4 of 104 Issues (108 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: 07/03/1956
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 16 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Most information indexed originates from Julius Schwartz' personal editorial records provided by DC Comics.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US; standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Presenting The Flash!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Flash [Barry Allen]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagFlash Annual #1 published January 1963
as Showcase #4 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC 100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-11 published April 1972
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Essential Showcase 1956-1959 #[nn] published February 1992
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Silver Age Classics Showcase 4 #[nn] published April 1992
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagThe Flash Archives #1 [First Printing] published August 1996
as Cover - Showcase #4 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Flash Archives #1 [First Printing] published August 1996
as Backcover [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Showcase 4 #[nn] published February 2000
as The First Appearance of the Silver Age Flash [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagFlash Annual No. 1 Replica Edition #1 published December 2001
as Showcase #4 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Flash #1 published July 2007
as Showcase #4 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Showcase #1 published September 2012
as Showcase #4 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Junior Space Pilots on the Beam!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wilson Chemical Co.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Flash [Barry Allen] (introduction, scientist, origin); The Flash [Jay Garrick] (image only); Iris West (introduction); The Turtle Man [aka later as The Turtle] (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: By a freak accident involving lab chemicals and lightning, Barry Allen becomes the fastest man alive and originates a costume based on the comic adventures of the Flash from the 1940's. And it's a good thing too: for he must now face the Turtle Man, termed "The Slowest Man Alive".
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Hundred Comic Monthly #3 published January 1956
as Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSecret Origins #1 published January 1961
as Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperserien spesialnummer #[1967] published January 1967
as Mysteriet om den levende tordenkile [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #16/1968 published August 1968
as Rätsel des lebenden Wirbelwinds [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSecret Origins #1 published February 1973
as Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSecret Origins of the Super DC Heroes #[nn] published January 1976
as Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told #[nn] published February 1991
as Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Essential Showcase 1956-1959 #[nn] published February 1992
as Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Silver Age Classics Showcase 4 #[nn] published April 1992
as Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told #[nn] published June 1992
as Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Flash Archives #1 [First Printing] published August 1996
as Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSecret Origins Replica Edition #1 published February 1998
as Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Showcase 4 #[nn] published February 2000
as Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Flash #1 published July 2007
as Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Showcase #1 published September 2012
as Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Here Are the Prizes

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: On the three pages between page 8 and page 9 of the previous story sequence.
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The Big Dance

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Fastest Creatures on Earth!

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: nature, non-fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wildroot Cream-Oil
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Wonders of Speed!
First Line: The faster an object travels...
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Pages: 1
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The Man Who Broke the Time Barrier!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Flash [Barry Allen]; Mazdan (villain)
Synopsis: The criminal Mazdan was tried for his crimes and sentenced to be sent to a future time period where he could harm nobody but was accidentally sent backwards to the 20th century, where he is captured by the Flash.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Flash #215 published May 1972
as The Man Who Broke the Time Barrier! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Essential Showcase 1956-1959 #[nn] published February 1992
as The Man Who Broke the Time Barrier! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Silver Age Classics Showcase 4 #[nn] published April 1992
as The Man Who Broke the Time Barrier! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Flash Archives #1 [First Printing] published August 1996
as The Man Who Broke the Time Barrier! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Showcase 4 #[nn] published February 2000
as The Man Who Broke the Time Barrier! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Flash #1 published July 2007
as The Man Who Broke the Time Barrier! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Showcase #1 published September 2012
as The Man Who Broke the Time Barrier! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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100-Yard Dash

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following page 5 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): Zenith Co.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 6 of the previous story sequence.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): DeLuxe Photo Service
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 6 of the previous story sequence.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
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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): Cheerful Card Company
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jowett Institute
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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): Nutty Putty
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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