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Issue: The Flash #106
Publication Date: April 1959
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Issues: #106 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: 02/19/1959
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (3 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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Adult Image
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The Pied Piper of Peril!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Flash [Barry Allen]; The Pied Piper [Hartley Rathaway]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Flash Archives #1 [First Printing] published August 1996
as Cover - The Flash #106 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Flash #1 published July 2007
as Flash #106 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover pencils and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records.
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Draw Lincoln

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Art Instruction, Inc.
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Menace of the Super-Gorilla!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Gorilla Grodd (first appearance, villain)
Synopsis: Barry Allen's friend Fred Pearson, star of the Central City Theatre's "The Great Gorilla," has been having blackouts at the same time that a mysterious gorilla has been seen roaming the city. Flash must solve this mystery and that of a super-sonic vehicle that passes him like he's standing still. Its pilot, Gorilla Grodd, has come to find Solovar, who is being held at the Central City Zoo. Grodd steals Solovar's "force of mind," and begins his plan to take over Gorilla City. But Solovar finds Barry Allen, explains the situation, and the two of them head to Gorilla City to confront Grodd.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagFlash Annual #1 published January 1963
as Menace of the Super-Gorilla! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFlash Album #1 published January 1965
as Menace of the Super-Gorilla! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Flash Archives #1 [First Printing] published August 1996
as Menace of the Super-Gorilla! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFlash Annual No. 1 Replica Edition #1 published December 2001
as Menace of the Super-Gorilla! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Flash #1 published July 2007
as Menace of the Super-Gorilla! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 14.33
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: At the bottom of page 8 of "Menace of the Super-Gorilla!"
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Brave and the Bold; The Viking Prince
First Line: Why does the Viking Prince risk his life time and time again...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following page 8 of "Menace of the Super-Gorilla!"
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What's Your B.Q.*? (*Brotherhood Quotient)

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following the previous sequence.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, science and technology
Feature(s): Flash Facts
First Line: The average speed of 20.4 miles an hour...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Facts on the average speed of the 100-yard run, the orbit of Halley's Comet, the speed of a hurricane wind and function of the spectroscope.

On the page immediately preceding page 9 of "Menace of the Super-Gorilla!"
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The Menace of the Super-Gorilla - Conclusion

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): Flash
Character(s): Flash [Barry Allen]; Gorilla Grodd; Solovar
Synopsis: Gorilla Grodd is the pilot of the super-sonic vehicle, and he has come to Central City to find Solovar, who is playing captive in the Central City Zoo. Grodd steals Solovar's "force of mind," and begins his plan to take over Gorilla City. But Solovar finds Barry Allen, explains the situation to him, and the two of them head to Gorilla City to confront Grodd.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagFlash Annual #1 published January 1963
as Menace of the Super-Gorilla! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFlash Album #1 published January 1965
as Menace of the Super-Gorilla! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Flash Archives #1 [First Printing] published August 1996
as Menace of the Super-Gorilla! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFlash Annual No. 1 Replica Edition #1 published December 2001
as Menace of the Super-Gorilla! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Flash #1 published July 2007
as Menace of the Super-Gorilla! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6.67
Disclose Notes: This sequence is not another "chapter" in the "Menace of the Super-Gorilla!" story. It is one 15 page story (Total page count = 14.34) with ads & promos between them. It should be correctly merged at some piont and the various reprints altered to reflect this.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll Pop
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Ad is on bottom of story page 15 of "Menace of the Super-Gorilla!"
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Comparative Speed Records!
First Line: In 1924, two U.S. Army airplanes circled the Earth...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Facts on speed records: three USAF B-52 superfortress planes non-stop around world, the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, the Indianapolis Speedway Auto Race and swimming across the English Channel.
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Amazing Apes!

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Courtney Ryley Cooper; Casey
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Pied Piper of Peril!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; The Pied Piper [Hartley Rathaway] (first appearance, villain)
Synopsis: Barry is on time for a dinner date with Iris for the first time, but he has to run out to deal with the Piper, the self-acclaimed Master of Sound.
Reprinting
In Content Item: Flag80 Page Giant Magazine #9 published April 1965
as The Pied Piper of Peril! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Flash Archives #1 [First Printing] published August 1996
as The Pied Piper of Peril! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Flash #1 published July 2007
as The Pied Piper of Peril! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagCountdown Special: The Flash #1 published December 2007
as The Pied Piper of Peril! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.67
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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
Disclose Notes: Ad is on bottom of story page 10 of "The Pied Piper of Peril!"
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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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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Littleton Stamp Co.
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Charles Atlas
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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): American Seed Co.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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