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Issue: The Flash #118
Publication Date: February 1961
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Issues: #118 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: 12/06/1960
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets2
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Statement of Ownership
 
 
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The Doomed Scarecrow!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Flash [Barry Allen]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Flash Archives #3 published March 2002
as Cover - The Flash #118 [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 #1 published July 2007
as Flash #118 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pencils and editing credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Per Nick Caputo, the editorial records' inking credit for Murphy Anderson is incorrect; Giella is the actual inker.
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You Asked for It!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqualad [Garth]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #30 (January-February 1961).
Credits from above cited GCD issue.
Inside front cover.
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The Doomed Scarecrow!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Steve Palmer (villain); Hank Walters (prop man); Brandon (director)
Synopsis: While helping out on a movie featuring himself, Flash outwits the man trying to kill him and take his place.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Flash Archives #3 published March 2002
as The Doomed Scarecrow! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Flash #1 published July 2007
as The Doomed Scarecrow! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13.67
Disclose Notes: Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Watch for the Second Superman Annual!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Superman; Titano; The Thing from 40,000 A.D.; Metallo; Brainiac; Bizarro #1; The Invulnerable Enemy
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #2 ([Winter] 1960).
Credits from above cited GCD issue.
On the page immediately following page 8 of the previous story sequence.
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Our American Heritage

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, non-fiction, opinion
Character(s): William Penn; Tom Paine; Emma Lazarus; John Peter Zenger; Harriet Tubman
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 9 of the previous story sequence.
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, science and technology
First Line: The velocity of sound in water...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Speed fact illustrated panels.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: I don’t expect the chances are good that this letter will get printed…
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from: Skip Oakes, Jack Harris, Unsigned, Danny Anderson, Robert Walker, Andrew Gisondi, Don Jacobs.
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The Midnight Peril!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Kid Flash [Wally West]; Cal (villain); Peter Willard
Synopsis: Wally and his college pal Pete Willard must spend till midnight in a so-called “haunted house” in order to join a fraternity.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDC Super Stars #5 published July 1976
as The Midnight Peril [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Flash Archives #3 published March 2002
as The Midnight Peril! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Flash #1 published July 2007
as The Midnight Peril! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, science and technology
First Line: The flash of light called lightning...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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204 Revolutionary War Soldiers Only $1.98

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: From Lucky Products
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Frontier Cabin

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: This huge, western-style cabin is a child’s dream come true.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Do You Want Spending Money

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): George Jowett (photo)
First Line: The world’s greatest molder of handsome he-men and champs out of weaklings says…
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Wilson Chemical Company ad seeking sellers of White Cloverine Brand Salve.
Back cover.

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