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106April-May 1959
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The Flash #106

DC · April-May 1959 · on sale 1959-02-19

First appearance: Gorilla GroddFirst appearance: Pied PiperFirst appearance: Hartley Rathaway
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Identification plate

Series
The Flash (DC, 1959 series)
Issue
#106
Publication date
April-May 1959
Key date
1959-04-00
On-sale date
1959-02-19
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Gorilla Grodd - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Pied Piper - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Hartley Rathaway - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Pied Piper of Peril!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira SchnappBarry Allen, The Flash, Pied Piper First, Hartley Rathaway First
2Menace of the Super-Gorilla!comic story14.33script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe GiellaBarry Allen, The Flash, Gorilla Grodd First, Iris West Allen
4-promo (ad from the publisher)1
5What's Your B.Q.*? (*Brotherhood Quotient)public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
6-cartoon1
9-cartoon1
10Amazing Apes!text article1letters: typesetCourtney Ryley Cooper; Casey
11The Pied Piper of Peril!comic story9.67script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe GiellaBarry Allen, The Flash, Pied Piper First, Hartley Rathaway First

Plus 5.99 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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The Flash Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-139-5		1996On eBay ›
Flash Annual No. 1 Replica Edition #12001On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: The Flash #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1327-5; 1-4012-1327-8		2007On eBay ›
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Series context

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Sources

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