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107June-July 1959
$0.10

The Flash #107

DC · June-July 1959 · on sale 1959-04-23

First appearance: Solovar
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Identification plate

Series
The Flash (DC, 1959 series)
Issue
#107
Publication date
June-July 1959
Key date
1959-06-00
On-sale date
1959-04-23
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 Solovar - 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
0Amazing Race Against Time!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira SchnappBarry Allen, The Flash
2Return of the Super Gorilla!comic story14.33script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira SchnappBarry Allen, The Flash, Gorilla Grodd, Solovar First
4Your Passport to Amazing Journeys...promo (ad from the publisher)1
5Fred Finds a Way!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
6-cartoon1
9Life Among the Gorillas!text article1letters: typeset
10The Amazing Race Against Time!comic story9.67script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe GiellaBarry Allen, The Flash, Iris West Allen
12Jet Speedboat Ace!cartoon0.5

Plus 6.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Wonder Woman #1481964On eBay ›
The Flash #1601966On eBay ›
The Flash #1691967On eBay ›
The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 0-930289-81-1		1991On eBay ›
Limited Collectors' Edition #C-481976On eBay ›
The Flash Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-139-5		1996On eBay ›
The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 0-930289-84-6		1992On 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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