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110December 1959-January 1960
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The Flash #110

DC · December 1959-January 1960 · on sale 1959-10-20

First appearance: Wally WestFirst appearance: Kid FlashFirst appearance: The Weather WizardOrigin: Kid Flash
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Identification plate

Series
The Flash (DC, 1959 series)
Issue
#110
Publication date
December 1959-January 1960
Key date
1959-12-00
On-sale date
1959-10-20
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 Wally West - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Kid Flash - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Weather Wizard - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Mark Mardon - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Kid Flash, Mark Mardon, The Weather Wizard.

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
0Challenge of the Weather Wizard!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira SchnappBarry Allen, The Flash
2The Challenge of the Weather Wizard!comic story12.67script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Joe LettereseBarry Allen, The Flash, Mark Mardon First, The Weather Wizard First, Iris West Allen
3-cartoon1
4The Atom Servant to Manpublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tom Nicolosi; letters: Ira Schnapp
5Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
6-comic story1
9Weather Forecast!text article1letters: typeset
10Meet Kid Flash!comic story11.67script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Joe LettereseBarry Allen, The Flash, Kid Flash First, Iris West Allen, Wally West First
11-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33

Plus 6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Flash Annual #11963On eBay ›
80 Page Giant Magazine #41964On eBay ›
The Flash #1971970On eBay ›
The Flash #2031971On eBay ›
The Flash #3441985On eBay ›
The Flash Archives #2
ISBN 1-56389-606-0		2000On eBay ›
Even More Secret Origins #[nn]2003On 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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