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113June-July 1960
$0.10

The Flash #113

DC · June-July 1960 · on sale 1960-04-21

First appearance: James JesseFirst appearance: TricksterOrigin: James Jesse
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Identification plate

Series
The Flash (DC, 1959 series)
Issue
#113
Publication date
June-July 1960
Key date
1960-06-00
On-sale date
1960-04-21
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 James Jesse - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

Origin story on record for: James Jesse, Trickster.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Danger in the Air!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira SchnappBarry Allen, The Flash, James Jesse First, Trickster First
2Danger in the Air!comic story12script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBarry Allen, The Flash, James Jesse First, Trickster First, Iris West Allen
3The Readers' Choice!promo (ad from the publisher)1
4-cartoon1
5-comic story1
6Be Your Own Boss!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
7-letters page1letters: typeset
8The Man Who Claimed the Earth!comic story13script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe GiellaBarry Allen, The Flash, Iris West Allen

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Flash #1601966On eBay ›
The Flash #1691967On eBay ›
The Flash #1921969On eBay ›
The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 0-930289-81-1		1991On eBay ›
The Flash Archives #2
ISBN 1-56389-606-0		2000On eBay ›
The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 0-930289-84-6		1992On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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