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148November 1964
$0.12

The Flash #148

DC · November 1964 · on sale 1964-09-03

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Identification plate

Series
The Flash (DC, 1959 series)
Issue
#148
Publication date
November 1964
Key date
1964-11-00
On-sale date
1964-09-03
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

On the record: Alley Awards - Best Short Story (1964).

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Day Flash Went Into Orbit!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira SchnappFlash [Barry Allen]; Captain Boomerang
2The Day Flash Went Into Orbit!comic story11.34script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy AndersonFlash [Barry Allen]; Captain Boomerang [Digger Harkness]; Fanning
5Stop! Treacherous Traps!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira Schnapp
8-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Carmine InfantinoFlash
9-letters page1script: Julius Schwartz
11-comic story0.25script: Julius Schwartz
12The Doorway to the Unknown!comic story11.67script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe GiellaFlash [Barry Allen]; Fred Dallman; David Dean (teller); Jack Dean (brother)
15-comic story0.67script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tom Nicolosi
17Honesty Is the Best Policy!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp

Plus 7.57 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
DC Special #11968On eBay ›
From Beyond the Unknown #91971On eBay ›
The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 0-930289-81-1		1991On eBay ›
Limited Collectors' Edition #C-521977On eBay ›
The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 0-930289-84-6		1992On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: The Flash #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-2297-0		2009On eBay ›
The Flash Archives #6
ISBN 978-1-4012-3514-7		2012On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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