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149June 1999
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Flash #149

DC · June 1999 · on sale 1999-04-28

First appearance: Cobalt BlueFirst appearance: Malcolm Thawne1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Flash (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#149
Publication date
June 1999
Key date
1999-06-00
On-sale date
1999-04-28
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$1.99; 3.25 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
76194120024814911
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Malcolm Thawne - 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
0Chain Lightning! Part Five of Sixcover1pencils: Steve Lightle; inks: Steve LightleFlash [Wally West]; Flash [Barry Allen]
1Chain Lightning, Chapter Five: Whirlpoolcomic story22script: Brian Augustyn, Mark Waid; pencils: Paul Pelletier; inks: Vince Russell; colors: Tom McCraw; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBarry Allen, Bart Allen, Dawn Allen, Don Allen, The Anti-Monitor, Batman, Jesse Chambers, Cobalt Blue First, Max Crandall, The Flash, The Flash, The Flash, Jay Garrick, Green Lantern
2-letters page2script: Joey Cavalieri

Plus 11 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07099232222006

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CollectionYear
Flash by Mark Waid #7
ISBN 978-1-77950-019-9		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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