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78July 1993
$1.25; 1.60 CAD; 0.70 GBP

Flash #78

DC · July 1993 · on sale 1993-05-13

First appearance: Max Mercury1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Flash (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#78
Publication date
July 1993
Key date
1993-07-00
On-sale date
1993-05-13
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$1.25; 1.60 CAD; 0.70 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Max Mercury - 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
0-cover1pencils: Ty Templeton; inks: Ty Templeton; letters: Todd KleinJohnny Chambers, Max Crandall, The Flash, The Flash, Jay Garrick, Johnny Quick, Max Mercury First, The Reverse-Flash, Eobard Thawne, Wally West
2Blitzkriegcomic story22script: Mark Waid; pencils: Greg LaRocque; inks: Roy Richardson; colors: Matt Hollingsworth; letters: Tim HarkinsFlash [Wally West]; Johnny Quick; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Max Mercury; Professor Zoom [also as Flash [Barry Allen]]; Patterson; Jack Brogan; David Chrichton
6-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
7-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Joe Quesada; inks: Kevin Nowlan; colors: Lovern KindzierskiBatman; Azrael
8-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Kelley Jones; inks: Kelley JonesBatman [Bruce Wayne]
9-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Dan Jurgens; inks: Brett Breeding; colors: Glenn WhitmoreCyborg Superman
10-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetBatman
11Victimizing Lobopromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typesetLobo; Guy Gardner
12-letters page2script: Brian Augustyn

Plus 5.67 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07099232222007

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Flash: The Return of Barry Allen #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-268-5		1996On eBay ›
Flash by Mark Waid #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-6844-2		2017On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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