#4
Facsimile Edition (Blank Cardstock Cover)
September 2026 · 4.99 USD · 40 pages
UPC 76194139657600121
Synopsis
By a freak accident involving lab chemicals and lightning, Barry Allen becomes the fastest man alive and originates a costume based on the comic adventures of the Flash from the 1940's. And it's a good thing too: for he must now face the Turtle Man, termed "The Slowest Man Alive".
Notes
Blank cardstock cover over base issue cover. Facsimile reproduction of Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #4 September-October 1956 issue (first appearance of The Flash Barry Allen), including the cover, story, letter pages and advertisements from the original issue. The interior paper stock is a lightweight newsprint similar to the original issue. Modern DC logo, barcode, and age rating have been added to the back cover.
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Credits
- Script
- Robert Kanigher, John Broome
- Pencils
- Ray Thompson, Carmine Infantino
- Inks
- Ray Thompson, Joe Kubert
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Editor
- Whitney Ellsworth
- Actual editor
- Julius Schwartz
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