| Unofficial Flash Index |
FLASH #137
Cover Date: June 1963
Cover Price: $0.12
| < PREV | NEXT > |
Cover Credits:
Pencils: Carmine Infantino
Inks: Murphy Anderson
|
|
Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Carmine Infantino |
| Inks | Joe Giella |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Flash (Barry Allen; in between Justice League of America #19 and #20)
Guest Star(s):
- Justice Society of America: (See Comments; some members last in flashback in Starman Vol. 2 #11; next in Justice League of America #21)
- Atom (Al Pratt; last in JLA: Year One #12; next in Justice League of America #21)
- Doctor Mid-Nite (Charles McNider; last in flashback in Starman Vol. 2 #11; next in flashback in Infinity, Inc. #48)
- Flash (Jay Garrick; last in flashback in Starman Vol. 2 #11; next in Justice League of America #21)
- Hawkman (Carter Hall; last in JLA: Year One #12; next in Justice League of America #21)
- Johnny Thunder (last in flashback in Secret Origins Vol. 2 #50/5; next in JLA: Incarnations #1)
- Green Lantern (Alan Scott; last in flashback in Starman Vol. 2 #11; next in Justice League of America #21)
- Wonder Woman
Supporting Character(s):
- Iris West
- Joan Garrick (last in issue #129; next in Flash 80-Page Giant #1/2)
Villain(s):
- Vandal Savage (Vandr Adg; also in flashbacks; last in Justice Society of America Vol. 1 #8; next in issue #215)
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Napoleon (in flashback)
- Bismarck (in flashback)
- Brain Wave (on the cover of All-Star Comics #37)
- Per Degaton (on the cover of All-Star Comics #37)
- Thinker (on the cover of All-Star Comics #37)
- 'Wizard (on the cover of All-Star Comics #37)
Comment(s):
- This is the first appearance of the Justice Society of America since All-Star Comics #57 (February-March 1951). Later, post-Crisis revisions would alter aspects of the story and continuity.
- The post-Crisis version of this story was recounted in Countdown #48/2.
Story Reprinted in:
- Flash #213 (March 1972)
- The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told (1991)
- Justice Society of America 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 1975 Issue (2000)
- The Flash Archives Vol. 5 (2009)
Solicitation:
- Vandal Savage tries to exact vengeance on the retired Justice Society, leading Barry to Earth-2 to help Jay free the other JSA members.