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FLASH #139
Cover Date: September 1963
Cover Price: $0.12
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Carmine Infantino
Inks: Murphy Anderson
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Credits:
| Story | John Broome |
| Pencils | Carmine Infantino |
| Inks | Joe Giella |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Flash (Barry Allen; next in Justice League of America #21)
Supporting Character(s):
- Iris West
- Dr. Walter Drake (first appearance)
Villain(s):
- Professor Zoom (Eobard Thawne AKA the Reverse-Flash; first appearance; next in issue #147)
Other Character(s):
- Citizens of Central City in the 25th Century
- Bord Balsamo
Comment(s):
- This issue's cover was recreated by Darwyn Cooke as a variant cover for Flash Vol. 3 #7 (Late January 2011.)
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Story Reprinted in:
- Flash Vol. 1 #205 (April 1971)
- Flash Archives Vol. 5 (2009)
Solicitation:
- Featuring the first appearance of Professor Zoom, the Reverse-Flash! A time capsule sent directly to the future results in the creation of a new menace for the Flash... Professor Zoom!
Synopsis: - Dr. Walter Drake creates a time capsule that instead of being buried in the ground to be dug up later is propelled into the future. A number of items have been packed into the capsule including an atomic clock and one of the Flash's costumes.
- Drake realized by sending an atomic clock into the future, he has unwittingly sent the future a soon to explode atomic bomb. The Flash used the cosmic treadmill to travel to the future to avert the explosion but runs into a new villain, Professor Zoom.
- A criminal in his era, he had been called "the Professor" due to high intellect, He had followed the ancient history of the Flash and after taking the costume out of the capsule he was able to somehow transfer the speed energy of the Flash to himself. He then reverse the colors of the costume to symbolize his contempt for the heroic speedster.
- The two speedsters were evenly matched, however the Flash was more proficient in the use of his speed powers. Picking up on a comment made by Professor Zoom, Flash realized his foe had a chemical coating that protected him from the rigors of super speed whereas the Flash himself had his protective aura. The Flash was able to wear away the chemical coating of Professor Zoom and thereby defeat the villain. After locating and dealing with the threat of the atomic bomb (nee clock), the Flashe returned to his own time.