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Showcase (1956)Showcase

byCarmine InfantinoWriterCary BatesWriter+23 more
DC ComicsUSD $0.1032 pages
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Showcase #4 (1956), edited by Julius Schwartz, introduces Barry Allen as the Flash after a lightning strike grants him super-speed, then has him battle a criminal from the future.

Series
Showcase (1956)
Issue Number
#4
Cover Date
October 1956
Cover Price
USD $0.10
Page Count
32

Series Details

Publisher
Type
Regular Series
Status
Completed
Run
1956 - 1978
Issues Count
104
Format
Standard

Key Issue

  • First appearance of Barry Allen
  • First appearance of Iris West

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Creators

Carmine Infantino

Carmine Infantino

Writer, Artist, Penciller, Inker, Cover Artist

Cary Bates

Cary Bates

Writer

E. Nelson Bridwell

E. Nelson Bridwell

Writer

Frank Robbins

Frank Robbins

Writer

Gardner Fox

Gardner Fox

Writer

John Broome

John Broome

Writer

Robert Kanigher

Robert Kanigher

Writer

Al Plastino

Al Plastino

Penciller

Murphy Anderson

Murphy Anderson

Penciller, Inker

Ross Andru

Ross Andru

Penciller

Joe Giella

Joe Giella

Inker

Joe Kubert

Joe Kubert

Inker, Cover Artist, Cover Inker

Characters

Barry Allen

Barry Allen

Bartholomew Henry Allen

Iris West Allen

Iris West Allen

Iris Ann Russell West

Mazdan

Mazdan

Mazdan

Turtle Man

Turtle Man

[]

Teams

Central City Police Department

Central City Police Department

United States Army

United States Army

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