The Flash, #123

Published: September 1961

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The Flash #123

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Flash of Two Worlds!
1 page superhero

"Flash! Help me!"

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Story Notes

Cover art is an homage to the cover of Our Fighting Forces (DC, 1954 series) #48 (August 1959).

Complete 4 Piece Matched Set of Luggage
Story 1 1 page
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Honor House Products Corp luggage ad. Inside front cover. In black and white.

Record Your Voice at Home
Story 2 1 page
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Honor House Products Corp ad for record voice recorder. Inside front cover.

Flash of Two Worlds! [Chapter 1]
Story 3 11 pages superhero

"How can you possibly claim to be the Flash, Barry Allen..."

Storyline

Barry Allen appears at the Community Center in Central City to perform for kids and during one of his amazing tricks is mysteriously transported to Keystone City...a place that he recalls that the original Flash once lived. The two meet and Barry surmises that Jay lives on a parallel Earth...one that evidently Earth-1 writer Gardner Fox tuned in on when he wrote the adventures of the Flash in the 1940's. Jay tells Barry that a crime wave has hit Keystone City and asks Barry for his help.

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Revival of the original Flash from Earth 2. Vs. Fiddler, Thinker and the Shade, revivals. Golden Age Flash also in 129, 137, 151, 170, 173, 215, 229. Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Tootsie Roll Makes History!
Story 4 0 pages
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  • Napoleon Bonaparte
Story Notes

Ad for Tootsie Roll candy.

Fastest Trips Around the World!
Story 5 1 page non-fiction

"The first "modern" speed record for circling the Earth was established by Phileas Fogg in 1972."

Storyline

Modern speed records by people for circling the earth.

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  • Nellie Bly
  • Wiley Post
See the Many Fantastic Faces of Superman...

Featuring Giant Superman Annual; Secret Origins

Story 6 1 page superhero
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Story Notes

Promo for Superman Annual #3 and Secret Origins #1 from Summer 1961.

Flash of Two Worlds! Chapter 2
Story 7 8 pages superhero
Storyline

Unknown to either Flash, three master criminals from the past of Jay Garrick are responsible for the crime wave in Keystone City: the Thinker, who vows to steal the Neptune Cup, the Fiddler, who seeks to steal the crown jewels on display at a museum, and the Shade wants to gain control of a collection of historical curios. However, both Flashes fall flat on their face in their attempts to nab the Thinker and Shade.

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Story Notes

Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

There's More Than Meets the Eye.....
Story 8 0 pages
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Ad for Tootsie Roll Pop candy.

The Inside Story of Batman and Robin's Top Secrets in This Giant Special
Story 9 1 page superhero
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Credits
Story Notes

Promo for Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #1 (]Summer] 1961).

Story 10 1 page

"Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey."

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Credits
Story Notes

Ad for Palisades Amusement Park.

150 Civil War Soldiers!
Story 11 1 page
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Ad for Josely Co. plastic Civil War soldiers.

Free! World-Wide Stamps...
Story 12 1 page
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Ad for Garcelon Stamp Company.

Story 13 1 page superhero

"Dear Editor: I'd like to ask you..."

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Story Notes

Letters from: Joe Garrett, James E. Brown, Jeffrey Strum (awarded the pages of original art from Chapter 1), Ernest Rosenberg (awarded the pages of original art from Chapter 2), Franklin Hillpot (awarded the pages of original art from Chapter 3).

Flash of Two Worlds! Chapter 3
Story 14 6 pages superhero
Storyline

After comparing notes, Jay and Barry decide to work together to tackle the Fiddler. But the Shade and Thinker are comparing notes, too, and discover that their partner in crime is up against two Flashes, not one.

Story Notes

Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Guaranteed to Make You Smile...
Story 15 0 pages
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Ad for Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar.

Frontier Cabin
Story 16 1 page
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Ad for Frontier Cabin.

If You Know Just 20 People...
Story 17 1 page
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Ad for Wallace Brown, Inc. Christmas card sales.

Zodiac Ring
Story 18 1 page
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Inside back cover. Ad for Wilson Chemical Co. Zodiac Ring.

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers
Story 19 1 page
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Back cover. Ad for plastic Revolutionary War Soldiers toys.