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The Flash, #138

Published: August 1963

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Issue Contents:
The Pied Piper's Double Doom!

Story Featuring The Flash

Credits
The Pied Piper's Double Doom!

Story Featuring The Flash

"Those two super-powered heroes are stealing for me --"

Storyline

The Pied Piper uses his musical control to force both The Flash and The Elongated Man to commit robberies and forget they did so, but the heroes meet while trying to solve each others' crimes and realize the Pied Piper is behind the scheme, and defeat him.

Credits
Story Notes

Refers to Flash #106 and #113. Flash is able to temporarily stretch using one drink of Gingold. DC Special Series reprint credits the script to John Broome.

Mystery of the Matinee Idol!

Story Featuring Kid Flash

"To be or not to be that is the question!"

Storyline

Two crooks try to use Dexter Myles as a diversion to stage a jail break of their comrade, but are foiled by Kid Flash, and Dexter is awarded a spot in the summer festival Playhouse production.

Credits
Story Notes

A new feature of Kid Flash's new costume appears for the first time; the hair spray used to change his hair from red to brown when appearing as Kid Flash. Intro Dexter Myles, who later becomes curator of the Flash Museum.

How Not to Enjoy a Vacation!

"My name is Terry and I live with the Greens, a very nice family normally--but boy, I found out what they mean by..."

Storyline

Terry relates all the results of poor planning by Mr. Green on his last vacation.

Credits
Story Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence. Credits from a list by Lionel English. This PSA is produced in sequential comics-art style.

Letter Column Featuring Flash-Grams

Credits
Story Notes

Letter from Jerry Bails regarding the relative merits of the current Flash stories vs. the stories from the 1940's. For his comments, Jerry is awarded the original artwork for Part 1 of "Secret of The Three Super-Weapons." Also includes letters from Paul Moslander, Ronald E. Haerle, and Richard West.

Ad Featuring Blast Off

"The complete space game Blast Off only $1.98"

Story Notes

Back cover.

Ad Featuring Junior Sales Club of America Cards

"Nationally famous prizes at no cost to you!"

Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Ad Featuring 150 Civil War Soldiers

Ad Featuring 100 Toy Soldiers

Ad Featuring Revolutionary War Soldiers

Fight Global Air Battles with Planes of All Nations

Ad Featuring 116 Planes of All Nations

Tootsie Roll Fudge

Ad Featuring Tootsie [all other candies]

"Great masterpieces"

Ad Featuring Garcelon Stamps

"Free! British colonial stamps ... other offers"

Ad Featuring Palisades Amusement Park Admission

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

Tootsie Roll Pop

Ad Featuring Tootsie [all other candies]

"Your eyes may play tricks.... but not your taste!"

Story Notes

On the page immediately following page 6 of the previous story sequence.

Ad Featuring Tootsie Roll

"Now buy a tongue please!"

Story Notes

At the bottom of page 6 of the previous story sequence.

Dynaflex

Ad Featuring Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System

"My secret new Dynaflex method can build you a magnificent new he-man muscled body in just ten minutes a day"

Story Notes

Inside front cover.