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Issue Details

Issue #123
Published September 1961
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Julius Schwartz
Notes Released date probably July 17, 1961 (based on stamped date on copy originally purchased by comic book fan Jerry Bails).

Cover Details - "Flash of Two Worlds!"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Flash [Jay Garrick]
Genre superhero
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Murphy Anderson
Notes Cover art is an homage to the cover of Our Fighting Forces (DC, 1954 series) #48 August 1959. Pencil and ink credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, November 2008.
Reprinted in Flash Archives, The (DC, 1996 series) #3 ([January] 2002)

Half page advertisement "Complete 4 Piece Matched Set Of Luggage"

Script ? (ad copy)
Letters Typeset
Notes Honor House Products Corp luggage ad. Inside front cover. Black & White.

Half page advertisement "Record Your Voice At Home"

Script ? (ad copy)
Letters Typeset
Notes Honor House Products Corp ad for record voice recorder.

10 page Flash story "Flash of Two Worlds! [Chapter 1]"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Flash [Jay Garrick] (Earth-2); Iris West; Joan Garrick (Earth-2)
Synopsis Revival of the original Flash from Earth 2 vs. Fiddler, Thinker and the Shade.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Notes Flash of Two Worlds classic story. 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, November 2008.
Reprinted in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #9 (April 1965); in Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told, The (DC, 1989 series) #nn; in Flash Archives, The (DC, 1996 series) #3 ([January] 2002)

Half page advertisement "Tootsie Roll Makes History!"

Characters Napoleon Bonaparte
Script ? (ad copy)
Letters Typeset
Notes Ad for Tootsie Roll candy.

1 page filler "Fastest Trips Around The World!"

Characters Nellie Bly; Wiley Post
Synopsis Modern speed records by people for circling the earth.
Genre Fact

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "See The Many Fantastic Faces Of Superman..."

Characters Superman; Batman; Robin; Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Prof Haley; Red Ryan; Rocky Davis]; Adam Strange; Wonder Woman; Martian Manhunter; Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow; Speedy
Genre Superhero
Pencils Curt Swan (Superman, Superman Annual 3); Dick Sprang (Secret Origins 1, Batman; Robin; Superman); Jack Kirby (Challengers of the Unknown); Gil Kane (Adam Strange; Green Lantern); Joe Certa (Martian Manhunter); Lee Elias (Green Arrow); Carmine Infantino (Flash); Ross Andru (Wonder Woman)
Inks Stan Kaye (Superman, Superman Annual 3); Stan Kaye (Secret Origins 1, Batman; Robin; Superman); Jack Kirby (Challengers of the Unknown); Gil Kane (Adam Strange); Joe Giella (Green Lantern); Joe Certa (Martian Manhunter); Lee Elias (Green Arrow); Joe Kubert (Flash); Mike Esposito (Wonder Woman)
Notes Promo for Superman Annual #3 and Secret Origins #1 from Summer 1961.

7 page Flash story "Chapter 2 Flash Of Two Worlds!"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Flash [Jay Garrick] (Earth-2); Fiddler [Isaac Bowin] (Earth-2 villain); Thinker [Clifford Devoe] (Earth-2 villain); Shade [Richard Swift] (Earth-2 villain)
Synopsis Revival of the original Flash from Earth 2 vs. Fiddler, Thinker and the Shade.
Genre Superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Notes Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, November 2008.
Reprinted in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #9 (April 1965); in Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told, The (DC, 1989 series) #nn; in Flash Archives, The (DC, 1996 series) #3 ([January] 2002)

Half page advertisement "There's More Than Meets The Eye....."

Script ? (ad copy)
Letters Typeset
Notes Ad for Tootsie Roll Pop candy.

Half page Batman and Robin promo (ad from the publisher) "The Inside Story Of Batman and Robin's Top Secrets In This Giant Special"

Characters Batman; Robin
Genre Superhero
Pencils Curt Swan; Sheldon Moldoff; Dick Sprang
Inks Charles Paris
Notes Promo for Batman Annual #1 (Summer 1961).

Half page advertisement "Be My Guest At Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey."

Characters Superman
Script ? (ad copy)
Pencils Wayne Boring?
Notes Ad for Palisades Amusement Park.

Half page advertisement "150 Civil War Soldiers!"

Script ? (ad copy)
Letters Typeset
Notes Ad for Josely Co. plastic Civil War soliders.

Half page advertisement "Free! World-Wide Stamps..."

Script ? (ad copy)
Letters Typeset
Notes Ad for Garcelon Stamp Company.

1 page Flash-Grams letters page "Flash-Grams"

Script Julius Schwartz (editorial replies)
Letters Typeset
Notes Letters to the editor from 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), and Franklin Hillpot (awarded the pages of original art from Chapter 3).

5 page Flash story "Chapter 3 Flash Of Two Worlds!"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Flash [Jay Garrick] (Earth-2); Iris West; Fiddler [Isaac Bowin] (Earth-2 villain); Thinker [Clifford Devoe] (Earth-2 villain); Shade [Richard Swift] (Earth-2 villain)
Synopsis Revival of the original Flash from Earth 2 vs. Fiddler, Thinker and the Shade
Genre Superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Notes Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, November 2008.
Reprinted in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #9 (April 1965); in Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told, The (DC, 1989 series) #nn; in Flash Archives, The (DC, 1996 series) #3 ([January] 2002)

Half page advertisement "Guaranteed To Make You Smile..."

Script ? (ad copy)
Letters Typeset
Notes Ad for Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar.

1 page advertisement "Frontier Cabin"

Script ? (ad copy)
Letters Typeset
Notes Ad for Frontier Cabin.

1 page advertisement "If You Know Just 20 People..."

Script ? (ad copy)
Letters Typeset
Notes Ad for Wallace Brown, Inc. Christmas card sales.

1 page advertisement "Zodiac Ring"

Script ? (ad copy)
Letters Typeset
Notes Ad for Wilson Chemical Co. Zodiac Ring. Inside back cover.

1 page advertisement "204 Revolutionary War Soldiers"

Script ? (ad copy)
Letters Typeset
Notes Ad for plastic Revolutionary War Soldiers' toys. Back cover.