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    Showcase (1956-1978) #4 CGC 7.5
    Published Oct 1956 by DC.

    Showcase (1956-1978) 4 CGC 7.5 Restored

    1st app. and origin Silver Age Flash Barry Allen

    Restored: C1

    Paper: Off white to white

    Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover.

    Label #1350290001

    Ended Aug 26 2016
    Winning Bid $17,600

    Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino and Bob Kanigher (cover design), inks by Joe Kubert. Origin and first appearance of Barry Allen, the Silver Age Flash in "Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Kubert; By a freak accident involving lab chemicals and lightning, Barry Allen becomes the fastest man alive and originates a costume based on the comic adventures of the Flash from the 1940's; And it's a good thing too: for he must now face the Turtle Man, termed "The Slowest Man Alive." This is the first DC Silver Age super-hero, and this issue begins the Silver Age of comics. "Fastest Creatures on Earth!" article about animals. "The Man Who Broke the Time Barrier!", script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Kubert; The criminal Mazdan was tried for his crimes and sentenced to be sent to a future time period where he could harm nobody but was accidentally sent backwards to the 20th century, where he is captured by the Flash. "100-Yard Dash" article. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: CGC 7.5 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)