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Issue Details

Issue #238
Published December 1975
Frequency monthly with the exception of October, January, April and July
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 36
Editing Julius Schwartz

Cover Details - "A Switch in Crime!"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]
Genre superhero
Pencils Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Inks Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua]
Colors Tatjana Wood
Letters Joe Letterese
Notes Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, August 2007. Inks previously credited to Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. Colors and letters credits from Carl Gafford via the GCD Error Tracker, July 2010.

1 page Batman; Hostess advertisement "The Captive Commissioner"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon
Synopsis Crooks have kidnapped Commissioner Gordon. Batman and Robin rescue him with Hostess Fruit Pies.
Genre superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell (?)
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Vince Colletta
Letters Ben Oda
Notes An advertisement for Hostess products featuring DC characters and produced by DC staff.

11 page Flash story "A Switch In Crime!"

Characters Mister Originality (1st appearance); Flash [Barry Allen]; Mr. Taylor (Bank President); Officer Simmons; Cosmo Puree (Musician); Iris Allen; Julian Black (Magazine Editor); Stacy Conwell
Synopsis Flash must stop a criminal who can change places with ordinary citizens at a moment's notice.
Genre superhero
Script Cary Bates; Bob Rozakis
Pencils Irv Novick
Inks Frank McLaughlin
Notes Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Records confirm only Bates as scripter.

2 page Tarzan; Pom Poms advertisement "Tarzan Discovers the Land of the Prehistoric Animals"

Characters Tarzan
Synopsis Ad for Pom Poms candy featuring Tarzan and dinosaurs.
Genre Adventure
Pencils Joe Kubert
Inks Joe Kubert

7 page Green Lantern story "The Day of the Falling Sky!"

Characters Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Guardian of the Galaxy; Ayries (Alien race)
Synopsis Green Lantern saves the Ayries from a robot.
Genre superhero
Script Denny O'Neil
Pencils Mike Grell
Inks Tex Blaisdell
Notes Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (April 2007).

1 page Flash-Grams letters page

Script Bob Rozakis
Letters Typeset