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Issue Details

Issue #209
Published September 1971
Frequency monthly with the exception of January, July and October
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 52
Editing Julius Schwartz

Cover Details

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Captain Boomerang [Digger; George Harkness]; Trickster [James Jesse]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Dick Giordano (signed)
Inks Dick Giordano (signed)
Notes Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [July 2007]

15 page Flash story "Beyond the Speed of Life"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris Allen; The Sentinel (first appearance); Captain Boomerang [Digger; George Harkness] (villain); Trickster [James Jesse] (villain); Gorilla Grodd (villain); The Devourer (first appearance; villain)
Synopsis Flash is pulled into another plane of existense to help fight the Devourer, leaving his physical body behind. Trickster and Captain Boomerang think they are responsible for Flash's "apparent" death.
Genre Superhero
Script Cary Bates
Pencils Irv Novick
Inks Dick Giordano
Notes Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

7 page Kid Flash story "Coincidence Can Kill!"

Characters Kid Flash [Wally West]; George Simpson; Mrs. Simpson
Synopsis A ring mix-up almost results in a fellow classmate's death.
Genre Superhero
Script Steve Skeates
Pencils Dick Dillin
Inks Dick Giordano
Notes Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (May 2007).
Reprinted in Justice League of America (K. G. Murray, 1980 series) #[nn]

2 page Flash-Grams letters page "Flash-Grams"

Script Julius Schwartz
Letters typeset
Notes Letters from readers - John D. Warner, Scott Gibson, Mike W. Barr, Martin Pasko, Matt Emrick, Michael Great and Gary Kuhlmann - and responses from Julius Schwartz.

1 page Flash Facts story "Flash Facts"

Letters typeset
Notes 4 facts about lightning flashes, a radiosonde, a stroboscope and the jet stream.

14 page Elongated Man story "Elongated Man's Undersea Trap"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Sue Dibny (formerly Sue Dearbon); Bredans (villains)
Synopsis Elongated Man goes on a honeymoon with his new bride, debutante Sue Dearbon.
Genre Superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Reprinted from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #119 (March 1961)