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Issue Details

Issue #171
Published June 1967
Frequency monthly with the exception of January, July and October
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Julius Schwartz

Cover Details - "Why?"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Carmine Infantino (signed)
Inks Murphy Anderson (signed)
Notes Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (Added by Greg Fischer, October 2007).

21 page Flash story "Here Lies The Flash--Dead and Unburied"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Dr. Light [Arthur Light; Green Ghost] (villain); Iris Allen; Dexter Miles; Charley Perkins; Justice League of America [Wonder Woman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; J'onn J'onzz; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Atom [Ray Palmer]] (flashback cameo); police laboratory assistants; Elizabeth Perkins; Mrs. Perkins
Synopsis Dr. Light has mastered a method of using light as disguise, which allows him to battle Flash disguised as the Green Ghost, a spider, Dexter Miles, and even a pile of jewels.
Genre Superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Sid Greene
Notes References Justice League of America #12, The Atom #8, and Green Lantern #33.

Half page Scooter promo (ad from the publisher) "It's A Comedy of Terrors"

Characters Scooter; Professor Kootchy-Koo Caramba
Notes Advertisement for Swing With Scooter #7, showing cover. Appears at bottom of story page 6.

1 page GI Joe advertisement "Dive Into An Underwater World of Action With The GI Joe Frogman and Sea Sled"

Characters GI Joe
Letters typeset
Notes Ad for GI Joe Frogman and Sea Sled set from Hasbro. Appears between pages 6-7 of story sequence.

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

Letters typeset
Notes Letters from: L. L. Simpson; Charles Prudence; Robert Jennings; Mark Evanier; David Swift, with no replies. Appears between pages 6-7 of story sequence.

1 page Justice League of America; Superman promo (ad from the publisher) "Direct Currents"

Characters Justice League of America [Wonder Woman; Batman; Flash [Barry Allen]; Martian Mahunter [J'onn J'onzz]; The Atom]; The Royal Flush Gang; Superman; Hercules
Letters typeset
Notes Information on upcoming DC Comics with two illustrations (one from cover of Justice League of America #54). Appears between pages 6-7 of story sequence.

1 page Superman [Clark Kent] promo (ad from the publisher) "Presenting The Man of The Hour - Clark Kent!"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein ?
Notes House ad for Superman 197 (80 Page Giant G-36), showing cover. Appears between pages 6-7 of story sequence.

Half page Planes advertisement "Fight Global Air Battles With Planes of All Nations"

Letters typeset
Notes Ad for 116 toy airplanes from unnamed company in Rockville Centre, NY. On bottom of page 16 of story .

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

Letters typeset
Notes Letters regarding Flash #167, from : Bruce Powers; Rick Conley; Don Markstein; Joseph Arul; Cary Bates; Kenneth Price; Robert Jennings; Bill Ray, with no replies. Appears between pages 16-17 of story sequence.

Half page The Spectre; The Flash promo (ad from the publisher) "The Battle That Rocks The Universe!"

Characters The Spectre; The Flash [Barry Allen]
Genre superhero
Notes House ad for The Brave and The Bold #72, showing cover. Appears between pages 16-17 of story sequence.

Half page Cap's Hobby Hints filler "Dusting Models"

Synopsis One boy shows another how to safely dust his models using a small paintbrush.
Genre fact
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff
Notes Idea is from Keith O'Camb. Appears between pages 16-17 of story sequence.

1 page Aurora models advertisement "Catalog Offer of The Yaar!"

Letters typeset
Notes Ad for Aurora's 1967 model catalog, from Aurora Plastics Corp. Appears between pages 16-17 of story sequence.

1 page Mighty Muscles advertisement "Boys, Men, Build, Develop Mighty Muscles"

Letters ?; typeset
Notes Ad for Mighty Muscles body building book. Appears between pages 18-19 of story sequence.

Half page Superman; Palisades Amusement Park advertisement "Be My Guest"

Characters Superman
Notes Ad for Palisades Amusement Park. Appears on bottom half of last story page.

1 page Tank Trap advertisement "Tank Trap"

Letters typeset
Notes Ad for Tank Trap toy from Helen of Toy, Co.