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Publisher: DC

Title: Flash Annual
Issue: 1
Page Count: 84
Publish Date: Summer 1963
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Contributors: Editor: Julius Schwartz

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Flash Annual #1 - 80 Page Giant
Owner: Par2ch

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Story Title: Famous Flash Firsts - cover
Features:The Flash
Pages:1
Pencils:Carmine Infantino
Inks:Joe Kubert (on main figure)
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Flash [Barry Allen]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Katmos; Mr. Element [Albert Desmond]; Gorilla Grodd; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Star Sapphire


Story Title: Table of Contents - table of contents
Pages:1
Letters:Typeset


Story Title: Conqueror from 8 Million B.C.! - comic story
Features:The Flash
Pages:11.33
Pencils:Carmine Infantino
Inks:Joe Giella
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Flash [Barry Allen] (origin recap); Iris West; Katmos (villain); John Haines
Synopsis:John Haines frees Katmos from his suspended animation and he begins his plans to take over the world.


Story Title: Just Imagine! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Justice League of America
Pages:0.33


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Green Lantern
Pages:0.33


Story Title: Master of the Elements! - comic story
Features:The Flash
Pages:12
Pencils:Carmine Infantino
Inks:Frank Giacoia
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Mr. Element [Albert Desmond] (first appearance, origin, villain, later called Dr. Alchemy); Argon (villain); Radon (villain); Krypton (villain); Xenon (villain)
Synopsis:Mr. Element and his henchmen shoot Flash into space in an attempt to get rid of him.


Story Title: The Mystery of the Elongated Man! - comic story
Features:The Flash
Pages:13
Pencils:Carmine Infantino
Inks:Joe Giella
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Flash [Barry Allen]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny] (first appearance, origin); Iris West; Perry Veto (villain)
Synopsis:Elongated Man comes to Central City and Flash suspects him of committing a string of robberies.


Story Title: How I Draw the Flash - illustration
Features:The Flash
Pages:2
Pencils:Carmine Infantino
Inks:Carmine Infantino
Characters:The Flash [Barry Allen]


Story Title: The Amazing Star Sapphire! - comic story
Features:The Flash
Pages:12
Pencils:Lee Elias
Inks:Moe Worthman
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Dr. Maria Flura; Star Sapphire (1st appearance, villain)
Synopsis:The Flash and Dr. Flura are seeming found dead in the streets, but later are discovered to be in a state of suspended animation. Suddenly, Star Sapphire appears to challenge the Flash [in a dream state] to a battle royale, with the preservation of the Earth as the stakes. Unfortunately for the Fastest Man Alive, he has only two minutes to beat her before he dies!


Story Title: Menace of the Super-Gorilla! - comic story
Features:The Flash
Pages:14.33
Pencils:Carmine Infantino
Inks:Joe Giella
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Gorilla Grodd (first appearance, villain); Fred Pearson; Solovar
Synopsis:Grodd travels to Central City to steal Solovar's mind control power.


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:The Atom
Pages:0.33


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Mystery in Space
Pages:0.33


Story Title: Famous Flash-Cover Firsts! - cover reprint (on interior page)
Features:The Flash
Pages:1
Pencils:Sheldon Moldoff; Everett E. Hibbard; Carmine Infantino
Inks:Sheldon Moldoff; Everett E. Hibbard; Joe Kubert; Joe Giella
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; Hawkman [Carter Hall] (inset); Johnny Thunder (inset); The Whip (inset); Cliff Cornwall (inset); The Flash [Barry Allen]; The Mirror Master


Story Title: Meet Kid Flash! - comic story
Features:The Flash
Pages:11.67
Pencils:Carmine Infantino
Inks:Joe Giella
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Flash [Barry Allen]; Kid Flash [Wally West] (first appearance, origin); Iris West
Synopsis:Wally West visits his aunt Iris and meets the Flash. During the meeting a freak accident gives Wally super speed and he becomes Kid Flash.


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:The Flash
Pages:0.33


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:DC Comics
Pages:1
Pencils:(various)
Inks:(various)
Characters:Superboy [Clark Kent] (cameo); Jimmy Olsen (cameo); The Flash [Barry Allen] (cameo); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (cameo); Metal Men (cameo); Superman [Clark Kent] (cameo); Supergirl [Kara] (cameo)


Story Title: A Complete Index of All The Flash Stories Published to Date - text article
Pages:1
Letters:Typeset
Synopsis:Contains story titles and art credits for each issue.


Story Title: [ no title ] - illustration
Features:The Flash
Pages:1
Pencils:Carmine Infantino
Inks:Joe Giella
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Flash [Barry Allen]


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