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Flash 137

FLASH #137

Cover Date: June 1963
Cover Price: $0.12

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Carmine Infantino
Inks: Murphy Anderson


Story: "Vengeance of the Immortal Villain!" (25 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
PencilsCarmine Infantino
InksJoe Giella
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Flash (Barry Allen; in between Justice League of America #19 and #20)

Guest Star(s):

Justice Society of America: (See Comments; some members last in flashback in Starman Vol. 2 #11; next in Justice League of America #21)
Atom (Al Pratt; last in JLA: Year One #12; next in Justice League of America #21)
Doctor Mid-Nite (Charles McNider; last in flashback in Starman Vol. 2 #11; next in flashback in Infinity, Inc. #48)
Flash (Jay Garrick; last in flashback in Starman Vol. 2 #11; next in Justice League of America #21)
Hawkman (Carter Hall; last in JLA: Year One #12; next in Justice League of America #21)
Johnny Thunder (last in flashback in Secret Origins Vol. 2 #50/5; next in JLA: Incarnations #1)
Green Lantern (Alan Scott; last in flashback in Starman Vol. 2 #11; next in Justice League of America #21)
Wonder Woman

Supporting Character(s):

Iris West
Joan Garrick (last in issue #129; next in Flash 80-Page Giant #1/2)

Villain(s):

Vandal Savage (Vandr Adg; also in flashbacks; last in Justice Society of America Vol. 1 #8; next in issue #215)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Napoleon (in flashback)
Bismarck (in flashback)
Brain Wave (on the cover of All-Star Comics #37)
Per Degaton (on the cover of All-Star Comics #37)
Thinker (on the cover of All-Star Comics #37)
'Wizard (on the cover of All-Star Comics #37)

Comment(s):

This is the first appearance of the Justice Society of America since All-Star Comics #57 (February-March 1951). Later, post-Crisis revisions would alter aspects of the story and continuity.
The post-Crisis version of this story was recounted in Countdown #48/2.

Story Reprinted in:

Flash #213 (March 1972)
The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told (1991)
Justice Society of America 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 1975 Issue (2000)
The Flash Archives Vol. 5 (2009)

Solicitation:

Vandal Savage tries to exact vengeance on the retired Justice Society, leading Barry to Earth-2 to help Jay free the other JSA members.


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