| Unofficial DC Special Series #11 (Flash Spectacular) Index |
DC SPECIAL SERIES #11
(FLASH SPECTACULAR)
Cover Date: 1978
Cover Price: $1.00
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Cover Credits:
Art: José Luis García-López (signed)
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Credits:
| Story | Cary Bates |
| Pencils | Irv Novick |
| Inks | Joe Giella |
| Lettering | Ben Oda |
| Colors | Carl Gafford |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- King Solovar (last in Super-Team Family #14; next in Justice League of America #157)
Supporting Character(s):
- Citizens of Gorilla City
Villain(s):
- Gorilla Grodd (last in Secret Society of Super-Villains #11; executed by the citizens of Gorilla City for his crimes against the human race)
Other Character(s):
- Unnamed African explorers (first appearance for all)
Comment(s):
- Gorilla City is located along the Congo River in equatorial Africa.
Credits:
| Story | Cary Bates |
| Pencils | José Luis García-López |
| Inks | Wally Wood |
| Lettering | Ben Oda |
| Colors | Carl Gafford |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Kid Flash (Wally West; last in Teen Titans Vol. 1 #53)
Supporting Character(s):
- Mary West
- Robert West
- Leslie (first appearance; Wally's girlfriend)
- Lightning (first appearance; Wally's dog)
Villain(s):
- Gorilla Grodd (behind the scenes)
Comment(s):
- Wally is 18 years old in this story.
- Wally plans on attending Taggert University (an hour away from Blue Valley) in the fall.
Credits:
| Story | Cary Bates |
| Pencils | Irv Novick |
| Inks | Joe Giella |
| Lettering | Milt Snapinn |
| Colors | Carl Gafford |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Flash II (Barry Allen; last in Justice League of America #153)
Supporting Character(s):
- King Solovar (next in Justice League of America #157)
- Citizens of Gorilla City (Trydd, Jroyy named)
- Patty Spivot
- Iris Allen
Villain(s):
- Turtle (last in Flash Vol. 1 #220; next, behind the scenes, in Flash Vol. 2 #32)
- Gorilla Grodd (behind the scenes)
Credits:
| Story | Cary Bates |
| Pencils | Kurt Schaffenberger |
| Inks | Murphy Anderson |
| Lettering | Ben Oda |
| Colors | Carl Gafford |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Flash (Jay Garrick; last in Green Lantern Vol. 2 #108/2; his secret identity revealed earlier this year (mid-February))
Guest Star(s):
- Johnny Quick (reveals that he is now a TV executive; last in flashback in Justice Society of America Vol. 3 #8; next in Justice Society of America Vol. 2 #2)
Supporting Character(s):
- Joan Garrick (between All-Star Comics #61 and #73)
- Tubby Watts (last in Adventure Comics #207)
Villain(s):
- Gorilla Grodd (behind the scenes)
Credits:
| Story | Cary Bates |
| Pencils | Alex Saviuk |
| Inks | Joe Giella |
| Lettering | Milt Snapinn |
| Colors | Carl Gafford |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Flash II
- Kid Flash
- Flash I (next in All-Star Comics #72)
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Gorilla Grodd (reintegrated and imprisoned in Gorilla City)
Other Character(s):
- Jrroyy (acting as Grodd's surrogate; dies)
Credits:
| Art | Irv Novick |
| Inks | Joe Giella |
| Lettering | Milt Snapinn |
| Colors | Carl Gafford |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Barry Allen (next in flashback in Secret Origins Annual Vol. 2 #2)
- Wally West (next in Showcase #100; graduates from High School; announces his semi-retirement to Barry)
Supporting Character(s):
- Robert West
- Mary West
- Iris Allen
- Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Rhodes (Wally's aunt and uncle)
- Inez Rhodes (Wally's cousin)
- Prof. West
- Stacy Conwell
- Dexter Myles
- Sue Dibny (last in Flash Vol. 1 #253; next in Justice League of America #157)
Guest Appearance(s):
- Clark Kent
- Bruce Wayne
- Ralph Dibny (last in Action Comics #483; next in Challengers of the Unknown #87)
- Roy Harper (last in Green Lantern Vol. 2 #100/2; next in World's Finest Comics #251/3)
- Dick Grayson (last in Batman Family #17; next in Showcase #100)
- Duela Dent (between Batman Family #16 and #19/3)
- Donna Troy
- Garth
- Mal Duncan (last in flashback in Secret Origins Annual Vol. 2 #3; next in Superman Family #191/2)
Comment(s):
- This story takes place in mid-May.
Credits:
- Julius Schwartz (edits)
Comment(s):
- Two-page text article about the various villains that Barry Allen has faced in his comic.