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[comicjack]

Just now, flashlites said:

Yep, and if you look real close at this 80pg Giant you can see it includes the Showcase 13 story. Coincidence?  

At a cheaper price you get the story win win 

[Jaylam]

The Flash 80 pg. Giant #4 came out between #147 and #148. It’s on sale date was Aug. 20th 1964. Here’s the ad in the Giant advertising the next issue (#148) to be on sale Sept. 3rd 1964.

Edited April 24, 2020 by Jaylam

[flashlites]

3 minutes ago, Jaylam said:

It’s on sale date was Aug. 20th 1964.

I'll move it up a couple of issues in the old Flash box. Thanks Jaylam! 

[flashlites]

147 anyone? We have arrived at page 147. 2nd appearance of my favorite villain. I love to hate this guy!  

[frozentundraguy]

1 hour ago, flashlites said:

We talked about these a few pages back. I have this 80 page giant placed next after 146. Some time ago I went in and tried to place the annual and the 80 page giants in chronological order, so I believe this came out about the same time as 146.

My wife bought this copy for me for my birthday one year. I also might add my issue has a bit of the Jekyll/Hyde thing going on. On one hand it has two pieces of tape on the spine, but it also has some nice white pages inside.

[Terry E. Gibbs]

I think it may be my all time favourite comic. Read it to death as a kid. Love it.

[flashlites]

6 minutes ago, Terry E. Gibbs said:

I think it may be my all time favourite comic. Read it to death as a kid. Love it.

Beautiful copy Terry!

[Terry E. Gibbs]

15 minutes ago, flashlites said:

Beautiful copy Terry!

Harley again..where would I be without him .. with a lot less good books and art ..

[flashlites]

2 minutes ago, Terry E. Gibbs said:

Harley again..where would I be without him .. with a lot less good books and art ..

I was looking around for him on the internet the other day and got some very confusing results. I thought maybe i'd check and see what he had to offer these days.

Edited April 24, 2020 by flashlites

[Terry E. Gibbs]

and some lucky kid named Bates won the art to Chapter 3 .. and then when he grew up, .. well we know what happened to RF in 324.

 

Edited April 24, 2020 by Terry E. Gibbs

[flashlites]

4 minutes ago, Terry E. Gibbs said:

and some lucky kid named Bates won the art to Chapter 3 .. and then when he grew up, .. well we know what happened to RF in 324.

Wow...The Carey Bates?! He was a Flash Fan from the very beginning then. Yep, he finally made sure old RF got what was coming to him.

[Terry E. Gibbs]

19 hours ago, Terry E. Gibbs said:

I think it may be my all time favourite comic. Read it to death as a kid. Love it.

 

Love this Splash, and the current owner knows it.  Very Cinf. I have always enjoyed his page design. In his bio he talks about going to art school after the Golden age finished and being taught the importance of designing a page. After that his whole art matures and he becomes the great artist we know is so important in the SA and comics generally. Every now and then you see this in his work. In SA or his later bronze work. Lovely balance and symmetry, then throw in his famous Cave's where the Rogue's always lurked, his wonderfully designed futuristic lab for Mr. E. and the future vision of buildings in RF's panel.

 

[frozentundraguy]

3 hours ago, Terry E. Gibbs said:

Love this Splash, and the current owner knows it.  Very Cinf. I have always enjoyed his page design. In his bio he talks about going to art school after the Golden age finished and being taught the importance of designing a page. After that his whole art matures and he becomes the great artist we know is so important in the SA and comics generally. Every now and then you see this in his work. In SA or his later bronze work. Lovely balance and symmetry, then throw in his famous Cave's where the Rogue's always lurked, his wonderfully designed futuristic lab for Mr. E. and the future vision of buildings in RF's panel.

 

Thanks to Terry's recommendation I reread my copy of issue #147. I found the story to be excellent, particularly because Mr. Element had no intention of returning to a life of crime, but was compelled to by the Reverse Flash's overpowering will. My copy unfortunately does not live up to the quality of the story contained therein. 

[SpeedforceKJ]

I’ll throw my copy up here as well with everyone 

 

[Terry E. Gibbs]

11 hours ago, SpeedforceKJ said:

I’ll throw my copy up here as well with everyone 

 

Very nice book. But I am so biased it is ridiculous.

[SpeedforceKJ]

Here’s another share. A couple books signed Mike Grell and Neal Adams for the covers they had some. This is the only flash cover Mike grell did. Had a good conversation with him about it when he signed my book and I picked up a flash bust sketch from him 

 

[Terry E. Gibbs]

8 hours ago, SpeedforceKJ said:

Here’s another share. A couple books signed Mike Grell and Neal Adams for the covers they had some. This is the only flash cover Mike grell did. Had a good conversation with him about it when he signed my book and I picked up a flash bust sketch from him 

 

Nice. I have found quite a few artists print their signatures these days. I personally prefer them real like these.

[SpeedforceKJ]

I wasn’t to big on getting much from neal adams. As a person, I’m not to but of a fan of him but his art work can’t be argued with and he’s great so I wanted one of his flash covers signed.  Grell was super nice and great to talk to 

[flashlites]

On 4/26/2020 at 10:37 AM, SpeedforceKJ said:

Here’s another share. A couple books signed Mike Grell and Neal Adams for the covers they had some. This is the only flash cover Mike grell did. Had a good conversation with him about it when he signed my book and I picked up a flash bust sketch from him 

 

I remember buying that 236 off the spinner at the circle K. Those were my prime childhood comic book days, 20-30 cent covers! My allowance was 75 cents a week, so that meant 2 comics and maybe a candy bar. If there was a Flash on the rack that would be my first pick of course, then Justice league or Detective Comics, Daredevil or Avengers would be among my second or third choices. Good memories!

[flashlites]

And it looks like its time for 148 Flash Fans!