Issue Details

Issue	#5
Published	[March] 2009
Cover Price	49.99 USD; 57.99 CAD
Pages	256
Editing	Scott Nybakken (collected edition)
Notes	U.S. on sale date: 2009-03-25. "The Fastest Man Alive takes on some of his greatest foes in this new Archive, including Captain Cold, Abra-Kadabra, Mirror Master, Pied Piper, Heat Wave and The Reverse Flash! Collecting THE FLASH #133-#141 from 1962-1963." [per solicitation] Black and white reconstruction on selected interior pages by Digikore. Series design by Alex Jay/Studio J. Publication design by Ternard Solomon.

Cover Details

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]; Kid Flash [Wally West]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Notes	U.S. on sale date: 2009-03-25. "The Fastest Man Alive takes on some of his greatest foes in this new Archive, including Captain Cold, Abra-Kadabra, Mirror Master, Pied Piper, Heat Wave and The Reverse Flash! Collecting THE FLASH #133-#141 from 1962-1963." [per solicitation] Black and white reconstruction on selected interior pages by Digikore. Series design by Alex Jay/Studio J. Publication design by Ternard Solomon.

2 page Flash credits "Table of Contents"

Characters	Mirror Master [Sam Scudder]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Letters	typeset

4 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Foreword"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]
Script	Tom Peyer
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Letters	typeset

1 page Flash cover reprint (on interior page) "[Cover - The Flash #133]; Plight of the Puppet-Flash!"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]; Abra Kadabra
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	Julius Schwartz (original)
Reprinted	from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #133 (December 1962)

14 page Flash story "The Plight of the Puppet-Flash!"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Jackson; Abra Kadabra (villain)
Synopsis	Abra Kadabra turns Flash into a puppet.
Genre	Superhero
Script	John Broome
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Joe Giella
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	Julius Schwartz (original)
Reprinted	from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #133 (December 1962)

9 page Kid Flash story "Secret of the Handicapped Boys!"

Characters	Kid Flash [Wally West]; Mary West (Wally's Mom); Tommy; Jerry; Harry Watkins; Andy; Freddy Garson; Dave Dent
Synopsis	Three handicapped boys accidentally discover that Wally West is Kid Flash.
Genre	Superhero
Script	John Broome
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Joe Giella
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	Julius Schwartz (original)
Reprinted	from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #133 (December 1962)

1 page Flash cover reprint (on interior page) "[Cover - The Flash #134]; The Man Who Mastered Absolute Zero!"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Captain Cold [Leonard Snart]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	Julius Schwartz (original)
Reprinted	from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #134 (February 1963)

14 page Flash story "The Man Who Mastered Absolute Zero!"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Iris West; Dr. Hutson; Captain Cold [Leonard Snart] (villain)
Synopsis	Exposure to an unknown radiation causes Elongated Man to foil Flash's attempts to capture Captain Cold.
Genre	Superhero
Script	John Broome
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Joe Giella
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	Julius Schwartz (original)
Reprinted	from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #134 (February 1963)

9 page Flash story "The Threat of the Absent-Minded Professor!"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Professor T. H. West (first appearance); Frank Enwood (first appearance; villain)
Synopsis	Criminals threaten to kill Barry if Professor West doesn't help them fix their nuclear-ray projector.
Genre	Superhero
Script	John Broome
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Joe Giella
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	Julius Schwartz (original)
Reprinted	from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #134 (February 1963)

1 page Flash cover reprint (on interior page) "[Cover - The Flash #135]; Secret of the Three Super-Weapons!"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]; Kid Flash [Wally West]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	Julius Schwartz (original)
Reprinted	from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #135 (March 1963)

24 page Flash story "Secret of the Three Super-Weapons!"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Mary West; Ryla (first appearance); The Makryds (first appearance; villains)
Synopsis	While fighting an alien invasion, Wally gets a new uniform.
Genre	Superhero
Script	John Broome
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Joe Giella
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	Julius Schwartz (original)
Notes	Kid Flash gets new uniform.
Reprinted	from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #135 (March 1963)

1 page Flash cover reprint (on interior page) "[Cover - The Flash #136]; The Mirror Master's Invincible Bodyguards!"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]; Mirror Master [Sam Scudder]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	Julius Schwartz (original)
Reprinted	from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #136 (May 1963)

14 page Flash story "The Mirror Master's Invincible Bodyguards!"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Mirror Master [Sam Scudder]
Synopsis	Mirror Master plans some spectacular crimes after he busts out of prison so he can rise up the prison newspaper's "Most Successful Criminal Poll."
Genre	Superhero
Script	John Broome
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Joe Giella
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	Julius Schwartz (original)
Reprinted	from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #136 (May 1963)

9 page Flash story "Barry Allen--You're the Flash! --and I Can Prove It!"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Rod Pagin (first appearance; villain)
Synopsis	A criminal uses a post-hypnotic suggestion on the Flash, resulting in him almost revealing his secret identity.
Genre	Superhero
Script	John Broome
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Joe Giella
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	Julius Schwartz (original)
Reprinted	from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #136 (May 1963)

1 page Flash cover reprint (on interior page) "[Cover - The Flash #137]; Vengeance of the Immortal Villain!"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Vandal Savage
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	Julius Schwartz (original)
Reprinted	from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #137 (June 1963)

24 page Flash story "Vengeance of the Immortal Villain!"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]; Justice Society of America [JSA; Atom [Al Pratt] (Earth-2); Dr. Mid-Nite [Charles McNider] (Earth-2); Flash [Jay Garrick] (Earth-2); Hawkman [Carter Hall] (Earth-2); Johnny Thunder (Earth-2); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (Earth-2); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (Earth-2)]; Iris West; Joan Williams [Joan Garrick]; Vandal Savage [also as Vandr Adg] (villain; origin)
Synopsis	Vandal Savage tries to exact vengeance on the retired Justice Society. Barry goes to Earth-2 to help Jay free the other JSA members.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Gardner Fox
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Joe Giella
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	Julius Schwartz (original)
Reprinted	from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #137 (June 1963)

1 page Flash cover reprint (on interior page) "[Cover - The Flash #138]; The Pied Piper's Double Doom!"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Pied Piper [Hartley Rathaway]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	Julius Schwartz (original)
Reprinted	from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #138 (August 1963)

13 page Flash story "The Pied Piper's Double Doom!"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Tower City police officers; Sue Dibny; Iris West; Pied Piper [Hartley Rathaway] (villain)
Synopsis	The Pied Piper uses his musical control to force both The Flash and The Elongated Man to commmit robberies and forget they did so, but the heroes meet while trying to solve each others' crimes and realize the Pied Piper is behind the scheme, and defeat him.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Gardner Fox
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Joe Giella
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	Julius Schwartz (original)
Reprinted	from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #138 (August 1963)

10 page Kid Flash story "Mystery of the Matinee Idol!"

Characters	Kid Flash [Wally West]; Dexter Myles (first appearance); Blue Valley Summer Festival Commissioner; Mayor of Blue Valley; Sheriff of Blue Valley; Rudolph West; Mary West; Charley (villain); 2 unamed common crooks (villains)
Synopsis	Two crooks try to use Dexter Myles as a diversion to stage a jail break of their comrade, but are foiled by Kid Flash, and Dexter is awarded a spot in the summer festival Playhouse production.
Genre	Superhero
Script	John Broome
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Joe Giella
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	Julius Schwartz (original)
Notes	A new feature of Kid Flash's new costume appears for the first time; the hair spray used to change his hair from red to brown when appearing as Kid Flash. Intro Dexter Myles, who later becomes curator of the Flash Museum.
Reprinted	from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #138 (August 1963)

1 page Flash cover reprint (on interior page) "[Cover - The Flash #139]; Menace of the Reverse-Flash!"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]; Professor Zoom [The Reverse-Flash]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	Julius Schwartz (original)
Reprinted	from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #139 (September 1963)

24 page Flash story "Menace of the Reverse Flash!"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Dr. Walter Drake; Professor Zoom [The Reverse-Flash] (first appearance; origin)
Synopsis	A time capsule sent directly to the future results in the creation of a new menace for the Flash... Professor Zoom, the Reverse-Flash.
Genre	Superhero
Script	John Broome
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Joe Giella
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	Julius Schwartz (original)
Reprinted	from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #139 (September 1963)

1 page Flash cover reprint (on interior page) "[Cover - The Flash #140]; The Heat is On... for Captain Cold!"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]; Captain Cold [Leonard Snart]; Heat Wave [Mick Rory]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	Julius Schwartz (original)
Reprinted	from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #140 (November 1963)

14 page Flash story "The Heat Is On... For Captain Cold"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Dream Girl [Priscilla Varner] (first appearance); Henry Willens (first appearance); Captain Cold [Leonard Snart] (villain); Heat Wave [Mick Rory] (first appearance; villain)
Synopsis	Captain Cold teams up with a new villain... Heat Wave, to take down the Flash and prove their worth to the Dream Girl.
Genre	Superhero
Script	John Broome
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Joe Giella
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	Julius Schwartz (original)
Reprinted	from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #140 (November 1963)

9 page Flash story "Metal Eater From The Stars!"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West
Synopsis	Flash stops an alien energy being.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Gardner Fox
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Joe Giella
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	Julius Schwartz (original)
Reprinted	from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #140 (November 1963)

1 page Flash cover reprint (on interior page) "[Cover - The Flash #141]; The Mystery of Flash's Third Identity!"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]; Top [Roscoe Dillon]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	Julius Schwartz (original)
Reprinted	from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #141 (December 1963)

12 page Flash story "The Mystery of the Flash's Third Identity!"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen; also as Missile Man]; Iris West; Jimmy Darrel (first appearance); Top [Roscoe Dillon] (villain); Paul Gambi (first appearance; villain)
Synopsis	Flash discovers the existence of Paul Gambi, the tailor for the Rogue's Gallery, while stopping the Top from a crime spree.
Genre	Superhero
Script	John Broome
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Joe Giella
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	Julius Schwartz (original)
Notes	Paul Gambi is revealed as the tailor for the super-villains. The name is taken from contemporary fan Paul Gambicini.
Reprinted	from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #141 (December 1963)

11 page Flash story "Slowdown in Time!"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Professor T. H. West
Synopsis	Professor West believes he's figured out that Barry Allen is the Flash.
Genre	Superhero
Script	John Broome
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Joe Giella
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	Julius Schwartz (original)
Reprinted	from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #141 (December 1963)

2 page biography (nonfictional) "Biographies"

Genre	Fact
Letters	typeset
Notes	Biographies for Murphy Anderson, John Broome, Gardner Fox, Joe Giella, Carmine Infantino and Julius Schwartz.

Half page text article "The DC Archives Editions"

Letters	typeset
Notes	DC Archive checklist.

1 page Flash cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover Gallery"

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]; Abra Kadabra; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Vandal Savage; Professor Zoom [The Reverse-Flash]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Colors	Jamison (color reconstruction)
Editing	Julius Schwartz (original)
Notes	Back cover. Reprints covers from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #133, #135, #137 and #139.
Reprinted	from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #134 (February 1963); from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #135 (March 1963); from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #137 (June 1963); from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #139 (September 1963)