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Flash (Series 1 1959-1985)
DC Comics’ Flash comic book series began with issue #105 in March 1959, continuing the numbering from the Golden Age Flash Comics series. Starring Barry Allen, a police scientist who gained super-speed after being struck by lightning and exposed to chemicals, the series followed the Scarlet Speedster through some of the defining stories of DC’s Silver and Bronze Ages. The series continued through issue #350 in October 1985.
Key Issues & Collectibility
The original Flash 1959 series features numerous key issues, first appearances and major moments in DC Comics history. Highlights include Flash #105 (first issue of the ongoing Barry Allen series and first Mirror Master), #106 (first Gorilla Grodd and Pied Piper), #110 (first Wally West as Kid Flash), #123 (the landmark Flash of Two Worlds story featuring the return of Jay Garrick and establishing Earth-Two), #139 (first appearance of Professor Zoom, the Reverse-Flash) and #275 (Iris West is killed by Reverse-Flash). These landmark issues, along with appearances by the Flash’s famous Rogues, make the series highly collectible among DC Comics fans.
Why Collect Flash Comics
From Barry Allen’s early Silver Age adventures to battles with Reverse-Flash, Captain Cold, Gorilla Grodd, Mirror Master and the Rogues, Flash comics helped shape the expanding DC Universe. The series played a particularly important role in developing DC’s Multiverse and featured the adventures of both Barry Allen and Golden Age Flash Jay Garrick, offering collectors everything from affordable back issues to major key comics, first appearances and valuable graded copies.
Browse Flash Comics
Browse Flash comic books from the original 1959-1985 series available now at Iconic Comics & Cards, including key issues, first appearances, classic Silver and Bronze Age comics, graded comics, rare finds and collectible DC comic books for sale online.