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DC Special Series #11 cover
Cover: José Luis García-López

DC Special Series #11

May 1978 · DC · 1.00 USD
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In "Beyond the Super-Speed Barrier! Prologue," the mind of the imprisoned Gorilla Grodd—once thought permanently defeated—awakens with a new, unsettling purpose, setting off a chain of events that reaches across time and space. Written by Cary Bates and illustrated by Alex Saviuk, with inks by Joe Giella, colors by Carl Gafford, and letters by Milt Snapinn, this 1978 DC Special Series story redefines the limits of speed and survival. The cover, by José Luis García-López, captures the moment of eerie transformation in vivid detail.

Contains 6 stories
Beyond the Super-Speed Barrier! Prologue
4 pp · Superhero
Turtle ManGroddSolovarGorilla CityFlash [Barry Allen] (Cameo)Secret Society of Super-Villains [CopperheadStar Sapphire [Carol Ferris]Wizard] (Cameo)Trickster [James Jesse] (Cameo)
Part One
11 pp · Superhero
Kid Flash [Wally West]Mary West (Wally's mother)LeslieLightning (Wally's dog)Bob West (Wally's father)
Part Two
21 pp · Superhero
Flash [Barry Allen]Trydd (Gorilla)SolovarGorilla CityPattyTurtle ManIris West
Part Three - The Golden Age Flash
12 pp · Superhero
Flash [Jay Garrick]Johnny Quick [John Chambers]TubbyJoan Garrick
Beyond the Super-Speed Barrier!
13 pp · Superhero
Flash [Barry Allen]Kid Flash [Wally West]Flash [Jay Garrick]Iris WestMary WestBob WestJroyyGroddSolovarGorilla City

In "Beyond the Super-Speed Barrier!" from DC Special Series #11 (1978), the mind of the super-intelligent gorilla Grodd—once scattered across time and space—reunites with his physical form after a bizarre collision of the three Flashes' speeds and his own fractured consciousness. Now awakened and restored, Grodd finds himself back in Gorilla City, where his return stirs long-buried tensions and sets the stage for a confrontation that could reshape the fate of his people.

Epilogue
2 pp · Superhero
Kid Flash [Wally West]Bob WestMary WestFlash [Barry Allen]Iris WestProfessor Ira WestEdgar Rhodes (Wally's uncle)Mrs. Rhodes (Wally's aunt)Inez RhodesStacy ConwellDexter MylesHarlequin [Duela Dent]Robin [Dick Grayson]Wonder Girl [Donna Troy]AqualadMal DuncanSpeedy [Roy Harper]Superman [Clark Kent]Batman [Bruce Wayne]Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]Sue Dibny

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Raw (Fine) $8
CGC 9.6 · 4 in census $282
CGC 9.4 · 3 in census $163*
CGC 9.2 none in existence
CGC 9.0 none in existence
CGC 8.5 · 2 in census $77*
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $38*
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CGC 7.5 · 4 in census $34*
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $29*
CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $25*
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $20*
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Full credits

writer Cary Bates
colorist Carl Gafford
letterer Milt Snapinn
cover pencils, inks José Luis García-López

Reprints

Reprinted in Comic Reader #153 (1978), Eks almanah #164 (1979), Eks almanah #165 (1979), Flash #49 (1981), Flash: The Greatest Stories Ever Told #[nn] (2007)

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