Cover: Carmine Infantino & Joe Kubert & Lee Elias & Moe Worthman & Joe Giella & Frank Giacoia

Flash Annual #1

Jul 1963 · DC · 0.25 USD

📊 ~44,206 copies sold its debut month

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In Flash Annual #1 (1963), the Flash and Dr. Flura are found unconscious in the streets—only to be revealed as trapped in suspended animation. When Star Sapphire appears in a dreamlike vision, she challenges the Flash to a deadly race against time: defeat her in two minutes, or both he and the Earth will fall. Written by Robert Kanigher and illustrated by Lee Elias, with inks by Moe Worthman and lettering by Gaspar Saladino, this 25-cent annual delivers a pulse-pounding, mind-bending showdown. The cover, a dynamic collaboration by Carmine Infantino, Joe Kubert, Lee Elias, Joe Giella, and Frank Giacoia, captures the clash in vivid, timeless style.

Contains 6 stories

Conqueror from 8 Million B.C.!

11.33 pp · Superhero

The Flash [Barry Allen] (origin recap)Iris WestKatmos (villain)John Haines

Master of the Elements!

12 pp · Superhero

The Flash [Barry Allen]Iris WestMr. Element [Albert Desmond] (first appearance, origin, villain, later called Dr. Alchemy)Argon (villain)Radon (villain)Krypton (villain)Xenon (villain)

The Mystery of the Elongated Man!

13 pp · Superhero

The Flash [Barry Allen]Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny] (first appearance, origin)Iris WestPerry Veto (villain)

The Amazing Star Sapphire!

12 pp · Superhero

The Flash [Jay Garrick]Dr. Maria FluraStar Sapphire (1st appearance, villain)

In "The Amazing Star Sapphire!" from Flash Annual #1 (1963), the Flash finds himself trapped in a surreal dream state, forced to face the enigmatic Star Sapphire in a high-stakes duel with the fate of Earth hanging in the balance. With only two minutes to prove himself, he must confront her psychic challenge while his body lies frozen in the real world.

Menace of the Super-Gorilla!

14.33 pp · Superhero

The Flash [Barry Allen]Iris WestGorilla Grodd (first appearance, villain)Fred PearsonSolovar

In "Menace of the Super-Gorilla!", Barry Allen races to uncover the truth behind his friend Fred Pearson's strange blackouts and a mysterious gorilla terrorizing Central City—only to discover a far more dangerous threat. When a super-sonic vehicle outpaces the Flash, he's drawn into a battle of wits and strength as Gorilla Grodd, seeking Solovar’s mind-control power, launches a sinister plan from the depths of Gorilla City. With Solovar’s help, the Flash must stop Grodd before his scheme reaches its peak.

Meet Kid Flash!

11.67 pp · Superhero

The Flash [Barry Allen]Kid Flash [Wally West] (first appearance, origin)Iris West

In "Meet Kid Flash!", young Wally West visits Aunt Iris and gets an unexpected introduction to the Flash—only for a lab accident to grant him super speed and launch him into his first heroic mission. Now racing to stop a menagerie of escaped zoo animals, Wally must learn to control his new powers before they outpace his courage.