Cover: Carmine Infantino & Joe Giella

The Flash #105

Feb 1959 · DC · 0.10 USD

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★ 1st appearance — Sam Scudder★ 1st appearance — Mirror Master

About this Issue

The Flash #105 is the inaugural issue of Barry Allen's first solo ongoing series — the title that cemented the Silver Age superhero revival that Showcase #4 had sparked three years earlier. Its second story introduces Sam Scudder as the Mirror Master, the first villain created specifically for the new Flash title and one of the founding members of what would become the Rogues, the most celebrated villain collective in DC history. The issue also quietly establishes Iris West as Barry Allen's recurring love interest, a relationship that would anchor the book's human drama for decades. By kicking off with both a retelling of Barry's origin and a high-concept debut villain rooted in mirror-based illusion technology, the issue set the template — science-fiction gimmickry married to character-driven stakes — that defined the Broome-Infantino era.

Contains 2 stories

Conqueror from 8 Million B.C.!

11.33 pp · Superhero

Katmos (villain)John Haines

The Master of Mirrors!

12.67 pp · Superhero

In "The Master of Mirrors!", a small-time crook named Scudder stumbles upon a bizarre power hidden within his collection of trick mirrors—able to turn reflections into solid, tangible objects. With this newfound ability, he transforms into the cunning and elusive criminal known as The Mirror Master, using his mirrored illusions to outwit the authorities and strike with precision.

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CGC 9.4 · 4 in census $46,832*

CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $30,913

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CGC 8.5 · 6 in census $11,764*

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CGC 5.0 · 67 in census $1,762*

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CGC 4.0 · 94 in census $1,533

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CGC 3.0 · 74 in census $952

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History

After Barry Allen proved his commercial viability across four Showcase try-out appearances (Showcase #4, #8, #13, and #14), DC editor Julius Schwartz greenlit a dedicated Flash ongoing series. Rather than restart at #1, DC picked up the numbering from the Golden Age Flash Comics, whose final issue had been #104 in 1949 — a deliberate publishing strategy of the era that signaled an established pedigree to newsstand readers. Writer John Broome and penciler Carmine Infantino, inked by Joe Giella, formed the creative team; the issue was actually published on December 23, 1958, despite its cover date of February–March 1959. The 'Flash Facts' educational feature debuted in this issue alongside the stories, reflecting editor Schwartz's commitment to science-literacy framing that became a signature of the Silver Age Flash.

Trivia · 8 facts

First issue of The Flash Volume 1 (Barry Allen's first self-titled ongoing series), cover-dated February–March 1959, published December 23, 1958.
First appearance and origin of Mirror Master (Sam Scudder), created by writer John Broome and artist Carmine Infantino; Joe Giella inked; Julius Schwartz edited.
The lead story, 'Conqueror from 8 Million B.C.!', retells Barry Allen's origin from Showcase #4, marking the first origin recap in his own title.
The series numbering deliberately continues from the cancelled Golden Age Flash Comics (which ended at #104 in 1949), bridging the Golden Age and Silver Age publishing histories.
Mirror Master's debut story, 'The Master of Mirrors!', establishes Sam Scudder's origin: a convict who accidentally discovered that a mispainted mirror could retain and project three-dimensional images, which he weaponized for robbery.
Iris West appears as Barry Allen's girlfriend, continuing her role from the Showcase tryout issues; she next appears in The Flash #106.
The Mirror Master story has been reprinted in: 80-Page Giant #4 (1964), Limited Collectors' Edition #C-45 (1976), The Flash Archives Vol. 1 (1996), Showcase Presents: The Flash Vol. 1 (2007), The Flash Chronicles Vol. 1 (2009), The Flash Omnibus Vol. 1 (2014), The Flash: The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 1 (2018), and a DC Facsimile Edition (November 2023).
Sam Scudder's Mirror Master appeared in live-action television as portrayed by David Cassidy in the 1990 CBS Flash series and by Grey Damon in The CW's 2014–2019 Flash series.