Cover: Don Heck & Dick Giordano

The Flash #294

Feb 1981 · DC · 0.50 USD

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“The Fiend the World Forgot!”

In "The Fiend the World Forgot!", a group of bewildered astronauts crash-lands in the ocean near Atlantis, convinced they’ve reached an alien world—only to be baffled by Aquaman and his family’s calm insistence that they’re still on Earth, especially after being offered Hostess Fruit Pies. With Curt Swan’s expressive art and Vince Colletta’s crisp inks bringing the moment to life, this 1981 Flash issue delivers a quietly surreal twist on cosmic discovery. The cover by Don Heck and Dick Giordano captures the eerie isolation of the scene with striking precision.

writer Cary Bates · artist, inker Don Heck · colorist Gene D'Angelo · letterer John Costanza · cover Don Heck, Dick Giordano

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Full credits

writer Cary Bates

artist, inker Don Heck

colorist Gene D'Angelo

letterer John Costanza

cover pencils Don Heck

cover inks Dick Giordano

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Astronauts splashdown into the ocean near Atlantis and they believe that they have landed in the ocean of another world. Aquaman and his family convince them that they are still on Earth when they offer Hostess Fruit Pies.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).