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The Flash #106

DC · Series began 1959 · April-May 1959

first appearance of Gorilla Grodd and Pied Piper

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Gorilla Grodd (Flash villain) — introduction
Pied Piper (Hartley Rathaway, from Flash) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: April-May 1959
On sale: February 19, 1959
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Carmine Infantino, Bernard Bailyinks: Joe Giella, Bernard Bailyletters: Ira Schnappscript: John Broome, Jack Schiff

Stories

Menace of the Super-Gorilla! · 14.33 pages
Barry Allen's friend Fred Pearson, star of the Central City Theatre's "The Great Gorilla," has been having blackouts at the same time that a mysterious gorilla has been seen roaming the city. Flash must solve this mystery and that of a super-sonic vehicle that passes him like he's standing still. Its pilot, Gorilla Grodd, has come to find Solovar, who is being held at the Central City Zoo. Grodd steals Solovar's "force of mind," and begins his plan to take over Gorilla City. But Solovar finds Barry Allen, explains the situation, and the two of them head to Gorilla City to confront Grodd.
Amazing Apes! · 1 pages
The Pied Piper of Peril! · 9.67 pages
Barry is on time for a dinner date with Iris for the first time, but he has to run out to deal with the Piper, the self-acclaimed Master of Sound.

Characters

Barry AllenThe FlashIris West AllenGorilla GroddPied PiperHartley Rathaway

Reprinted in

The Flash (1962), The Flash Archives (1996), Showcase Presents: The Flash (2007), The Flash Chronicles (2009), The Flash vs. the Rogues (2009), The Flash Omnibus (2014), The Flash: The Silver Age (2016), The Flash: The Silver Age Omnibus (2017), DC Finest: The Flash: The Human Thunderbolt (2024), Flash Annual (1963), 80 Page Giant Magazine (1964), Flash Album (1965), Flash Annual No. 1 Replica Edition (2001), Countdown Special: The Flash (2007), The Flash: 80 Years of the Fastest Man Alive The Deluxe Edition (2019)