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Cover of The Flash #309
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The Flash #309

DC · Series began 1959 · May 1982

Dates

Cover date
May 1982
On sale
January 19, 1982
Pages
40

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #309 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition

    Direct

    No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

    Source ↗
  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 0709893048505

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Carmine Infantino, Keith Giffeninks: Dick Giordano, Dennis Jensen, Larry Mahlstedtletters: Gaspar Saladino, Milt Snapinn, John Costanzascript: Cary Bates, Tamsyn O'Flynn, Martin Paskocolors: Gene D'Angelo

Stories

  • How Do You Kill a Legend? · 17 pages
  • Tomorrow Is Forever · 8 pages

Publisher’s description

A time-traveler from the 98th Century comes back to the 20th to learn whether or not superheroes such as the Flash were legend or fact.

Characters

Barry AllenThe FlashKent NelsonDoctor Fate

Reprinted in

The Immortal Doctor Fate (1985)

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