The Flash 1959 #138 - 6.0 - $40.00
The Pied Piper uses his musical control to force both The Flash and The Elongated Man to commit robberies and forget they did so, but the heroes meet while trying to solve each others' crimes and realize the Pied Piper is behind the scheme, and defeat him.
Terry relates all the results of poor planning by Mr. Green on his last vacation.
Two crooks try to use Dexter Myles as a diversion to stage a jail break of their comrade, but are foiled by Kid Flash, and Dexter is awarded a spot in the summer festival Playhouse production.
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- Dynaflex - Inside front cover.
- The Pied Piper's Double Doom! - Refers to Flash #106 and #113. Flash is able to temporarily stretch using one drink of Gingold. DC Special Series reprint credits the script to John Broome.
- - At the bottom of page 6 of the previous story sequence.
- - On the page immediately following page 6 of the previous story sequence.
- How Not to Enjoy a Vacation! - On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence. Credits from a list by Lionel English. This PSA is produced in sequential comics-art style.
- - Letter from Jerry Bails regarding the relative merits of the current Flash stories vs. the stories from the 1940's. For his comments, Jerry is awarded the original artwork for Part 1 of "Secret of The Three Super-Weapons." Also includes letters from Paul Moslander, Ronald E. Haerle, and Richard West.
- Mystery of the Matinee Idol! - A new feature of Kid Flash's new costume appears for the first time; the hair spray used to change his hair from red to brown when appearing as Kid Flash. Intro Dexter Myles, who later becomes curator of the Flash Museum.
- - Inside back cover.
- - Back cover.
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