The Flash 1959 #281 - reader copy - $3.00

Professor Zoom appears to split in half when The Flash grabs him.

As Barry and his partner, Frank Curtis, get closer to finding the drug dealers in Central City, Frank is injured in a gunfight, the police chief is found to be in the criminal camp, and Professor Zoom distracts Flash on a dangerous chase.

An alien UFO is heading toward a mountain collision, but Superman bores a tunnel ahead of it and some children welcome the aliens to Earth with Twinkies.

Letters regarding Flash #274 from Brian K. Morris, Tamsyn O'Flynn, and Donald Riling, Jr., with an illustration.

Questions and answers about DC comics and characters.

Short biography of Gene D'Angelo.

On-sale date from Comic Reader #173.

• - Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
• Shhh Don't Let Lois Lane Find Out You're a Friend of Superman - Ad for die-cast metal toy vehicles. On inside back cover.
• Deadly Games! - Story continues from The Flash #280; continues in The Flash #282.
• Mego Introduces Elastic Super Heroes - Ad for stretchable super hero figures. On first page between pages 4-5 of story.
• Start Your Own Collection - Ad for die-cast metal 1/24 scale model cars. On second page between pages 4-5 of story.
• The Rescue - Ad in comic format for Hostess Twinkies from Continental Baking Company. On first page between pages 8-9 of story.
• Double Dynamite! - House ad for Adventure Comics #467, with cover shown, on sale October 25th. On second page between pages 8-9 of story.
• Gumfighting Do's and Don'ts. - Ad for bubble gum from Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, with instructions on how to win a bubble fight. On first page between pages 10-11 of the story.
• Now, From the Greatest Movie of All Time Comes the Kenner Star Wars Toy Collection! - Ad for toys from Kenner. On second and third pages between pages 10-11 of the story.
• One Mighty Magazine Is Now Two! - House ad for Legion of Super-Heroes #259 and New Adventures of Superboy #1, with covers shown, both on sale October 25th. On fourth page between pages 10-11 of the story.
• Fly Your Own Giant Flying Model - Ad for large scale, flyable model planes. On first page between pages 12-13 of the story.
• Write Right Now! - Ads in classified format for high school rings, martial arts training, body building, comics, games, Wild'n Crazy T-Shirts, The United Way, and more. S. Schwarz & Co. agent. On second page between pages 12-13 of the story.
• By Overwhelming Popular Demand -- Green Lantern Goes Solo! - House ad for Green Lantern #123, with cover shown, on sale now. On first page between pages 16-17 of the story.
• You Can't Beat This Halloween Treat! - House ad for four DC mystery and horror comics, and The Super Friends #28, with covers shown, on sale October 25th. On second page between pages 16-17 of the story.
• - Part of The DC Feature Page.
• Number 54 Gene D'Angelo - Part of The DC Feature Page. Script credit: original indexer suggests Rozakis; Michael Catron suggests himself.
• From the Blazing Battlefields of World War 2 - House ad for Sgt. Rock #336 and The Unknown Soldier, with covers shown, both on sale October 25th.
• Remember How Many Times You Felt Left Out Because You Were Broke! - Ad for sales people for Grit newspapers.
• Great Galaxies!! - Ad for models of Battlestar Galactica and Buck Rogers spaceships. On inside back cover.
• You've Got to Build 'Em to Believe 'Em! - Ad for building toys. On back cover.