Showcase #4 - Joe Kubert art & cover + 1st Flash

Joe Kubert

Showcase v1 #4 featuring The Flash, 1956 - Barry Allen is doused with a barrage of chemicals during a freak thunderstorm, giving him the powers of super-speed and super-vibration. This landmark issue heralds in the next comic book era with the first appearance of the silver age Flash. The hero's origin story also introduces an odd villain called the Turtle. A second tale pits the Flash against an unnamed futuristic thief. Both are pencilled by Carmine Infantino, but the superb inks by Joe Kubert are often overlooked. His subtle textures are pervasive throughout the book, including the ominous thunderclouds on page 2, panel 5 and the lapping waves on page 10, panel 5 (see interior page below). These fine details call for a greater appreciation of Kubert's role in the Flash's successful launch. Written by Robert Kanigher, the origin has been reprinted in Secret Origins #1, Secret Origins v2 #1 and Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes. This is 2 of 19 Showcase issues by Kubert. Flash would later debut his own self-titled series. /// key 1st appearance, 1st cover, 1st origin Barry Allen as the Flash, 1st appearance Turtle
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Kubert cover inks (Carmine Infantino pencils) = ***
"Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt" Kubert story inks (Carmine Infantino pencils) 12 pages = ***
"The Man Who Broke the Time Barrier" Kubert story inks (Carmine Infantino pencils) 10 pages = ***

Joe Kubert

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