While most Flash comics from the Silver Age can still be found, some of the earlier ones are starting to get expensive. Fortunately, DC would occasionally reprint older stories during the 1960s and 1970s, and those are easier to find. For the collector on a budget who would like to read classic stories, here is a list of reprints of Silver-Age Flash stories (and a few Bronze-Age stories as well).
This page is a draft. So far it includes (to the best of my knowledge) all stories from The Flash vol.1 that have been reprinted in the following series:
- Later issues of The Flash
- The Archives, Showcase and Chronicles series
- The two Greatest Stories volumes
- DC Special and DC Blue Ribbon Special (1970s)
- Limited Collectors’ Edition
- Trade Paperback and Hardcover collections released since 2000
I’m still working on identifying reprints in other series.
Note: For simplicity, I am not including reprints published by other companies (ex. foreign reprints that use different numbering or anthologies).
See Also: Golden-Age Reprints
Contiguous Runs
| Story | Notes | Original | Year | Reprinted In | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Archives (Hardcover) | |||||
| Showcase #4, #8, #13, #14 | 1956–1958 | The Flash Archives v.1 | 1996 | ||
| Flash #105–108 | 1959 | The Flash Archives v.1 | 1996 | ||
| Flash #109–116 | 1959–1960 | The Flash Archives v.2 | 2000 | ||
| Flash #117–124 | 1960–1961 | The Flash Archives v.3 | 2002 | ||
| Flash #125–132 | 1961–1962 | The Flash Archives v.4 | 2006 | ||
| Flash #133–141 | 1962–1963 | The Flash Archives v.5 | 2009 | ||
| Showcase Presents: The Flash (Black and White Paperback) | |||||
| Showcase #4, #8, #13, #14 | 1956–1958 | Showcase Presents: The Flash v.1 | 2007 | ||
| Flash #105–119 | 1959–1961 | Showcase Presents: The Flash v.1 | 2007 | ||
| Flash #120–140 | 1961–1963 | Showcase Presents: The Flash v.2 | 2008 | ||
| Flash #141–161 | 1963–1966 | Showcase Presents: The Flash v.3 | 2009 | ||
| Flash #323–327, #329–336, #340–350 | 1983–1985 | Showcase Presents: The Trial of the Flash | 2011 | ||
| Flash Chronicles (Paperback) | |||||
| Showcase #4, #8, #13, #14 | 1956–1958 | Flash Chronicles Vol. 1 | 2009 | ||
| Flash #105–106 | 1959 | Flash Chronicles Vol. 1 | 2009 | ||
| Flash #106–112 | 1959–1960 | Flash Chronicles Vol. 2 | (2010) | ||
The Flash (Barry Allen) - Individual Stories | |||||
| Story | Notes | Original | Year | Reprinted In | Year |
| Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt | Origin, Turtle | Showcase #4 | 1956 | Secret Origins v.1 | 1961 |
| Secret Origins v.2 #1 | 1973 | ||||
| The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told | 1991 | ||||
| The Essential Showcase: 1956–1959 | 1992?* | ||||
| DC Silver Age Classics: Showcase 4 | 1992 | ||||
| Secret Origins Replica Edition | 1998 | ||||
| Showcase #4: Millenium Edition | 2000 | ||||
| The Man Who Broke the Time Barrier | Mazdan | Showcase #4 | 1956 | Flash #215 | 1972 |
| The Essential Showcase: 1956–1959 | 1992?* | ||||
| DC Silver Age Classics: Showcase 4 | 1992 | ||||
| Showcase #4: Millenium Edition | 2000 | ||||
| DC Comics Presents: The Flash #1 | 2011 | ||||
| The Coldest Man on Earth | Captain Cold | Showcase #8 | 1957 | Limited Collectors’ Edition #C-39: Secret Origins of Super-Villains | 1975 |
| Flash vs. The Rogues | 2009 | ||||
| Around the World in 80 Minutes | Showcase #13 | 1958 | 80 Page Giant #4 (Flash) | 1964 | |
| The Essential Showcase: 1956–1959 | 1992?* | ||||
| Master of the Elements | Mr. Element | Showcase #13 | 1958 | Flash Annual #1 | 1963 |
| The Essential Showcase: 1956–1959 | 1992?* | ||||
| Flash Annual 1963 Replica | 2001 | ||||
| Giants of the Time World! | Showcase #14 | 1958 | 80 Page Giant #4 (Flash) | 1964 | |
| DC Comics Presents: The Flash #1 | 2011 | ||||
| The Man Who Changed the Earth! | Dr. Alchemy | Showcase #14 | 1958 | 80 Page Giant #9 (Flash) | 1965 |
| The Master of Mirrors! | Mirror Master | Flash #105 | 1959 | 80 Page Giant #4 (Flash) | 1964 |
| Limited Collectors’ Edition #C-45: Secret Origins of Super-Villains | 1976 | ||||
| Flash vs. The Rogues | 2009 | ||||
| Conqueror from 8 Million B.C.! | Flash #105 | 1959 | Flash Annual #1 | 1963 | |
| Flash Annual 1963 Replica | 2001 | ||||
| Menace of the Super-Gorilla! | Grodd | Flash #106 | 1959 | Flash Annual #1 | 1963 |
| Flash Annual 1963 Replica | 2001 | ||||
| The Pied Piper of Peril! | Pied Piper | Flash #106 | 1959 | 80 Page Giant #9 (Flash) | 1965 |
| Countdown Special: The Flash | 2007 | ||||
| Flash vs. The Rogues | 2009 | ||||
| Return of the Super-Gorilla! | Grodd | Flash #107 | 1959 | Flash #169 | 1967 |
| The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told | 1991 | ||||
| The Amazing Race Against Time! | Flash #107 | 1959 | Flash #160 | 1966 | |
| The Speed of Doom! | Flash #108 | 1959 | Flash #196 | 1970 | |
| The Super-Gorilla’s Secret Identity | Grodd | Flash #108 | 1959 | 80 Page Giant #9 (Flash) | 1965 |
| Return of the Mirror Master! | Mirror Master | Flash #109 | 1959 | Flash #187 | 1969 |
| The Challenge of the Weather Wizard! | Flash #110 | 1959 | 80 Page Giant #4 (Flash) | 1964 | |
| Flash vs. The Rogues | 2009 | ||||
| Meet Kid Flash! | Kid Flash | Flash #110 | 1959 | Flash Annual #1 | 1963 |
| Flash Annual 1963 Replica | 2001 | ||||
| Flash #344 (partial) | 1985 | ||||
| Even More Secret Origins | 2003 | ||||
| The Invasion of the Cloud Creatures! | Flash #111 | 1960 | Flash #210 | 1971 | |
| The Mystery of the Elongated Man! | Elongated Man | Flash #112 | 1960 | Flash Annual #1 | 1963 |
| DC Special Series #19: Secret Origins of Super-Heroes | 1979 | ||||
| Flash Annual 1963 Replica | 2001 | ||||
| Danger in the Air! | Trickster | Flash #113 | 1960 | Flash #160 | 1966 |
| The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told | 1991 | ||||
| Countdown Special: The Flash | 2007 | ||||
| Flash vs. The Rogues | 2009 | ||||
| The Man Who Claimed the Earth! | Po-Siden of Olimpus | Flash #113 | 1960 | Flash #169 | 1967 |
| The Big Freeze | Captain Cold | Flash #114 | 1960 | Wanted: The World’s Most Dangerous Villains #8 | 1973 |
| The Day Flash Weighed 1000 Pounds! | Grodd | Flash #115 | 1960 | 80 Page Giant #4 (Flash) | 1964 |
| The Man Who Stole Central City! | Flash #116 | 1960 | Flash #187 | 1969 | |
| Here Comes Captain Boomerang! | Captain Boomerang | Flash #117 | 1960 | 80 Page Giant #9 (Flash) | 1965 |
| The Best of DC #10: Secret Origins of Super-Villains | 1981 | ||||
| Flash vs. The Rogues | 2009 | ||||
| The Mirror Master’s Magic Bullet! | Mirror Master | Flash #119 | 1961 | Flash #169 | 1967 |
| The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told | 1991 | ||||
| Land of Golden Giants! | Flash #120 | 1961 | Flash #178 | 1968 | |
| The Trickster Strikes Back | Trickster | Flash #121 | 1961 | Wanted: The World’s Most Dangerous Villains #2 | 1972 |
| Beware the Atomic Grenade! | The Top | Flash #122 | 1961 | Flash #169 | 1967 |
| Flash vs. The Rogues | 2009 | ||||
| Flash of Two Worlds! | Jay Garrick, Fiddler, Thinker, Shade | Flash #123 | 1961 | 80 Page Giant #9 (Flash) | 1965 |
| Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told | 1989 | ||||
| Crisis on Multiple Earths: The Team-Ups vol.1 | 2006 | ||||
| Flash: The Greatest Stories Ever Told | 2007 | ||||
| DC Comics Classic Library: The Flash of Two Worlds | 2009 | ||||
| Space Boomerang Trap! | Captain Boomerang, Elongated Man | Flash #124 | 1961 | Flash #160 | 1966 |
| DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #2: Flash and his Friends | 1980 | ||||
| The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told | 1991 | ||||
| Vengeance Via Television! | Flash #124 | 1961 | Flash #232 | 1975 | |
| The Conquerors of Time | Kid Flash | Flash #125 | 1961 | The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told | 1991 |
| DC Comics Presents: The Flash #1 | 2011 | ||||
| Snare of the Headline Huntress | Daphne Dean | Flash #126 | 1962 | Flash #212 | 1972 |
| Reign of the Super-Gorilla | Grodd | Flash #127 | 1962 | DC Special #16: Super-Heroes Battle Super-Gorillas | 1975 |
| DC Comics Goes Ape | 2008 | ||||
| The Case of the Real-Gone Flash! | Abra Kadabra | Flash #128 | 1962 | Flash #187 | 1969 |
| DC Super Stars #11: Magic | 1977 | ||||
| DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #15: Secret Origins of Super-Villains | 1981 | ||||
| The Origin of Flash’s Masked Identity! | Flash #128 | 1962 | 80 Page Giant #8: More Secret Origins | 1965 | |
| Flash #196 | 1970 | ||||
| More Secret Origins Replica | 1999 | ||||
| DC’s Greatest Imaginary Stories | 2005 | ||||
| Double Danger on Earth! | Jay Garrick, Trickster, Captain Cold | Flash #129 | 1962 | Flash #178 | 1968 |
| Crisis on Multiple Earths: The Team-Ups vol.1 | 2006 | ||||
| DC Comics Classic Library: The Flash of Two Worlds | 2009 | ||||
| Who Doomed the Flash? | Rogues | Flash #130 | 1962 | DC Special #8: Wanted: The World’s Most Dangerous Villains | 1970 |
| DC Comics Presents: The Flash #1 | 2011 | ||||
| Complete (to my knowledge) through Flash #130. Below this point the list is incomplete. | |||||
| Captives of the Cosmic Ray | Green Lantern | Flash #131 | 1962 | Flash #178 | 1968 |
| DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #2: Flash and his Friends | 1980 | ||||
| The Plight of the Puppet-Flash | Abra Kadabra | Flash #133 | 1962 | Flash #169 | 1967 |
| The Man Who Mastered Absolute Zero | Elongated Man, Captain Cold | Flash #134 | 1963 | 100-Page Giant #22 (Flash) | 1973 |
| Secret of the Three Super-Weapons | Kid Flash new costume | Flash #135 | 1963 | 100-Page Giant #22 (Flash) | 1973 |
| The Mirror Master’s Invincible Bodyguards! | Mirror Master | Flash #136 | 1963 | Flash #196 | 1970 |
| Vengeance of the Immortal Villain | Jay Garrick, Vandal Savage | Flash #137 | 1963 | Flash #213 | 1972 |
| The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told | 1991 | ||||
| Crisis on Multiple Earths: The Team-Ups vol.1 | 2006 | ||||
| DC Comics Classic Library: The Flash of Two Worlds | 2009 | ||||
| The Pied Piper’s Double Doom | Pied Piper | Flash #138 | 1963 | DC Special Series #24: Flash and his Friends | 1981 |
| Menace of the Reverse-Flash! | Zoom | Flash #139 | 1963 | Flash #205 | 1971 |
| DC Comics Presents: The Flash #1 | 2011 | ||||
| The Heat is on for Captain Cold | Captain Cold & Heat Wave | Flash #140 | 1963 | DC Special #14: Wanted: The World’s Most Dangerous Villains | 1971 |
| Flash vs. The Rogues | 2009 | ||||
| The Mystery of Flash’s Third Identity | The Top | Flash #141 | 1963 | Flash #187 | 1969 |
| Trail of the False Green Lanterns | Green Lantern, T.O. Morrow | Flash #143 | 1964 | The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told | 1991 |
| DC Special Series #24: Flash and his Friends | 1981 | ||||
| The Girl from the Super-Fast Dimension! | Doralla Kon | Flash #145 | 1964 | Flash #229 | 1974 |
| The Weather Wizard Blows Up A Storm! | Weather Wizard | Flash #145 | 1964 | Flash #214 a.k.a. 100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-11 | 1972 |
| Fatal Fingers of the Flash! | Flash #146 | 1964 | Flash #213 | 1972 | |
| The Doorway to the Unknown | Ghost story | Flash #148 | 1964 | DC Special #1 | 1968 |
| Limited Collectors’ Edition #C-52: The Best of DC | 1977 | ||||
| The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told | 1991 | ||||
| Robberies by Magic | Abra Kadabra | Flash #149 | 1964 | DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #2: Flash and his Friends | 1980 |
| The Flash’s Sensational Risk! | Kid Flash | Flash #149 | 1964 | Flash #208 | 1971 |
| Flash #344 (partial) | 1985 | ||||
| Invader from the Dark Dimension! | Jay Garrick, Shade | Flash #151 | 1965 | Crisis on Multiple Earths: The Team-Ups vol.1 | 2006 |
| DC Comics Classic Library: The Flash of Two Worlds | 2009 | ||||
| The Mightiest Punch of All Time! | Zoom, Mr. Element | Flash #153 | 1965 | Flash #196 | 1970 |
| The Gauntlet of Super-Villains | Rogues, Grodd | Flash #155 | 1965 | Flash #214 a.k.a. 100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-11 | 1972 |
| Flash: The Greatest Stories Ever Told | 2007 | ||||
| Countdown Special: The Flash | 2007 | ||||
| Flash vs. The Rogues | 2009 | ||||
| The Day Flash Aged 100 Years | The Top | Flash #157 | 1965 | DC Super-Stars #5 (Flash) | 1976 |
| The One-Man Justice League | Professor Ivo | Flash #158 | 1966 | DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #2: Flash and his Friends | 1980 |
| One Bridegroom Too Many! | Wedding, Zoom | Flash #165 | 1966 | Flash #328 | 1983 |
| Flash: The Greatest Stories Ever Told | 2007 | ||||
| The See-Nothing Spells of Abra Kadabra! | Abra Kadabra | Flash #170 | 1967 | DC Special Series #24: Flash and his Friends | 1981 |
| Crisis on Multiple Earths: The Team-Ups vol.2 | 2007 | ||||
| Doomward Flight of the Flashes | Jay Garrick, Kid Flash | Flash #173 | 1967 | DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #2: Flash and his Friends | 1980 |
| Crisis on Multiple Earths: The Team-Ups vol.2 | 2007 | ||||
| DC Comics Classic Library: The Flash of Two Worlds | 2009 | ||||
| Stupendous Triumph of the Six Super-Villains! | Rogues | Flash #174 | 1967 | Countdown Special: The Flash | 2007 |
| The Race to the End of the Universe | Race w/Superman | Flash #175 | 1967 | Limited Collectors Edition #C-48: Superman vs. the Flash** | 1976 |
| Superman vs. the Flash | 2005 | ||||
| The Flash—Fact or Fiction? | Earth Prime | Flash #179 | 1968 | The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told | 1991 |
| Flash: The Greatest Stories Ever Told | 2007 | ||||
| How to Prevent a Flash | Ms. Flash | DC Special Series #1: 5 Star Super-Hero Spectacular | 1977 | The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told | 1991 |
| Beyond the Super-Speed Barrier | Grodd | DC Special Series #11 a.k.a. Flash Spectacular 1978 | 1978 | Flash: The Greatest Stories Ever Told | 2007 |
| More coming soon... | |||||
Kid Flash (Wally West) | |||||
| Story | Notes | Original | Year | Reprinted In | Year |
| Meet Kid Flash! | Origin | Flash #110 | 1959 | Flash Annual #1 | 1963 |
| Flash Annual 1963 Replica | 2001 | ||||
| Flash #344 (partial) | 1985 | ||||
| King of the Beatniks! | Flash #114 | 1960 | Flash #160 | 1966 | |
| The Race to Thunder Hill! | Flash #116 | 1960 | Flash #205 | 1971 | |
| The Midnight Peril | Flash #118 | 1960 | DC Super-Stars #5 (Flash) | 1976 | |
| Land of Golden Giants! | Flash #120 | 1961 | Flash #178 | 1968 | |
| The Face Behind the Mask! | Flash #122 | 1961 | Flash #214 a.k.a. 100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-11 | 1972 | |
| The Conquerors of Time | Flash #125 | 1961 | The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told | 1991 | |
| Kid Flash Meets the Elongated Man | Elongated Man | Flash #130 | 1962 | Four Star Spectacular #2 | 1976 |
| DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #2: Flash and his Friends | 1980 | ||||
| Secret of the Handicapped Boys! | Flash #133 | 1962 | Flash #229 | 1974 | |
| Secret of the Three Super-Weapons | New costume | Flash #135 | 1963 | 100-Page Giant #22 (Flash) | 1973 |
| The Flash’s Sensational Risk! | Flash #149 | 1964 | Flash #208 | 1971 | |
| Flash #344 (partial) | 1985 | ||||
| One Bridegroom Too Many! | Wedding, Zoom | Flash #165 | 1966 | Flash #328 | 1983 |
Elongated Man | |||||
| Story | Notes | Original | Year | Reprinted In | Year |
| Flash #112, 115, 119, 124, 130, 134, 138 | 1960–1963 | Showcase Presents: The Elongated Man v.1 | 2006 | ||
| Detective Comics #327–371 | 1964–1968 | Showcase Presents: The Elongated Man v.1 | 2006 | ||
| The Mystery of the Elongated Man! | Flash #112 | 1960 | Flash Annual #1 | 1963 | |
| DC Special Series #19: Secret Origins of Super-Heroes | 1979 | ||||
| Flash Annual 1963 Replica | 2001 | ||||
| Elongated Man’s Undersea Trap | Flash #119 | 1960 | Flash #209 | 1971 | |
| Space Boomerang Trap! | Captain Boomerang | Flash #124 | 1961 | Flash #160 | 1966 |
| DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #2: Flash and his Friends | 1980 | ||||
| Kid Flash Meets the Elongated Man | Kid Flash | Flash #130 | 1962 | Four Star Spectacular #2 | 1976 |
| DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #2: Flash and his Friends | 1980 | ||||
| The Man Who Mastered Absolute Zero | Captain Cold | Flash #134 | 1963 | 100-Page Giant #22 (Flash) | 1973 |
Notes
* The GCD entry on Essential Showcase 1956–1959 lists both 1988 and 1992.
** According to Comic Book DB, Limited Collectors’ Edition #C-48 reprints both Flash #175 and Superman #199.
Thanks to goldnboltm at Comic Bloc for confirming the contents of DC Comics Presents: The Flash #1 (2011).
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