Showcase #4

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Showcase #4 is a landmark 1956 DC Comics issue that introduced the revamped Flash (Barry Allen) and is widely regarded as the comic that launched the Silver Age of Comic Books.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf DC Comics publication
comic book issue
chronologicalPositionInSeries early Showcase run
countryOfPublication United States of America
surface form: United States
eraLaunched Silver Age of Comic Books NERFINISHED
featuresAlterEgoOfCharacter Barry Allen GENERATED
featuresCharacter Barry Allen NERFINISHED
The Flash NERFINISHED
format anthology series issue
genre superhero comics
hasCulturalStatus landmark comic book issue
hasLegacy highly influential in superhero revival
introducesConcept revamped Flash
introducesVersionOfCharacter Barry Allen as The Flash NERFINISHED
issueNumber 4
language English
medium print
notableFor introducing the Silver Age Flash
launching the Silver Age of Comic Books
predecessorCharacter Jay Garrick NERFINISHED
publicationDecade 1950s
publicationYear 1956
publisher DC Comics
series Showcase
universe DC Universe NERFINISHED

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DC Comics character The Flash firstAppearance Showcase #4
subject surface form: Barry Allen
Barry Allen firstAppearance Showcase #4
Central City firstAppearance Showcase #4