EXCLUSIVE! Celebrating the 70th ANNIVERSARY of Barry Allen’s FLASH — and the 1956 birth of the SILVER AGE…
DC Comics in July will be releasing five Facsimile Editions, and each has a story of its own to tell. Check out the links below for the rest!
One of the big ones is 1956’s Showcase #4, which simultaneously introduced the Barry Allen Flash and launched the Silver Age of Comics. It’s also one of the most-requested Facsimiles among readers.
Dig the solicitation info, which will be formally released by DC on Friday:
SHOWCASE #4 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by ROBERT KANIGHER and JOHN BROOME
Art and cover by CARMINE INFANTINO
Foil variant cover by CARMINE INFANTINO ($6.99 US) Blank sketch cover ($4.99 US)
$3.99 US | 36 pages
ON SALE 7/15/26
Witness the birth of the Silver Age of comics! When a sudden crack of lightning bursts through his lab window, police scientist Barry Allen’s life—and that of the entire DC Universe—is changed forever! Be there as Barry dons the crimson cowl of the Flash for the very first time! Thrill as he creates his signature costume ring! Marvel as he uses his incredible speed to save lives, thwart evil—even break the bonds of time itself—all in this first fast-paced appearance!
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Buncha thoughts:
— Any time we do a story in the vein of 13 DC COMICS FACSIMILE EDITIONS WE’D LIKE TO SEE, Showcase #4 comes up. It’s also one I often forget hasn’t been released because it’s something of a stunner that it took until now to get it done.
— Then again, it’s tough to tell how far out DC plans the Facsimile Edition schedule. It’s something the publisher keeps close to the vest.
— As I mentioned, there are four other DC Facsimile Editions in July that are worth your attention. Links below!
— Actually there are a total of seven DC or DC-related FEs coming that month, when you include the previously announced Avengers/JLA #2, which was delayed from June and is due July 1, and Marvel’s JLA/Avengers #3, due July 22.
— Obligatory Price Comparison: The chances of finding an unslabbed, original Showcase #4 are slim and none and slim left town. Actually, that’s not entirely true: a coverless copy that was restored and given a repro cover sold on eBay for $2,900. On the other hand, a slabbed, 9.6-graded original sold through Heritage Auctions in 2024 for $900,000, including buyer’s premium.
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MORE
— JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #200 Facsimile Edition Gets JULY Release Date. Click here.
— ROBIN DIES AT DAWN: Batman Classic to Be Re-Released as a FACSIMILE EDITION. Click here.
— BATMAN VS. THOR: DC Has a Laugh With 1959 BATMAN #127 FACSIMILE EDITION Release. Click here.
— GREEN LANTERN #49: Hal Jordan Goes Mad in Facsimile Edition Classic. Click here.
April 16, 2026
Yes!!! That’s what I’m talking about. Put me down for 5-6 copies of each (except GL). I’m really excited to give my grandsons copies of “Robin Dies at Dawn”.
April 16, 2026
All in on Showcase 4!
April 16, 2026
Another perfect book to share with youngsters. I still remember reading the origin story on a back porch steps in Secret Origins. Now please DC release Flash 135 that you were supposed to release as a dollar comics in 2020 when Covid changed everything.
April 17, 2026
Current math including known solicitations:
DC has 162 facsimile editions through the modern reprint program.
Marvel has 163.
(This is also tricky because I divided out crossover publications by publisher–so each company gets HALF, or two issues, of JLA/Avengers, for example.) At this rate, DC will overtake Marvel in August.
Other current fun facts:
– There’s 32 facsimiles of JUST the Batman title. (This includes the anticipated but not soliticted facsimile of Batman #497.)
– There’s another 16 facsimiles of Detective Comics.
– There’s another 15 of non-monthly various Batman comics like TDKR.
Other remaining lengthy runs:
– Crisis on Infinite Earths (12 issues)
– LCE/ANCE treasuries (11 issues)
– Superman reprints are still weirdly low (8 issues of Action, 2 of Adventure, and 3 of the original 1940 Superman series)
April 17, 2026
Thank you for the update, working from memory, I think there have been 3 Flash issues ( including a Showcase) and sadly only two Gil Kane, Green Lantern titles (which includes one Showcase title.)
April 17, 2026
My math has the following for Flash:
Flash Comics #1
Flash #105
Flash #123
…and now Showcase #4.
Green Lantern is:
Green Lantern (1960) #1
Green Lantern #59
Green Lantern #85
Green Lantern #87
Green Lantern (1990) #49
Green Lantern (1990) #50
And Showcase #22 (1st Hal Jordan) and All-American Comics #16 (1st Alan Scott).
April 18, 2026
Finally!
April 20, 2026
…and Joe Kubert inked Showcase no. 4 cover and interior pages.
April 21, 2026
Yes.