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Infantino cover/art; 1st app. of Paul Gambi (tailor to the underworld); Flash vs The Top; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 6 (CBI)
This issue of the Flash introduces a curious character by the name of Paul Gambi, as many comic fans have asked themselves, where do these superheroes and villains get their snappy duds, and here is an issue that answers that in-joke of a query, The percursor to "The Incredbles" Edna Mode, Gambi is the tailor to the villains in Central City, and he may also be considered a minor villain himself due to his activities in this entertaining issue. The Flash is hot on the trail of the Top, after ripping a piece from his costume, he decides to backtrack and seek out the maker of the suit, going undercover, he encounters Gambi and his shop and convinces the tailor to make him a uniform, but a trap is sprung, and only the quick wits of Barry Allen spin his eventual tale of freedom. A minor classic, and an oddity that takes a look behind the scenes of the everyday needs of our adored comic book characters.


Artists Information

High School of Art & Design alum Carmine Infantino got his start in the industry working Timely, a precursor to Marvel Comics, where he would do spot work on anthology features, in his first work at DC he helped create Black Canary and began his long-running involvement with the Flash during his Golden Age era, as well as illustrating the original Green Lantern. After the post-war comic book slump Infantino collaborated with writer Robert Kanigher and editor Julius Schwartz to help bring back superheroes and launch the Silver Age by updating the Flash in the pages of Showcase, the reboot was a huge success and led to the superhero rebirth that has continued into the modern day, Infantino's ability to capture speed and movement on a page made his Flash believable and engaging. Carmine was promoted to Art Director and then Publisher at DC over the course of his illustrious career,

Joe Giella is an American comic book artist best known as a DC Comics inker during the late 1950s and 1960s Silver Age of comic books. Giella's career began in the 40's at Hillman and later working with C.C. Beck on Captain Marvel stories at Fawcett. He would also assist on Captain America, Human Torch, Sub-Mariner and other stories at Timely. It was the Silver Age where he would come to his most prominence, working at DC on many of their biggest titles, including Batman, Green Lantern and Strange Adventures, working often with artist Carmine Infantino.