The Flash #113

The Flash Vol. 1 #113 (1960)

This is the high-value Silver Age key.

• Key Fact: First appearance and origin of The Trickster(James Jesse).
• Key Fact: Features the "mystery" element that became a staple of Trickster stories.
• Synopsis:
  • "The Candy-Clane Kid!": James Jesse, a circus aerialist who invented "air-walking" shoes, turns to a life of crime as the Trickster. He uses high-tech gadgets and practical jokes to outwit the Flash. Barry has to use his scientific mind to counteract the Trickster’s gravity-defying stunts.
  • "The Man Who Said No to Fortune!": A Kid Flash solo story where Wally West encounters a man who refuses a massive inheritance. Wally discovers a criminal plot involving a "bad luck" machine and has to dismantle it at super-speed without being seen.