The Flash 1959 118

The Flash helps out on a movie set when Steve Palmer, an actor playing Flash, is in danger.

What should have been a happy homecoming is anything but as Wally finds Linda at death's door! Plus, John Fox, the Flash of the 27th century, is pursued by Speed Metal, the robotic law enforcement agents of Fox's era.

64-page Giant featuring reprinted stories.

Forbidden by a city ordnance to travel at super-speed, the Flash is forced to find a legal way to stop a crime wave from engulfing Central City and to simultaneously prevent his own murder.

While many American superheroes have multiple powers and complex gadgets, the Flash is simply fast. This simplicity makes his character easily comprehendible for all audiences, whether they are avid comic fans or newcomers to the genre, and in turn he has become one of the most iconic figures in the comic-book industry. This collection of new essays serves as a stepping-stone to an even greater understanding of the Flash, examining various iterations of his character--including those of Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, Wally West and Bart Allen--and what they reveal about the era in which they were written.

Barry Allen meets Kid Flash, Wally West! This is the first appearance of Kid Flash, who later assumes his mentor's mantle after CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS. This issue also features the first appearance and origin of the Weather Wizard in "Challenge of the Weather Wizard!"

While trying to help some teenaged orphans, Flash receives a blow to the head and believes he's eight years old again and not The Flash. "Call It...Magic"!

A time capsule sent directly to the future results in the creation of a new menace for the Flash...Professor Zoom, the Reverse-Flash.