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Nicknamed the "Scarlet Speedster", the "Crimson Comet", "The Blur", and "The Streak", all incarnations of the Flash possess "super speed", which includes the ability to run and move extremely fast, use superhuman reflexes, and seemingly violate certain laws of physics. The second incarnation of the Flash, Flash (Barry Allen), is part of the Silver Age of comic books.
In 1956, DC Comics successfully revived superheroes, ushering in what became known as the Silver Age of comic books. Rather than bringing back the same Golden Age heroes, DC rethought them as new characters for the modern age. The Flash was the first revival, in the aptly named tryout comic book Showcase #4 (Oct. 1956).
This new Flash was Barry Allen, a police scientist who gained super-speed when bathed by chemicals after a shelf of them was struck by lightning. He adopted the name The Flash after reading a comic book featuring the Golden Age Flash. After several more appearances in Showcase, Allen's character was given his own title, The Flash, the first issue of which was #105 (resuming where Flash Comics had left off). Barry Allen and the new Flash were created by writers Robert Kanigher and John Broome and cartoonist Carmine Infantino.
Allen's adventures continued in his own title until the advent of Crisis on Infinite Earths. The Flash ended as a series with issue #350. Allen's life had become considerably confused in the early 1980s, and DC elected to end his adventures and pass the mantle on to another character. Allen died heroically in Crisis on Infinite Earths #8 (1985).
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Flash 212 |
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Flash 212 Universal |
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CGC |
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1970091010
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Cover art by Dick Giordano. Flash In Cartoon-land, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Irv Novick, inks (more...)Cover art by Dick Giordano. Flash In Cartoon-land, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Abra Kadabra zaps Barry Allen into the television. When Money Grows on Trees, script by Len Wein, art by Dick Giordano; a boy grows a money tree, prompting interest from the Elongated Man. DC subscription in comic strip form. Reprinted story from Flash 126 Snare of the Headline Huntress, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella; while traveling on a train to his home town, Barry encounters his old girlfriend, Daphne Dean, who is now a movie star; Daphne gets kidnapped, and Flash rescues her. Batman comic book ad. (less...)
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Flash 223 |
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Flash 223 Universal |
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CGC |
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1093422011
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Cover art by Nick Cardy. Make Way for the Speed-Demons!, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Irv Novick, (more...)Cover art by Nick Cardy. Make Way for the Speed-Demons!, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Dr. Light impersonates three speed record holders to lure Flash into a trap to trigger a weapon against the Justice League, but Flash figures out the plot in time to defeat Dr. Light; Flash races a car, a boat, and a plane. Doomsday...Minus Ten Minutes!, script by Denny O'Neil, art by Dick Giordano; GH=DRO is stranded on Earth and requires emerald energy to power his transporter belt, so he engages Green Lantern to obtain the power. (less...)
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Flash 264 |
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Flash 264 Universal |
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CGC |
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1134545004
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Cover pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Frank Giacoia. Golden Glider's Final Fling, script by Cary Bates, (more...) Cover pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Frank Giacoia. Golden Glider's Final Fling, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Flash loses his costume, then gets it back to battle Golden Glider and Ringmaster. (less...)
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