(1997 [February 1998])

DC, 1997 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
19.95 USD; 27.95 CAD
Pages
100
On-sale Date
1997-12-10
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [bullet]
ISBN
1-56389-365-7 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
761941210742 00111
Editing
Paul Kupperberg (editor); Jason Hernandez-Rosenblatt (assistant)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age U.S.
Binding
hardcover
Publishing Format
graphic novel

Issue Notes

This is a "biography" of the Barry Allan Flash "Written" by his widow Iris.
Also called "The Life Story of the Flash by Iris Allen".
No distinction of which artist did what for each chapter.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Flash / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Glen Orbik (painting)
Inks
Glen Orbik (painting)
Colors
Glen Orbik (painting)

Genre
superhero
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Chapter One: Inherit the Wind (Table of Contents: 1)

The Flash / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid; Brian Augustyn
Pencils
Gil Kane; Joe Staton
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Lovern Kindzierski; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Barry Allen [Flash]
Synopsis
Barry's background.
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Chapter Two: Thunderstruck (Table of Contents: 2)

The Flash / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid; Brian Augustyn
Pencils
Gil Kane; Joe Staton
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Lovern Kindzierski; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iris West Allen; Prof. Ira West; Barry Allen [Flash]
Synopsis
How Barry met Iris.
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Chapter Three: A Bolt from the Blue (Table of Contents: 3)

The Flash / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid; Brian Augustyn
Pencils
Gil Kane; Joe Staton
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Lovern Kindzierski; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iris West Allen; Barry Allen [Flash]
Synopsis
How Barry became the Flash.
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Chapter Four: Life in the Fast Lane (Table of Contents: 4)

The Flash / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid; Brian Augustyn
Pencils
Gil Kane; Joe Staton
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Lovern Kindzierski; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iris West Allen; Flash [Barry Allen]; Martian Manhunter; Aquaman; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Elongated Man; Dexter Myles
Synopsis
Flash's early adventures and friendships with other heroes.
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Chapter Five: Lightning Strikes Twice (Table of Contents: 5)

The Flash / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid; Brian Augustyn
Pencils
Gil Kane; Joe Staton
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Lovern Kindzierski; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Kid Flash [Wally West]
Synopsis
The origin of Kid Flash.
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Chapter Six: Rogues Gallery (Table of Contents: 6)

The Flash / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid; Brian Augustyn
Pencils
Gil Kane; Joe Staton
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Lovern Kindzierski; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Paul Gambi; Captain Cold; Mirror Master; Captain Boomerang; Top; Heat Wave; Trickster; Pied Piper; Mr. Element [also as Dr. Alchemy]; Weather Wizard; Gorilla Grodd; Abra Kadabra; Reverse-Flash [Professor Zoom]
Synopsis
A look at the Flash's main villains.
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Chapter Seven: Stolen Thunder (Table of Contents: 7)

The Flash / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid; Brian Augustyn
Pencils
Gil Kane; Joe Staton
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Lovern Kindzierski; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Garrick; Shade; Fiddler; Thinker
Synopsis
The revised version of how Barry met Jay, based on the story from Secret Origins (DC 1986 series) #50.
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Chapter Eight: 'Til Death Do Us Part (Table of Contents: 8)

The Flash / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid; Brian Augustyn
Pencils
Gil Kane; Joe Staton
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Lovern Kindzierski; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West Allen
Synopsis
Recounts the wedding of Barry and Iris and how she found out his secret.
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Chapter Nine: Flash Forward (Table of Contents: 9)

The Flash / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid; Brian Augustyn
Pencils
Gil Kane; Joe Staton
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Lovern Kindzierski; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West Allen; Charlie Conwell; Stacy Conwell; Barney Sands; Professor Ira West
Synopsis
Recounts how Iris found out her true past.
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Chapter Ten: Sudden Death (Table of Contents: 10)

The Flash / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid; Brian Augustyn
Pencils
Gil Kane; Joe Staton
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Lovern Kindzierski; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West Allen; Reverse-Flash [Professor Zoom]
Synopsis
Recounts the "Death" of Iris.
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Chapter Eleven: Faster Than Light (Table of Contents: 11)

The Flash / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mark Waid; Brian Augustyn
Pencils
Gil Kane; Joe Staton
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Lovern Kindzierski; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iris West Allen
Synopsis
Explains how Iris survived.
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Chapter Twelve: Running from the Past (Table of Contents: 12)

The Flash / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid; Brian Augustyn
Pencils
Gil Kane; Joe Staton
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Lovern Kindzierski; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Reverse-Flash [Professor Zoom]; Mack Nathan; Troy Nathan; Fiona Webb
Synopsis
Recounts the events after Iris's death, as shown in The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #275-320.
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Chapter Thirteen: Swift Justice (Table of Contents: 13)

The Flash / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid; Brian Augustyn
Pencils
Gil Kane; Joe Staton
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Lovern Kindzierski; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Reverse-Flash [Professor Zoom]; Fiona Webb
Synopsis
Recounts how Flash killed Reverse-Flash in The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #323-324.
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Chapter Fourteen: The Trial of the Flash (Table of Contents: 14)

The Flash / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid; Brian Augustyn
Pencils
Gil Kane; Joe Staton
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Lovern Kindzierski; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West Allen; Fiona Webb; Abra Kadabra
Synopsis
Recounts the events of Flash's trial and his reunion with Iris in The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #325-350.
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Chapter Fifteen: The Speed of Life (Table of Contents: 15)

The Flash / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid; Brian Augustyn
Pencils
Gil Kane; Joe Staton
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Lovern Kindzierski; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West Allen
Synopsis
Recounts Barry and Iris's life in the future.
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Chapter Sixteen: Race to Save the Universe (Table of Contents: 16)

The Flash / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid; Brian Augustyn
Pencils
Gil Kane; Joe Staton
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Lovern Kindzierski; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West Allen; Anti-Monitor; Psycho-Pirate; Kid Flash
Synopsis
Recounts the death of Barry Allen in Crisis on Infinite Earth (DC, 1985 series) #7.
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Chapter Seventeen: Carrying the Torch (Table of Contents: 17)

The Flash / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid; Brian Augustyn
Pencils
Gil Kane; Joe Staton
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Lovern Kindzierski; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iris West Allen; Tornado Twins [Don Allen; Dawn Allen]; XS; Impulse [also as Kid Flash]; Max Mercury; Flash [Wally West]; Jesse Quick; Future Flashes
Synopsis
The legacy of Barry Allen.
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Epilogue (Table of Contents: 18)

The Flash / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid; Brian Augustyn
Pencils
Gil Kane; Joe Staton
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Lovern Kindzierski; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West Allen; Flash [Wally West]; Impulse
Synopsis
Hints on what's to come.
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