([August] 2016)
DC,
2016 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 24.99 USD; 29.99 CAD
- Pages
- 424
- On-sale Date
- 2016-06-15
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
DC [peel]
- ISBN
-
978-1-4012-6110-8
- Barcode
- 9781401261108 52499
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original series); Liz Erickson (collected edition)
Issue Notes
Reprints Showcase #4, 8, 13, 14 and The Flash #105-116.
Black and white art reconstruction on selected pages by Rick Keene and Jamison.
Color reconstruction by Rick Taylor, Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon, and Jamison.
Second printing available November 30, 2016 and third printing available January 31, 2018 (per comiclist.com).
Black and white art reconstruction on selected pages by Rick Keene and Jamison.
Color reconstruction by Rick Taylor, Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon, and Jamison.
Second printing available November 30, 2016 and third printing available January 31, 2018 (per comiclist.com).
[Title Page]
Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]
- Synopsis
- Interior title page with same image as cover.
[Credits]
credits, title page / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Writer and artist credits for stories in collection plus cover.
[Title Page 2]
Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]
- Synopsis
- A second interior reprint of the cover which appears after the credits and before the indicia page.
[Showcase #4]
The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino; Robert Kanigher (cover design)
- Inks
- Joe Kubert
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Flash [Barry Allen]
- Reprints
-
from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #4 (September-October 1956)
-
Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt!
The Flash / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Flash [Barry Allen] (introduction, scientist, origin); The Flash [Jay Garrick] (image only); Iris West (introduction); The Turtle Man [aka later as The Turtle] (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- By a freak accident involving lab chemicals and lightning, Barry Allen becomes the fastest man alive and originates a costume based on the comic adventures of the Flash from the 1940's. And it's a good thing too: for he must now face the Turtle Man, termed "The Slowest Man Alive".
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #4 (September-October 1956)
-
- Keywords
- comic book; lightning
The Man Who Broke the Time Barrier!
The Flash / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Flash [Barry Allen]; Mazdan (villain)
- Synopsis
- The criminal Mazdan was tried for his crimes and sentenced to be sent to a future time period where he could harm nobody but was accidentally sent backwards to the 20th century, where he is captured by the Flash.
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #4 (September-October 1956)
-
- Keywords
- time travel
[Showcase #8]
Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #8 (May-June 1957)
-
The Secret of the Empty Box!
Flash / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West
- Synopsis
- Under cover of fog, a giant mystery box appears in Central City. While the police have their attention on opening the box, a trio of burglars commits robberies around town.
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #8 (May-June 1957)
-
The Coldest Man on Earth!
Flash / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Captain Cold [Leonard Snart] (first appearance; origin; villain)
- Synopsis
- Flash faces off against Captain Cold, who commits crimes by using a cold-gun to freeze things and create mirages. But once Flash figures out what Captain Cold can do, he ignores the mirages and takes the villain in.
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #8 (May-June 1957)
-
[Showcase #13]
Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #13 (March-April 1958)
-
Around the World in 80 Minutes!
Flash / comic story / 13.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Le Chat Noir (villain); El Claw (villain); Princess Tara
- Synopsis
- Flash must stop crimes around the globe and still return to Central City in time to make his lunch date with Iris.
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #13 (March-April 1958)
-
- Keywords
- Egypt; Eiffel Tower; Mount Everest; Paris France; pyramid; submarine; torpedo
Master of the Elements!
Flash / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Mr. Element [Albert Desmond] (first appearance; origin; villain; later called Dr. Alchemy); Argon (villain); Radon (villain); Krypton (villain); Xenon (villain)
- Synopsis
- Mr. Element and his henchmen shoot Flash into space in an attempt to get rid of him.
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #13 (March-April 1958)
-
[Showcase #14]
Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #14 (May-June 1958)
-
- Keywords
- hourglass
Indexer Notes
Inker credit from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits Joe Giella as the sole inker for this cover.
Giants of the Time-World!
Flash / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West
- Synopsis
- Iris is kidnapped by a UFO, and Flash follows her into the fourth dimension where he stops an attack on the Earth.
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #14 (May-June 1958)
-
- Keywords
- fourth dimension; hourglass; sound barrier; time barrier; UFO
The Man Who Changed the Earth!
Flash / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Dr. Alchemy [Albert Desmond] (villain; origin; formerly Mr. Element); Ben Sniper
- Synopsis
- Mr. Element breaks out of prison and locates the Philosophers Stone, which allows him to transform any element into another.
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #14 (May-June 1958)
-
- Keywords
- Philosophers Stone
[The Flash #105]
Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Mirror Master [Sam Scudder]
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #105 (February-March 1959)
-
Conqueror from 8 Million B.C.!
Flash / comic story / 11.33 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen] (origin recap); Iris West; Katmos (villain); John Haines
- Synopsis
- John Haines frees Katmos from his suspended animation, and he begins his plans to take over the world.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #105 (February-March 1959)
-
The Master of Mirrors!
Flash / comic story / 12.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Mirror Master [Sam Scudder]
- Synopsis
- Introducing the Mirror Master.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #105 (February-March 1959)
-
[The Flash #106]
Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; The Pied Piper [Hartley Rathaway]
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #106 (April-May 1959)
-
Menace of the Super-Gorilla!
Flash / comic story / 14.33 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Gorilla Grodd (first appearance, villain)
- Synopsis
- Fred Pearson, star of the Central City Theatre's "The Great Gorilla" and friend of Barry Allen's, has been having blackouts, at the same time that a mysterious gorilla has been seen roaming Central City. As Flash wonders whether there is a connection, he also has to solve the mystery of the super-sonic vehicle that passes him like he's standing still.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #106 (April-May 1959)
-
The Pied Piper of Peril!
Flash / comic story / 9.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; The Pied Piper [Hartley Rathaway] (first appearance; villain)
- Synopsis
- Barry is on time for a dinner date with Iris for the first time, but he has to run out to deal with the Piper, the self-acclaimed Master of Sound.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #106 (April-May 1959)
-
[The Flash #107]
Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #107 (June-July 1959)
-
Return of the Super Gorilla!
Flash / comic story / 14.33 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Solovar; Gorilla Grodd (villain)
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #107 (June-July 1959)
-
The Amazing Race Against Time!
Flash / comic story / 9.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Kyri
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #107 (June-July 1959)
-
[The Flash #108]
Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #108 (August-September 1959)
-
The Speed of Doom!
Flash / comic story / 9.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Kee Feleg
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #108 (August-September 1959)
-
The Super Gorilla's Secret Identity!
Flash / comic story / 13.33 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Gorilla Grodd
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #108 (August-September 1959)
-
[The Flash #109]
Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Mirror Master [Sam Scudder]
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #109 (October-November 1959)
-
Return of the Mirror Master!
Flash / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Hank (photographer who works with Iris); Mirror Master [Sam Scudder] (villain)
- Synopsis
- Mirror Master escapes from jail and goes on a crime spree.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #109 (October-November 1959)
-
Secret of the Sunken Satellite!
Flash / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Fred Jensen; Saremites (The Pale People); Maugites (villains)
- Synopsis
- Flash encounters the undersea world of the Pale People.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #109 (October-November 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
The Pale People are later encountered in Justice League of America #90.
[The Flash #110]
Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Flash [Barry Allen]
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #110 (December 1959-January 1960)
-
Challenge of the Weather Wizard!
Flash / comic story / 12.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Weather Wizard [Mark Mardon] (first appearance, villain)
- Synopsis
- The origin of the Weather Wizard.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #110 (December 1959-January 1960)
-
Meet Kid Flash!
The Flash / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Flash [Barry Allen]; Kid Flash [Wally West] (introduction, Iris' nephew, origin); Iris West
- Synopsis
- Wally West visits his Aunt Iris and meets the Flash. During the meeting, a freak accident with chemicals in Barry's lab gives Wally super speed, and he becomes Kid Flash. His first adventure centers around some escaped animals from the zoo.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #110 (December 1959-January 1960)
-
- Keywords
- Central City
[The Flash #111]
Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Cloud Creatures
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #111 (February-March 1960)
-
Invasion of the Cloud Creatures!
Flash / comic story / 12.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Dr. Wiley Summers; Cloud Creatures (villains)
- Synopsis
- Dr. Wiley Summers discovers Cloud Creatures who want to take over the Earth.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #111 (February-March 1960)
-
The Challenge of the Crimson Crows!
Kid Flash / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Kid Flash [Wally West]; Flash [Barry Allen]; The Crimson Crows (villains)
- Synopsis
- In Kid Flash's first solo adventure, he must stop a gang of kids before they get into trouble.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #111 (February-March 1960)
-
Indexer Notes
Spin off from the Flash strip in Flash #110. Early Kid Flash stories deal with teen-age problems as perceived by Schwartz and co. Kid Flash is also a member of the Teen Titans.
[The Flash #112]
Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #112 (April-May 1960)
-
The Mystery of the Elongated Man!
Flash / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny] (first appearance, origin); Iris West; Police Chief; Perry Veto (villain); Perry Veto Gang (villains)
- Synopsis
- Elongated Man comes to Central City, and Flash suspects him of commiting a string of robberies.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #112 (April-May 1960)
-
Indexer Notes
Elongated Man is a frequent guest star with Flash in his early strips. He graduates to his own strip in Detective Comics, starting in #327.
Danger on Wheels!
Kid Flash / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Kid Flash [Wally West]; Miss Linda Grant; Ralph Parker; The Big Ace Company [Thug Doby; 2nd Thug] (villains)
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #112 (April-May 1960)
-
[The Flash #113]
Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Trickster [James Jesse]
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #113 (June-July 1960)
-
Danger in the Air!
Flash / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Trickster [James Jesse] (first appearance, origin, villain)
- Synopsis
- The first appearance and origin of the Trickster.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #113 (June-July 1960)
-
The Man Who Claimed the Earth!
Flash / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Dr. Wiley Summers; Zus; Boryas; Po-Siden (villain)
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #113 (June-July 1960)
-
[The Flash #114]
Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Captain Cold [Leonard Snart]
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #114 (August 1960)
-
The Big Freeze!
Flash / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Captain Cold [Leonard Snart] (villain)
- Synopsis
- Captain Cold breaks out of jail and proposes to Iris West, after turning everyone in the city into frozen statues.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #114 (August 1960)
-
King of the Beatniks!
Kid Flash / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Kid Flash [Wally West]; Principal Mr. Mason; Teacher Miss Linda Grant; Student James King; Beatnik Gang [Cousin Paul King; Big Daddy] (villains)
- Synopsis
- Jimmy King, one of Wally's classmates, runs away after being accused of cheating. He meets up with his cousin, who is one of the members of the Beatnik Gang, and it's up to Kid Flash to rescue him and stop the Gang.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #114 (August 1960)
-
[The Flash #115]
Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #115 (September 1960)
-
The Day Flash Weighed 1,000 Pounds!
Flash / comic story / 12.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Chieftain Gorilla Solovar; Circus Owner Mr. Petrie; Gorilla Grodd [disguised as William Dawson] (villain); Chimp Robber Band [Jocko; 3 chimps not named] (villain)
- Synopsis
- Gorilla Grodd, disguised as William Dawson, uses a special gun that causes Flash to gain 1,000 pounds.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #115 (September 1960)
-
The Elongated Man's Secret Weapon!
Flash / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Aliens Creatures [Barik (villain); Kunar (villain)]
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #115 (September 1960)
-
[The Flash #116]
Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #116 (November 1960)
-
The Man Who Stole Central City!
Flash / comic story / 13.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; World 86 Dimension 24 [Teacher Elider; Pgrie; Modrie [M. Odriex] (lab assistant, villain)]; Lefty Dolan Gang (villains)
- Synopsis
- Aliens from another dimension monitor Central City as a teaching aide in an advanced classroom, but when the students see Flash in trouble they come to his rescue.
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #116 (November 1960)
-
The Race to Thunder Hill!
Kid Flash / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Kid Flash [Wally West]; Jimmy King; Kitty Clark; Professor Bob West; Mr. Gardner; Mr. Cooper; Bank Robbers [Mike (villain); Boomer (villain)]; Thunder Hill Police; Doctor
- Reprints
- from The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #116 (November 1960)
-
[The Fastest Man Alive!]
Flash / illustration / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks
- Joe Giella; Murphy Anderson (Captain Cold and Barik); Joe Kubert (Mazdan); Frank Giacoia (Mr. Element)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Flash [Barry Allen]; Mazdan; Gorilla Grodd; Captain Cold [Leonard Snart]; M. Odriex [Modrie] (an alien from World 86 in Dimension 24, from Flash #116); Barik (alien invader from Flash #115); a Maugite (from an undersea species seen in Flash #109); Mr. Element [Albert Desmond]
- Synopsis
- Back cover with text describing the contents of this collection and head shots of various characters.
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Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Flash -
1.
[Title Page]
Flash -
2.
[Credits]
-
3.
[Title Page 2]
Flash -
4.
[Indicia page]
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5.
[Table of Contents]
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6.
[Showcase #4]
The Flash -
7.
Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt!
The Flash -
8.
The Man Who Broke the Time Barrier!
The Flash -
9.
[Showcase #8]
Flash -
10.
The Secret of the Empty Box!
Flash -
11.
The Coldest Man on Earth!
Flash -
12.
[Showcase #13]
Flash -
13.
Around the World in 80 Minutes!
Flash -
14.
Master of the Elements!
Flash -
15.
[Showcase #14]
Flash -
16.
Giants of the Time-World!
Flash -
17.
The Man Who Changed the Earth!
Flash -
18.
[The Flash #105]
Flash -
19.
Conqueror from 8 Million B.C.!
Flash -
20.
The Master of Mirrors!
Flash -
21.
[The Flash #106]
Flash -
22.
Menace of the Super-Gorilla!
Flash -
23.
The Pied Piper of Peril!
Flash -
24.
[The Flash #107]
Flash -
25.
Return of the Super Gorilla!
Flash -
26.
The Amazing Race Against Time!
Flash -
27.
[The Flash #108]
Flash -
28.
The Speed of Doom!
Flash -
29.
The Super Gorilla's Secret Identity!
Flash -
30.
[The Flash #109]
Flash -
31.
Return of the Mirror Master!
Flash -
32.
Secret of the Sunken Satellite!
Flash -
33.
[The Flash #110]
Flash -
34.
Challenge of the Weather Wizard!
Flash -
35.
Meet Kid Flash!
The Flash -
36.
[The Flash #111]
Flash -
37.
Invasion of the Cloud Creatures!
Flash -
38.
The Challenge of the Crimson Crows!
Kid Flash -
39.
[The Flash #112]
Flash -
40.
The Mystery of the Elongated Man!
Flash -
41.
Danger on Wheels!
Kid Flash -
42.
[The Flash #113]
Flash -
43.
Danger in the Air!
Flash -
44.
The Man Who Claimed the Earth!
Flash -
45.
[The Flash #114]
Flash -
46.
The Big Freeze!
Flash -
47.
King of the Beatniks!
Kid Flash -
48.
[The Flash #115]
Flash -
49.
The Day Flash Weighed 1,000 Pounds!
Flash -
50.
The Elongated Man's Secret Weapon!
Flash -
51.
[The Flash #116]
Flash -
52.
The Man Who Stole Central City!
Flash -
53.
The Race to Thunder Hill!
Kid Flash -
54.
[The Flash Volume 1: Move Forward]
Flash -
55.
[Justice League Volume 1: Origin]
Justice League -
56.
[The Fastest Man Alive!]
Flash
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