(November 1985)

DC, 1985 Series
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Price
0.95 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1985-08-01
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893266111
Editing
Marv Wolfman (editor); Robert Greenberger (associate editor); Len Wein (consulting editor); Tom Condon (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from DC Releases #18.
This issue is a variant of Crisis on Infinite Earths (DC, 1985 series) #8 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

The Final Fate of the Flash (Table of Contents)

Crisis on Infinite Earths / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Pérez (signed)
Inks
George Pérez (signed)
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
Todd Klein

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Anti-Monitor [Mobius] (legs only); The Flash [Barry Allen]; Psycho-Pirate [Roger Hayden]
Synopsis
The Flash holds a beaten Psycho-Pirate as he faces the Anti-Monitor.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit confirmed by Anthony Tollin. Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/.

Fans Choose DC Comics! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

A Flash of the Lightning! (Table of Contents: 2)

Crisis on Infinite Earths / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman (credited)
Pencils
George Pérez (credited)
Inks
Jerry Ordway (credited)
Colors
Anthony Tollin (credited)
Letters
John Costanza (credited)

Job Number
G-2139
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Somewhere in the anti-matter universe...
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Challengers of the Unknown: Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Ace Morgan; June Robbins; Red Ryan
Green Lantern Corps: Green Lantern [Arisia]; Green Lantern [Tomar-Re]; Green Lantern [Katma Tui]; Green Lantern [John Stewart]
Justice League of America: The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Firestorm; The Flash [Barry Allen] (death); Martian Manhunter [J'Onn J'Onzz]; Red Tornado
Legion of Substitute Heroes: Dream Girl [Nura Nal]; Star Boy [Thom Kallor]
Legion of Super-Heroes: Blok; Brainiac 5 [Querl Dox]; Chameleon Boy [Reep Daggle]; Colossal Boy [Gim Allon]; Dawnstar; Element Lad [Jan Arrah]; Lightning Lad [Garth Ranzz]; Lightning Lass [Ayla Ranzz]; Mon-El [Lar Gand]; Phantom Girl [Tinya Wazzo]; Saturn Girl [Imra Ardeen]; Shadow Lass [Tasmia Mallor]; Shrinking Violet [Salu Digby]; Sun Boy [Dirk Morgna]; Ultra Boy [Jo Nah]; White Witch [Mysa Nal]; Wildfire [Drake Burroughs]
The Anti-Monitor [Mobius] (villain) (new costume); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (flashback); Blue Devil [Daniel Cassidy]; Cyborg [Victor Stone]; Darkseid; DeSaad; Firehawk [Lorraine Reilly] (new costume); Joker (flashback); Kid Flash [Wally West] (flashback); T. O. Morrow; Proty; Psycho-Pirate [Roger Hayden]; The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Vixen [Mari McCabe]; Omega Men [Zirral; Shlagen; Rynoc; Doc]; Guardians of the Universe; Thunderers of Qward
Synopsis
The 5 earths and their universes are temporarily safe, as a captive Flash and Psycho Pirate witness the reemergence of the Anti-Monitor with a new plan to create an antimatter cannon. Using the Pirate to emotionally control the Anti-Monitor's Qwardian Thunderers as a diversion, Flash enters the cannon and runs counterclockwise to cause its energies to build up, thus exploding and destroying the cannon. The Anti-Monitor throws Flash throughout time (accounting for the images seen in issues 2, 3, and 12), killing him, and absorbs the entire energy of the anti-matter universe for a final attack.
Reprints
Keywords
Apokolips; Los Angeles; Oa; Pittsburgh; Qward

Indexer Notes

Death of Flash. 1st full appearance: Anti-Monitor's new costume. References Sword of the Atom Special #2, Omega Men #31, and Blue Devil #18.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Oreo Cookies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Reese's Pieces / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Nabisco Candies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

On Videocassette (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Transformers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Teen Titans / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Pineapple Kids Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Meanwhile... / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Kenner Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Final Fate of the Flash
    Crisis on Infinite Earths
  2. 1. Fans Choose DC Comics!
  3. 2. A Flash of the Lightning!
    Crisis on Infinite Earths
  4. 3. ["The a-maze-ing Oreo! chocolate sandwich cookie"]
    Oreo Cookies
  5. 4. ["Glubgrafutz"]
    Reese's Pieces
  6. 5. ["Bonkers! fruit candy bonks you out of this world with a robot-watch."]
    Nabisco Candies
  7. 6. On Videocassette
    Transformers
  8. 7. ["Starfire Is getting married..."]
    Teen Titans
  9. 8. ["Glow in the dark posters 3 for $3.00"]
    Pineapple Kids Club
  10. 9. Write Right Now!
  11. 10. ["DC puts dollars in your pocket!"]
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Meanwhile...
  13. 12. ["Get in on the action with power action!"]
    Kenner Toys
This issue was modified by
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Jim Van Dore