(2020 [January 2021])

DC, 2020 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
17.99 USD; 23.99 CAD
Pages
156
On-sale Date
2020-11-17
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [circle and serifs]
ISBN
978-1-77950-576-7 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781779505767 51799
Editing
Paul Kaminski (credited) (editor - original series); Andrew Marino (credited) (associate editor - original series); Jeb Woodard (credited) (group editor - collected editions); Erika Rothberg (credited) (editor - collected edition)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
cardstock covers; matte paper interiors
Binding
trade paperback
Publishing Format
collected edition

Issue Notes

Collects The Flash (DC, 2016 series) #70-75.

The Scarlet Speedster's Origin Starts Here! (Table of Contents)

The Flash / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Inks
Howard Porter (credited)
Colors
Hi-Fi (credited)
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Barry Allen [The Flash]
Reprints
No image yet

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Inks
Howard Porter (credited)
Colors
Hi-Fi (credited)
Letters
?
Characters
The Flash [Barry Allen]

Indexer Notes

Title page, includes illustration from The Flash #70.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Inks
Howard Porter (credited)
Colors
Hi-Fi (credited)
Letters
?
Characters
The Flash [Barry Allen]

Indexer Notes

Title pages with creator credits, includes illustration from the The Flash #70.

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

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Inks
Howard Porter (credited)
Colors
Hi-Fi (credited)
Letters
typeset
Characters
The Flash [Barry Allen]; The Turtle [Russell Glosson]; Captain Cold [Leonard Snart]; Heat Wave [Mick Rory]; Golden Glider [Lisa Snart]; Iris West

Indexer Notes

Indicia and publisher information, includes illustration from the cover of The Flash #72.

[The Flash #70] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Inks
Howard Porter (credited)
Colors
Hi-Fi (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Barry Allen [The Flash]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

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

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Inks
Howard Porter (credited)

Indexer Notes

Illustration of Barry's burned out sneakers from the cover of The Flash #70.

Year One Chapter One: He Will Be the Fastest Man Alive... (Table of Contents: 6)

The Flash / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Joshua Williamson (credited)
Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Inks
Howard Porter (credited)
Colors
Hi-Fi (credited)
Letters
Steve Wands (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Barry Allen]; Nora Allen; August Heart; Iris West; Henry Allen (photo); Director David Singh; King Turtle's men (in the future); The Flash [Barry Allen] (future version); Flash [Jay Garrick] (image on comic cover); Joan Williams (image on comic cover); The Fiddler (image on comic cover)
Synopsis
In the past, young CSI Barry Allen focuses on his cases, but is working late in the lab trying to find evidence that proves his father did not kill his mother when lightning strikes.
Reprints
Keywords
comics

Indexer Notes

New re-telling of Barry's origin. New details include that Barry's mother was a collector of Golden Age Flash comics, and Barry used to read them with her. We also see Barry develop a relationship with Detective August Heart, as established in The Flash (DC, 2016 series) #1.

[The Flash #71] (Table of Contents: 7)

The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Inks
Howard Porter (credited)
Colors
Hi-Fi (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Barry Allen [The Flash]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

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

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Inks
Howard Porter (credited)

Indexer Notes

Illustration of Barry's burned out sneakers from the cover of The Flash #70.

Year One Chapter Two: The Flash of Two Timelines (Table of Contents: 9)

The Flash / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Joshua Williamson (credited)
Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Inks
Howard Porter (credited)
Colors
Hi-Fi (credited)
Letters
Steve Wands (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Barry Allen]; The Flash [Barry Allen] (future version); The Turtle [Russell Glosson]; King Turtle [Russell Glosson] (future version); King Turtle's men (in the future); Iris West; Central City police officers
Synopsis
A confused Barry finds himself in the future, where his older self as the Flash fights against the Turtle who rules Central City by robbing its inhabitants of their speed. Returning to the present, Barry is still unable to see himself becoming a super-hero, until the present-day Turtle strikes.
Reprints
Keywords
comics

Indexer Notes

Story is set in Barry's past, after he gained his speed powers but before he decides to become the Flash.

[The Flash #72] (Table of Contents: 10)

The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Inks
Howard Porter (credited)
Colors
Hi-Fi (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Barry Allen]; The Turtle [Russell Glosson]; Captain Cold [Leonard Snart]; Heat Wave [Mick Rory]; Golden Glider [Lisa Snart]; Iris West
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

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

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Inks
Howard Porter (credited)

Indexer Notes

Illustration of Barry's burned out sneakers from the cover of The Flash #70.

Year One Chapter Three: Slowest Man Alive (Table of Contents: 12)

The Flash / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Joshua Williamson (credited)
Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Inks
Howard Porter (credited)
Colors
Hi-Fi (credited)
Letters
Steve Wands (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Barry Allen]; The Turtle [Russell Glosson]; Iris West; Central City police officers; Director David Singh; August Heart; Clive Yorkin; Leonard Snart; unidentified criminals; Nora Allen (photo); Henry Allen (photo)
Synopsis
With his powers still new to him, Barry takes on and defeats the Turtle. Gaining confidence, Barry begins using his speed to fight crime regularly, and begins to develop a romantic relatonship with Iris.
Reprints

[The Flash #73] (Table of Contents: 13)

The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Inks
Howard Porter (credited)
Colors
Hi-Fi (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Barry Allen]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Inks
Howard Porter (credited)

Indexer Notes

Illustration of Barry's burned out sneakers from the cover of The Flash #70.

Year One Chapter Four: Flashback (Table of Contents: 15)

The Flash / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Joshua Williamson (credited)
Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Inks
Howard Porter (credited)
Colors
Hi-Fi (credited)
Letters
Steve Wands (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Henry Allen (flashback); The Turtle [Russell Glosson]; Glosson's wife (flashback, death); Glosson's daughter (flashback, death); Glosson's son (flashback, death); Nora Allen (photo); The Flash [Barry Allen] (future version); King Turtle [Russell Glosson] (future version); King Turtle's men (from the future)
Synopsis
Barry must use his powers to recover from a gunshot wound to protect his identity from Iris. Later Barry visits The Turtle in prison, who tells Barry how he got his powers to drain the life force from people including his family. Glosson realizes that there is a connection between his power and Barry's speed powers.
Reprints
Keywords
cosmic treadmill; Iron Heights Penitentiary

[The Flash #74] (Table of Contents: 16)

The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Inks
Howard Porter (credited)
Colors
Hi-Fi (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Barry Allen]; The Flash [Barry Allen] (future version); King Turtle [Russell Glosson] (future version)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Inks
Howard Porter (credited)

Indexer Notes

Illustration of Barry's burned out sneakers from the cover of The Flash #70.

Year One Chapter Five: Crossroads (Table of Contents: 18)

The Flash / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Joshua Williamson (credited)
Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Inks
Howard Porter (credited)
Colors
Hi-Fi (credited)
Letters
Steve Wands (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Barry Allen]; The Flash [Barry Allen] (future version); King Turtle [Russell Glosson] (future version); King Turtle's men (from the future); Iris West; Nora Allen (flashback); The Turtle [Russell Glosson]; Flash [Jay Garrick] (image on comic cover); Joan Williams (image on comic cover); Hawkman [Carter Hall] (image on comic cover); Johnny Thunder (image on comic cover); The Whip [Rodney Gaynor] (image on comic cover); Cliff Cornwall (image on comic cover)
Synopsis
King Turtle brings his army from the future to conquer Central City in the present. He also brings the future version of Barry, from whom Turtle has already stolen his speed, now he wants to steal the speed of the younger Barry in his plot to stop time from moving forward. When the younger Barry wants to fight back, the older Barry tells him he cannot or he will create a time paradox, and that his only option is to flee so King Turtle cannot take his power.
Reprints
Keywords
cosmic treadmill

Indexer Notes

The older Barry is shown reading a copy of Flash Comics #1 (DC, 1940) that belonged to his mother.

[The Flash #75] (Table of Contents: 19)

The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Inks
Howard Porter (credited)
Colors
Hi-Fi (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Barry Allen]; Captain Cold [Leonard Snart] (hand only); Heat Wave [Mick Rory] (hand only); Gorilla Grodd (hands only)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Inks
Howard Porter (credited)

Indexer Notes

Illustration of Barry's burned out sneakers from the cover of The Flash #70.

Year One Chapter Six: Future Flash (Table of Contents: 21)

The Flash / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Joshua Williamson (credited)
Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Inks
Howard Porter (credited)
Colors
Hi-Fi (credited)
Letters
Steve Wands (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Barry Allen]; The Turtle [Russell Glosson]; King Turtle [Russell Glosson] (future version); King Turtle's men (from the future); Iris West; Nora Allen (flashback); The Flash [Barry Allen] (future version); unidentified Central City citizens; Henry Allen; Flash [Wally West] (original Wally West); Kid Flash [Wallace West] (second Wally West); Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Impulse [Bart Allen]; XS [Jenni Ognats]; Flash of China [Avery Ho]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Max Mercury; Jesse Quick [Jesse Chambers]
Synopsis
Inspired by Iris and the memory of his mother to never quit, Barry battles the Turtle and his future counterpart to save Central City and cements his legacy as the Flash.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Inks
Howard Porter (credited)

Indexer Notes

Illustration of Barry's burned out sneakers from the cover of The Flash #70.

Variant Cover Gallery (Table of Contents: 23)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Francis Manapul (credited)
Inks
Francis Manapul (credited)
Letters
typeset
Characters
Captain Cold [Leonard Snart]

Indexer Notes

Introduction to cover gallery of variant covers, includes illustration from the variant cover of The Flash #75.

The Flash #70 Variant Cover by Toni Infante (Table of Contents: 24)

The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Toni Infante (credited)
Inks
Toni Infante (credited)
Colors
Toni Infante (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Barry Allen]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue variant cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

The Flash #71 Variant Cover by Derrick Chew (Table of Contents: 25)

The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Derrick Chew (credited)
Inks
Derrick Chew (credited)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Barry Allen]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue variant cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

The Flash #72 Variant Cover by Derrick Chew (Table of Contents: 26)

The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Derrick Chew (credited)
Inks
Derrick Chew (credited)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Barry Allen]; Captain Cold [Leonard Snart]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue variant cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

The Flash #73 Variant Cover by Evan "Doc" Shaner (Table of Contents: 27)

The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Evan Shaner (credited as Evan "Doc" Shaner)
Inks
Evan Shaner (credited as Evan "Doc" Shaner)
Colors
Evan Shaner (credited as Evan "Doc" Shaner)
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Barry Allen]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue variant cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

The Flash #74 Variant Cover by Evan "Doc" Shaner (Table of Contents: 28)

The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Evan Shaner (credited as Evan "Doc" Shaner)
Inks
Evan Shaner (credited as Evan "Doc" Shaner)
Colors
Evan Shaner (credited as Evan "Doc" Shaner)
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flash [Barry Allen]; Gorilla Grodd
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue variant cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

The Flash #75 Variant Cover by Francis Manapul (Table of Contents: 29)

The Flash / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Francis Manapul (credited, signed)
Inks
Francis Manapul (credited, signed)
Colors
Francis Manapul (credited, signed)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Cold [Leonard Snart]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color art from issue variant cover with no logos, numbers, and pricing.

The Flash: Year One Cover Sketches by Howard Porter (Table of Contents: 30)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Cover sketches

The Flash: Year One Costume Progression by Howard Porter (Table of Contents: 31)

illustration / 0.67 page (report information)

Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Sketches of how The Flash's costume evolved throughout the Year One storyline.

Young Turtle and Old Turtle Character Studies by Howard Porter (Table of Contents: 32)

illustration / 0.33 page (report information)

Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Character sketches

The Flash #70 Page 8 Progression by Howard Porter (Table of Contents: 33)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Inks
Howard Porter (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

The Flash #70 Page 17 Progression by Howard Porter, Hi-Fi, and Steve Wands (Table of Contents: 34)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joshua Williamson (credited)
Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Inks
Howard Porter (credited)
Colors
Hi-Fi (credited)
Letters
Steve Wands (credited)

The Flash #75 Pages 20-21 Progression by Howard Porter (Table of Contents: 35)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Inks
Howard Porter (credited)
Letters
typeset

The Flash #75 Cover Pencils by Howard Porter (Table of Contents: 36)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 37)

The Flash / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Howard Porter (credited)
Inks
Howard Porter (credited)
Colors
Hi-Fi (credited)
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Barry Allen [The Flash]

Indexer Notes

Back cover with text on contents of collection, includes illustration from the cover of The Flash #71.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Scarlet Speedster's Origin Starts Here!
    The Flash
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. [The Flash #70]
    The Flash
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
  7. 6. Year One Chapter One: He Will Be the Fastest Man Alive...
    The Flash
  8. 7. [The Flash #71]
    The Flash
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
  10. 9. Year One Chapter Two: The Flash of Two Timelines
    The Flash
  11. 10. [The Flash #72]
    The Flash
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
  13. 12. Year One Chapter Three: Slowest Man Alive
    The Flash
  14. 13. [The Flash #73]
    The Flash
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
  16. 15. Year One Chapter Four: Flashback
    The Flash
  17. 16. [The Flash #74]
    The Flash
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
  19. 18. Year One Chapter Five: Crossroads
    The Flash
  20. 19. [The Flash #75]
    The Flash
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
  22. 21. Year One Chapter Six: Future Flash
    The Flash
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
  24. 23. Variant Cover Gallery
  25. 24. The Flash #70 Variant Cover by Toni Infante
    The Flash
  26. 25. The Flash #71 Variant Cover by Derrick Chew
    The Flash
  27. 26. The Flash #72 Variant Cover by Derrick Chew
    The Flash
  28. 27. The Flash #73 Variant Cover by Evan "Doc" Shaner
    The Flash
  29. 28. The Flash #74 Variant Cover by Evan "Doc" Shaner
    The Flash
  30. 29. The Flash #75 Variant Cover by Francis Manapul
    The Flash
  31. 30. The Flash: Year One Cover Sketches by Howard Porter
  32. 31. The Flash: Year One Costume Progression by Howard Porter
  33. 32. Young Turtle and Old Turtle Character Studies by Howard Porter
  34. 33. The Flash #70 Page 8 Progression by Howard Porter
  35. 34. The Flash #70 Page 17 Progression by Howard Porter, Hi-Fi, and Steve Wands
  36. 35. The Flash #75 Pages 20-21 Progression by Howard Porter
  37. 36. The Flash #75 Cover Pencils by Howard Porter
  38. 37. [no title indexed]
    The Flash
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