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Issue Details

Issue #2
Published [March] 2000
Cover Price $49.99; 76.00 CAD
Pages 232
Editing Dale Crain (collected edition); Michael Wright (assistant editor - collected edition); Julius Schwartz (original editor)
Notes When police scientist Barry Allen was struck by lighting while working with chemicals in his lab, he suddenly became the fastest man alive. Reprinting the amazing adventures of the Scarlet Speedster, THE FLASH ARCHIVES VOL. 2 is a wonderful history of the Sultan of Speed. Featuring the first appearance and origin of Kid Flash and the Elongated Man, this gorgeous edition includes some of the Flash's most classic battles against the Mirror Master, the Weather Wizard, the Trickster, Captain Cold, and Gorilla Grodd. Series design by Alex Jay / Studio J. Publication design by Louis Prandi. Black and white reconstruction on some interior pages by Rick Keene. Color reconstruction by Digital Chameleon.

Cover Details

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Carmine Infantino
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Notes When police scientist Barry Allen was struck by lighting while working with chemicals in his lab, he suddenly became the fastest man alive. Reprinting the amazing adventures of the Scarlet Speedster, THE FLASH ARCHIVES VOL. 2 is a wonderful history of the Sultan of Speed. Featuring the first appearance and origin of Kid Flash and the Elongated Man, this gorgeous edition includes some of the Flash's most classic battles against the Mirror Master, the Weather Wizard, the Trickster, Captain Cold, and Gorilla Grodd. Series design by Alex Jay / Studio J. Publication design by Louis Prandi. Black and white reconstruction on some interior pages by Rick Keene. Color reconstruction by Digital Chameleon.

2 page credits "Table of Contents"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Kid Flash [Wally West]
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Letters typeset

4 page Flash foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Foreword"

Genre Superhero
Script Bob Rozakis
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Letters typeset
Notes Introduction by Bob Rozakis

1 page Flash cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - The Flash #109"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Mirror Master
Genre Superhero
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Julius Schwartz
Reprinted from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #109 (October-November 1959)

13 page Flash story "Return of the Mirror Master!"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Mirror Master [Sam Scudder](villain)
Genre Superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Julius Schwartz
Reprinted from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #109 (October-November 1959)

12 page Flash story "Secret of the Sunken Satellite!"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Fred Jensen; Saremites (The Pale People); Maugites (villains)
Synopsis Flash encounters undersea world of the Pale People.
Genre Superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Julius Schwartz
Notes The Pale People are later encountered in Justice League of America #90.
Reprinted from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #109 (October-November 1959)

1 page Flash cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - The Flash #110"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Julius Schwartz
Reprinted from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #110 (December 1959-January 1960)

13 page Flash story "Challenge of the Weather Wizard!"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Weather Wizard [Mark Mardon](first appearance; villain)
Synopsis The origin of the Weather Wizard.
Genre Superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Murphy Anderson
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Julius Schwartz
Reprinted from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #110 (December 1959-January 1960)

12 page Flash; Kid Flash story "Meet Kid Flash!"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Kid Flash [Wally West] (first appearance; origin); Iris West
Synopsis Wally West visits his aunt Iris and meets the Flash. During the meeting a freak accident gives Wally super speed and he becomes the Kid Flash.
Genre Superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Julius Schwartz
Notes The origin of Kid Flash.
Reprinted from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #110 (December 1959-January 1960)

1 page Flash cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - The Flash #111"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Cloud Creatures
Genre Superhero
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Julius Schwartz
Reprinted from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #111 (February-March 1960)

13 page Flash story "The Invasion of the Cloud Creatures!"

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.
Genre Superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Murphy Anderson
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Julius Schwartz
Reprinted from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #111 (February-March 1960)

12 page Kid Flash story "The Challenge of the Crimson Crows!"

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.
Genre Superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Julius Schwartz
Reprinted from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #111 (February-March 1960)

1 page Flash cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - The Flash #112"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Elongated Man
Genre Superhero
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Julius Schwartz
Reprinted from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #112 (April-May 1960)

13 page Flash; Elongated Man story "The Mystery of the Elongated Man!"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny] (first appearance; origin); Iris West; Perry Veto (villain)
Synopsis Elongated Man comes to Central City and Flash suspects him of commiting a string of robberies.
Genre Superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Julius Schwartz
Notes Origin and introduction of Elongated Man.
Reprinted from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #112 (April-May 1960)

12 page Kid Flash story "Danger on Wheels!"

Characters Kid Flash [Wally West]; Miss Grant; Ralph Parker; The Big Ace Company (villains)
Genre Superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Julius Schwartz
Reprinted from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #112 (April-May 1960)

1 page Flash cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - The Flash #113"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Trickster
Genre Superhero
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Julius Schwartz
Reprinted from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #113 (June-July 1960)

12 page Flash story "Danger in the Air!"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Trickster [James Jesse] (first appearance; origin; villain)
Synopsis The first appearance and origin of the Trickster.
Genre Superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Julius Schwartz
Reprinted from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #113 (June-July 1960)

13 page Flash story "The Man Who Claimed the Earth!"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Dr. Wiley Summers; Zus; Boryas; Po-Siden (villain)
Genre Superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Julius Schwartz
Reprinted from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #113 (June-July 1960)

1 page Flash cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - The Flash #114"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Captain Cold
Genre Superhero
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Julius Schwartz
Reprinted from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #114 (August 1960)

13 page Flash story "The Big Freeze!"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Captain Cold [Leonard Snart](villain)
Synopsis Flash versus Captain Cold
Genre Superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Murphy Anderson
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Julius Schwartz
Reprinted from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #114 (August 1960)

12 page Kid Flash story "King of the Beatniks!"

Characters Kid Flash [Wally West]; Mr. Mason; Miss Grant; Jimmy King; Beatnik Gang (villains)
Genre Superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Julius Schwartz
Reprinted from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #114 (August 1960)

1 page Flash cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - The Flash #115"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Julius Schwartz
Reprinted from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #115 (September 1960)

13 page Flash story "The Day Flash Weighed 1,000 Pounds!"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Mr. Petrie; Gorilla Grodd [disguised as William Dawson](villain)
Synopsis Gorilla Grodd, disguised as William Dawson, uses a special gun that causes Flash to gain 1,000 pounds.
Genre Superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Julius Schwartz
Reprinted from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #115 (September 1960)

12 page Flash; Elongated Man story "The Elongated Man's Secret Weapon!"

Characters Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Barik (villain); Kunar (villain)
Genre Superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Murphy Anderson
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Julius Schwartz
Reprinted from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #115 (September 1960)

1 page Flash cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - The Flash #116"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Julius Schwartz
Reprinted from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #116 (November 1960)

14 page Flash story "The Man Who Stole Central City!"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Iris West; Pgrie; Elider; Modrie (villain)
Genre Superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Julius Schwartz
Reprinted from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #116 (November 1960)

11 page Kid Flash story "The Race to Thunder Hill!"

Characters Kid Flash [Wally West]; Jimmy King; Kitty Clark; Bob West; Mike (villain); Boomer (villain)
Genre Superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Julius Schwartz
Reprinted from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #116 (November 1960)

1 page biography (nonfictional) "Biographies"

Genre Fact
Letters Typeset
Notes Biographies for Murphy Anderson, John Broome, Joe Giella, Carmine Infantino and Julius Schwartz.

1 page Flash (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "Backcover"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Mirror Master; Elongated Man; Captain Cold
Genre Superhero
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Digital Chameleon (color reconstruction)
Editing Julius Schwartz
Notes Reprints covers from THE FLASH (DC, 1959 series) #109, 112, 114 & 115.
Reprinted from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #109; from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #112; from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #114; from Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #115