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GIOVANNY
BERNAL
WENDY
GOLDE
N AGE
1938-
1956
Flash comic #1
v Creators: Gardner Fox and Harry Lampter
v Publication date: 1940
v Flash version: Jay Garrick
v Argument:Jay Garrick is a college student
who, during a smoke break, accidentally
spills his scientific experiment of "heavy
water" gases. He inhales the substance,
passes out and around death for
weeks ... but, finally, Garrick recovers
and Flash is born. Blessed with
superhuman speed and reflexes.
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ALL STAR COMICS vol. 1
#57
v Writter: Jhon Broomer
v Publication date: March 1951
v Flash version: Jay Garrick
v Argument: A criminal
mastermind, the Key, captures
four detectives in different
parts of the globe, and
the Justice Society sets out to
capture him and free his
captives.
SILVER
AGE
1956-
1973
Mystery of the human thunderbolt
v Writter: Robert Kanigher
v Artist: Carmine Infantino
v Publication date: October 1956
v Flash version: Barry Allen
v Argument:The story introduces readers
to Barry Allen, a police scientist who is
doused with chemicals that are struck by
lightning. Barry soon finds that he has
been endowed with super-speed and
creates a costume which contracts and
hides in his ring. He takes on the name of
his favorite comic book character: The
Flash.
THE PIED PIPER OF PERIL
1986-
PRESENT
Casablanca nights
v Writter: Paul Fricke
v Publication date: 1989
v Flash version: Wally west
v Argument: Wally arrives by mistake to Lisbon
where he pretends to have a good time, but
apparently wherever he goes, problems follow.
A very playful and unconventional approach
makes this story short one of the most
sympathetic of Wally's stage as the titular
Flash.
BATMAN/THE FLASH: THE
BUTTON DELUXE EDITION
v Writter: Tom King
v Artist: Jason Fabock
v Publication date: October 2017
v Argument:The Dark Knight and the Fastest Man
Alive, the two greatest detectives on any world,
unite to explore the mystery behind a certain
blood-stained smiley button embedded in the
Batcave wall. What starts as a simple
investigation turns deadly when the secrets of the
button prove irresistible to an unwelcome third
party—and it’s not who anyone suspects! It’s a
mystery woven through time, and the ticking
clock starts here!