Flash #126

The cover of The Flash #126 (June 1997) hits hard, with the Scarlet Speedster reeling in agony as a blinding burst of lightning energy tears outward in every direction — a visual punch that perfectly sells the issue's "Double Disaster!" banner. A looming, shadowy figure bears down on Flash from behind, amplifying the sense that the Fastest Man Alive may be seriously outmatched. With writing from Mark Waid and Brian Augustyn and interior art by Paul Ryan and John Nyberg, this 1997 chapter — "Trial Run" — promises the kind of kinetic storytelling that made this era of the series so compelling.