Flash #143

From the creative team of Mark Waid and Brian Augustyn comes this late-1998 chapter of The Flash, cover-drawn by Steve Lightle, who puts the Scarlet Speedster in a genuinely striking predicament — trapped and straining inside a massive, faceted blue gem as colorful crystals scatter across the teal-tinted background. The cover tag warns that Flash's world is about to be destroyed by Cobalt Blue, and the desperation on Wally's face makes that threat feel absolutely convincing. With Pop Mhan on interior art and the story titled "Like Wild Fire," this is the kind of issue that keeps the momentum of a great Flash run going strong.