Flash #17

The cover of this October 1988 issue, rendered by George Pérez, is a striking image of the Flash tumbling helplessly down a rubble-strewn hillside, his red-and-yellow costume trailing speed lines as scattered debris and papers — including one addressed to Wally West from Vandal Savage — swirl around him. It's a visceral, kinetic composition that makes the "Hard Times" banner feel entirely earned. William Messner-Loebs, Greg LaRocque, and Larry Mahlstedt continue "The Adventures of Speed McGee" inside, promising another chapter of this mid-series run at its most dramatically compelling.