Flash #48

Dec 1980 · Arédit-Artima · 4 FRF

📊 ~34,903 copies sold its debut month

🌐 French edition · synopsis shown in English

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In "La bande électrique," The Flash struggles to stop the Electric Gang's latest spree, but it's Iris who unravels the mystery. As the final panels reveal, the Rogues Gallery has gathered in solemn silence—though which of their ranks has fallen remains a mystery. Written by Cary Bates, with art by Irv Novick and inks by Frank McLaughlin, this 1980 Flash issue features a cover by Ernie Chan.

Contains 9 stories

La bande électrique

13 pp · Superhero

The Flash [Barry Allen]Iris AllenThe Electric GangMirror Master [Sam Scudder]The Trickster [James Jesse]Captain Cold [Len Snart]Captain Boomerang [Digger Harkness]Weather Wizard [Mark Mardon]Heat Wave [Mick Rory]

When the Electric Gang eludes The Flash with electrifying speed, it’s Iris who unravels the mystery—just as The Rogues Gallery gathers in somber silence, mourning one of their own. The question lingers: which villain has fallen?

Drôle de volaille !

12 pp · Superhero

Kid Flash [Wally West]

La chute des cieux

Superhero

Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]Guardian of the GalaxyAyries (Alien race)

Une poignée de dollars

Superhero

The Flash [Barry Allen]Mirror Master [Sam Scudder] (see note)The Top [Roscoe Dillon] (see note)

Quand l'argent pousse dans les arbres !

Superhero

Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]

Flash en perte de vitesse

Superhero

Flash [Barry Allen]

Un rêve étrange

Superhero

Kid Flash [Wally West]Walter Savin (flashbackdeath)Mr. Carson (villaindeath)

L'homme qui avait volé mes pouvoirs

9 pp · Science Fiction

La porte de l'inconnu

Superhero

Flash [Barry Allen]

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Full credits

writer Cary Bates

artist Irv Novick

inker Frank McLaughlin

cover pencils, inks Ernie Chan

Reprints

↩ Reprints Tales of the Unexpected #85 (1964), The Flash #148 (1964), The Flash #182 (1968), The Flash #202 (1970), The Flash #211 (1971), The Flash #212 (1972), The Flash #219 (1972), The Flash #238 (1975), The Flash #242 (1976)

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