Flash #5
In "Le secret de Sinestro," Flash wakes up in a hospital to a reality where he never gained his powers—instead, he's a broken man, scarred by a lightning strike that destroyed a cabinet of chemicals. Written by Cary Bates and illustrated by Carmine Infantino with inks by Bob Smith and colors by Carl Gafford, this 1984 issue presents a haunting alternate version of the hero’s origin. The cover by Ernie Chan and Frank Giacoia captures the eerie stillness of a life rewritten.
In "Le secret de Sinestro," Sinestro manipulates Hal Jordan by posing as his father, drawing him to Korugar with a chilling deception. When Hal is ensnared by the Null Rays, it's Katmai who breaks the trap—but Sinestro vanishes into another dimension, leaving behind a mystery that lingers.
In "A la recherche du temps passé," Flash wakes up in a hospital where the world insists he never gained his powers—instead, a lightning strike destroyed his life, leaving him broken and forgotten. The story unfolds as he grapples with a reality that feels both familiar and utterly wrong, questioning everything he knows about who he is.
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↩ Reprints Green Lantern #91 (1976), Green Lantern #124 (1980), The Flash #300 (1981), The New Adventures of Superboy #38 (1983)
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