Flash #7

The cover by Butch Guice and Larry Mahlstedt sets a tense, wintry scene: the Flash carries an elderly bearded man across a precarious rope bridge through a snowy mountain pass, flanked by Soviet speedsters in white costumes bearing red stars, while a shadowy figure looms in the foreground gripping the bridge's edge. This 1987 issue's "Red Trinity" storyline clearly plants the Scarlet Speedster in Cold War territory, teaming him up with what appears to be a trio of Russian super-powered allies. Mike Baron's writing paired with Jackson Guice's crisp linework makes this an intriguing chapter in Wally West's early solo adventures.