Cover: Carmine Infantino & Joe Giella

The Flash #114

Aug 1960 · DC · 0.10 USD

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The Flash #114 is the second appearance of Leonard Snart — Captain Cold — following his debut in Showcase #8 (1957), and it does something the debut could not: it deepens Cold as a character by making Iris West his obsessive target rather than merely a hostage or bystander, establishing the Rogues' habit of entangling Barry Allen's personal life. The issue also pairs that lead story with a Kid Flash solo backup, continuing the rapid expansion of the Flash Family that had begun just four issues earlier in #110, and cementing the two-story format — headlined Flash villain yarn plus Wally West coming-of-age adventure — that would define the title through the Silver Age. Taken together, the two features show editor Julius Schwartz and writer John Broome consciously building a mythos around Barry Allen, not merely telling standalone adventures.

In "The Big Freeze!", Kid Flash races against time to rescue his classmate Jimmy King, who’s fled after being falsely accused of cheating, only to stumble into the clutches of the Beatnik Gang. With the help of Jimmy’s cousin, a gang member with ties to the underground, Wally West must outwit the group before their next move turns icy—literally. Written by John Broome and brought to life by Carmine Infantino’s dynamic art and Joe Giella’s sharp inks, this 1960 classic features a cover by Infantino and Giella that captures the tension perfectly.

Contains 2 stories

The Big Freeze!

13 pp · Superhero

Reporter Monte Throop (mentioned)Parole Board

King of the Beatniks!

11.67 pp · Superhero

Principal Mr. MasonTeacher Miss Linda GrantStudent James KingBeatnik Gang [Cousin Paul KingBig Daddy] (villains)

When student James King flees after being falsely accused of cheating, he finds refuge with his cousin Paul King, a member of the rebellious Beatnik Gang. With Principal Mr. Mason and Teacher Miss Linda Grant worried, Kid Flash must track down the runaway and confront the gang’s enigmatic leader, Big Daddy, before tensions explode.

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History

The issue was produced by the same tight creative unit that drove the Silver Age Flash from its first issue: writer John Broome, penciller Carmine Infantino, and editor Julius Schwartz, with Murphy Anderson inking the Captain Cold lead and Joe Giella inking the Kid Flash backup and cover. Broome had invented Captain Cold for Showcase #8 in 1957, and this 1960 return appearance was only the villain's second outing in print; Schwartz's office was methodically cycling the new Rogues back onto the schedule to build a recognizable gallery around Barry Allen.

Trivia · 8 facts

Cover date August 1960; on-sale date June 7, 1960 (National Comics Publications Inc.).
Second appearance of Captain Cold (Leonard Snart), whose debut was in Showcase #8 (June 1957) by the same creative team of John Broome and Carmine Infantino.
Lead story 'The Big Freeze!' written by John Broome, pencilled by Carmine Infantino, inked by Murphy Anderson; edited by Julius Schwartz.
Plot of 'The Big Freeze!': Captain Cold escapes prison using a freeze device built from refrigerator parts, then goes after Iris West — not to harm her but to compel her to marry him — before freezing Central City and battling the Flash.
Backup story 'King of the Beatniks' features Kid Flash (Wally West) in a solo adventure in which he tracks down a Blue Valley classmate who has fallen in with a criminal gang posing as beatniks; inked by Joe Giella.
The issue sits within a rapid-fire run of first and early Rogue appearances: Trickster debuted in #113, this issue brings back Captain Cold, and Captain Boomerang would debut in #117 — all within the same calendar year.
Superman appears in a public-service announcement page inside the issue (a United Nations World Refugee Year spot), per the Grand Comics Database.
Reprinted in at least eight collected editions, including Wanted: The World's Most Dangerous Villains #8 (1973), The Flash Archives Vol. 2 (2000), Showcase Presents: The Flash Vol. 1 (2007), The Flash Chronicles Vol. 3 (2012), The Flash Omnibus Vol. 1 (2014), The Flash: The Silver Age Vol. 1 (2016), The Flash: The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 1 (2019), and DC Finest: The Flash: The Human Thunderbolt (2025).