The Flash #12

This 2011 chapter of "The Road to Flashpoint" arc brings the tension to a fever pitch as the cover — by Francis Manapul — shows a wide-eyed Flash lunging forward in full sprint alongside a younger speedster in a tattered gold-and-red suit, both looking desperately urgent against a swirling city backdrop. The tagline "Out of Time!" says it all, and with Geoff Johns writing and Scott Kolins on interior art, this final installment of Part Four delivers the kind of propulsive energy that made this run memorable. A perfect on-ramp for readers heading straight into Flashpoint.