The Flash #156

A "Wanted for Treason" poster dominates this striking November 1965 cover, declaring Barry Allen alias the Flash to be Earth-Enemy No. 1 — and the reactions from a tearful woman on the left and a stunned Kid Flash on the right make it clear the accusation has hit everyone close to him hard. Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino and inks by Joe Giella give the scene a sharp, dramatic clarity that perfectly frames the book-length spectacular inside, "The Super-Hero Who Betrayed the World!" How could the Scarlet Speedster be guilty of treason? This is exactly the kind of wild, hook-you-instantly premise that made Silver Age DC comics such a pleasure to pick up.