The Flash #191

This September 1969 issue from DC serves up one of the more unsettling cover images of its era: a figure in a battered, misshapen Flash costume lies sprawled on the ground, claws outstretched, while the real Scarlet Speedster stands calmly in the background — and bold cover text declares, "Wrong! This is NOT the Flash!" The contrast between the composed hero and the grotesque impostor makes for a genuinely compelling visual mystery. Joe Kubert's cover art gives the scene a raw, eerie tension that pairs perfectly with the story's intriguing title, "How to Invade Earth — Without Really Trying!