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Cover: Nick Cardy

The Flash #221

Apr 1973 · DC · 0.20 USD
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Contains 2 stories
Time-Schedule for Disaster!
13.67 pp · Superhero
The Flash [Barry Allen]Iris AllenFred (Policeman)Cipher (Bank Robber)Maxie (Bank Robber)Kid Flash [Wally West] (cameo)Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny] (cameo)Sue Dibny (Cameo)Mr. Element [Albert Desmond] (cameo)Rita Desmond (Cameo)Dexter Myles (Cameo)Dr. Henry Allen (Barry's father, Cameo)Nora Allen (Barry's mother, Cameo)Professor West (Iris' father, Cameo)

Barry Allen, The Flash, sets out to be perfectly on time—only to find his super-speed triggers a chain of minor disasters, from missed bus schedules to near-accidents. As chaos unfolds, two bank robbers, Cipher and Maxie, exploit the temporal ripple, turning Barry’s punctuality into a weapon. With help from a few familiar faces—including a cameo from Kid Flash and a brief moment with Elongated Man and his wife—Barry must untangle the timeline before the situation spirals further.

Death-Threat on Titan!
9 pp · Superhero
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]Guardian

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Full credits

writer Cary Bates
writer John Warner
artist Irv Novick
inker Frank McLaughlin
cover pencils, inks Nick Cardy

Reprints

Reprinted in Flits Classics #2635 (1974), Gigant #2/1976 (1976), Gigant #2/1976 (1976), Roter Blitz #9 (1977), Gigant #1/1978 (1978), Gigant #1/1978 (1978), Flash #40 (1978), Super Heroes Album #17 (1979), Flash #41 (1979), Showcase Presents: Green Lantern #5 (2011)

Key issues in The Flash

#110★
#110 1st appearance — Wally West
#112★
#112 1st appearance — Ralph Dibny
#117★
#117 1st appearance — Captain Boomerang
#106★
#106 1st appearance — Gorilla Grodd
#119★
#119 1st appearance — Sue Dibny
#113★
#113 1st appearance — James Jesse
#105★
#105 1st appearance — Mirror Master
#140★
#140 1st appearance — Mick Rory

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