The Flash #273

The cover of The Flash #273 says it all — the Scarlet Speedster is tackling an entire prison riot single-handed, and the art by Ross Andru and Dick Giordano captures exactly how that looks: multiple speed-blur afterimages of the Flash fanning out across the composition as he simultaneously decks rioters on both sides, filling every corner of the image with kinetic chaos. It's a clever visual trick that shows off the character's super-speed in a way that feels genuinely dynamic rather than just decorative. With Cary Bates scripting "Harvest of Hate" and a sharp creative team behind the interior pages, this 1979 issue delivers the kind of propulsive, crowd-pleasing superhero action that made the title a reliable favorite.