Cover: Don Heck & Dick Giordano

The Flash #288

Aug 1980 · DC · 0.40 USD

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“The Day It Rained Flash!”

In "The Day It Rained Flash!", Barry Allen races against time to stop Dr. Alchemy’s assault on S.T.A.R. Labs, while Albert Desmond grapples with the shocking revelation of his psychic twin, Alvin, and makes a bold decision to fight back. Written by Cary Bates and brought to life by Don Heck’s dynamic art, with inks by Frank Chiaramonte and colors by Gene D'Angelo, this 1980 Flash issue blends high-stakes action with a personal mystery. The cover by Don Heck and Dick Giordano captures the chaos in bold, striking detail.

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writer Cary Bates · artist Don Heck · inker Frank Chiaramonte · colorist Gene D'Angelo · letterer John Costanza · cover Don Heck, Dick Giordano

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Full credits

writer Cary Bates

artist Don Heck

inker Frank Chiaramonte

colorist Gene D'Angelo

letterer John Costanza

cover pencils Don Heck

cover inks Dick Giordano

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Flash faces the new Dr. Alchemy and his attack on S.T.A.R. Labs, while Albert Desmond learns of his psychic twin, Alvin, and decides to take up arms against the evil Dr. Alchemy the best way he knows how.

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