The Flash #296

The cover of The Flash #296 (April 1981) makes good on its promise of "all-out action that will make your head spin" — quite literally, as Elongated Man's stretching limbs coil around the scarlet-clad Flash on one side while his detached, wildly grinning head spins through the air on the other, leaving a dazed Flash bound in rubbery rings below. Cover artists Carmine Infantino and Dick Giordano stage the hero-vs.-hero clash with gleeful visual wit, splitting the composition into two vivid vignettes that showcase Elongated Man's unsettling elasticity to full effect. Rounding out the package, the "Firestorm Strikes Again!" banner promises a backup feature, making this a generous 50-cent read from DC's early-'80s expanded-page era.