The Flash #299

The Flash finds himself caught between two vivid threats on Carmine Infantino and Dick Giordano's striking cover: a massive shadowy figure called the Black Plague looms over our scarlet hero while the rainbow-costumed Rainbow Raider closes in, with the Shade lurking ominously in the background. It's a wonderfully layered image that packs three distinct villains into one tense confrontation, making clear that Barry Allen has his hands very full this July 1981 issue. Cary Bates scripts the main story — "A Stab in the Black!" — with interior art by Carmine Infantino, and there's even a bonus Firestorm thriller to round out the package.