Cover: Carmine Infantino & Bob Smith

The Flash #301

Sep 1981 · DC · 0.50 USD

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“...And the Beat Goes Off!”

In "And the Beat Goes Off!", the Flash faces off against a mysterious criminal mastermind who's using four robotic doppelgängers to pull off a string of high-speed heists. With the help of a clever clue hidden in a Twinkie wrapper, the Fastest Man Alive races to outwit the villain before the city's next crime wave hits. Written by Bob Rozakis and brought to life by Curt Swan’s dynamic art, with inks by Vince Colletta and letters by Ben Oda, this 1981 classic captures the Flash at his most inventive. The cover, by Carmine Infantino and Bob Smith, perfectly captures the issue’s playful yet urgent tone.

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writer Cary Bates · artist Carmine Infantino · inker Bob Smith · colorist Gene D'Angelo · letterer Ben Oda · cover Carmine Infantino, Bob Smith

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Full credits

writer Cary Bates

artist Carmine Infantino

inker Bob Smith

colorist Gene D'Angelo

letterer Ben Oda

cover pencils Carmine Infantino

cover inks Bob Smith

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The Robot Master commands four robot duplicates of himself to commit crimes, but Wonder Woman knows that since only the human will be unable to resist Twinkies, she can catch him.

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