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Cover: Carmine Infantino & Joe Kubert

The Flash Archives #1

Aug 1996 · DC · 49.95 USD; 70.95 CAD
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“The Rival Flash!”
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This hardcover volume kicks off DC's Archive Editions series for the Scarlet Speedster, collecting the earliest adventures of the Golden Age Flash from Flash Comics #1-17 and All-Flash #1. Featuring the original Jay Garrick as the Fastest Man Alive, these stories from 1940-1941 showcase the creative work of writer Gardner Fox and artist Everett E. Hibbard, establishing the mythos of the speedster hero.

In "The Rival Flash!", the Flash squares off against Captain Cold, a villain who uses a cold-gun to freeze objects and craft deceptive mirages. With Carmine Infantino’s dynamic art and John Broome’s sharp scripting, this 1996 Flash Archives issue delivers a classic showdown where speed meets cunning—only the Flash’s keen mind can cut through the frosty illusions. Cover by Carmine Infantino and Joe Kubert captures the tension in bold, timeless style.

writer John Broome · artist Carmine Infantino · inker Frank Giacoia · colorist Tom McCraw · colorist Rick Taylor · cover Carmine Infantino, Joe Kubert

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colorist Tom McCraw
colorist Rick Taylor
cover pencils Carmine Infantino
cover inks Joe Kubert

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Flash faces off against Captain Cold, who commits crimes by using a cold-gun to freeze things and create mirages. But once Flash figures out what Captain cold can do, he ignores the mirages and takes the villain in.

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