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“Fast Money” continues! Wally West’s family and allies take sides as he weighs an opportunity to profit from his powers at the risk of the precious Flash legacy. Meanwhile, the increasingly powerful media-villain Spin molds intangible mass anxiety into solid unstoppable force against the Flash!

April 16, 2008. Written by Tom Peyer; Art and Cover by Freddie Williams II

The Titans hunt continues as all known Titans are being stalked and attacked! Can Nightwing, Beast Boy, Raven, Cyborg, Starfire, Red Arrow, and Donna Troy survive long enough to discover the identity of their mysterious foe?

May 14, 2008. Written by Judd Winick. Art and Cover by Joe Benitez and Victor Llamas.

Continuing the exploration of the Teen Titans’ origins! Kid Flash has wanted to be in the spotlight and be the leader, and now with Robin on a mission for Batman, Wally West has his chance. Poor Teen Titans. They might not survive!

April 30, 2008. Written by Amy Wolfram; Art by Karl Kerschl & Serge Lapointe; Cover by Kerschl.

The Flash has not been answering his JLA signal, so now he has to answer to Wonder Woman! But first they have to survive an attack by the Queen Bee and her new drones from the H.I.V.E in a story that only superstar artist Ethan Van Sciver (Green Lantern: Rebirth) could bring to life!

April 23, 2008. Written by Dwayne McDuffie. Art and cover by Ethan Van Sciver.

The fate of the Tangent Joker is revealed! And Green Lanterns from not one, but two worlds will be needed to shed light on the Tangent Superman’s path to dictatorship. Meanwhile, the Tangent world’s deadliest fighter risks her life to free her most powerful ally!

April 16, 2008. Written by Dan Jurgens & Ron Marz. Art by Jamal Igle & Victor Llamas. Cover by Carlos Pacheco & Jesus Merino.

It’s all been leading up to this: Half of the DC Universe vs. Megistus! Superman, Supergirl, Green Lantern, Flash and a host of others fight to stop the alchemist pulling the strings since the beginning of the series. But will the combined powers of these heroes be enough to stop what has already begun?

April 16, 2008. Written by Mark Waid. Art by Jerry Ordway & Bob Wiacek. Cover by George Pérez.

Primate fear! Estranged from Jay Garrick, the Flash is brutally double-teamed by the return of the one foe able to outdo Spin’s psychic rampage with one of his own—Grodd! Meanwhile, a lowlife strikeforce, one with strangely cosmic trappings, targets the twins’ fantastically developing powers! Four generations of the Flash legacy anchor this special issue!

May 21, 2008. Written by Tom Peyer; Art and Cover by Freddie Williams II

Batman and Jay Garrick stand against an android samurai with a bad attitude!

May 21, 2008. Written by Mark Waid. Art by Jerry Ordway. Cover by Ordway & Bob Wiacek.

Witness Mongul’s greatest moments in this 80-page Special collecting stories from The Flash v.2 #102, Superman #32 and Showcase ’95 #7–8!

May 21, 2008. Written by Roger Stern, Mark Waid, Michael Jan Friedman and Peter J. Tomasi; Art by Oscar Jimenez, José Marzán Jr, Kerry Gammill, Dennis Janke and others; Cover by Ryan Sook.

Ever since the Tangent Superman rebuilt the world’s power structure, the super-secret agency known as Nightwing has been biding their time, waiting to strike back. Now that the DCU’s Green Lantern and Flash have joined the Tangent Green Lantern and Flash, the stage has been set for Nightwing’s return!

May 21, 2008. Written by Dan Jurgens & Ron Marz. Art by Joe Benitez & Victor Llamas. Cover by Carlos Pacheco & Jesus Merino.

Continuing the origin of the team, Wonder Girl and Speedy go out on a first date that ends in tragedy!

May 28, 2008. Written by Amy Wolfram; Art and Cover by Karl Kerschl & Serge Lapointe.

A tidal wave of psychic terror sends Keystone’s citizenry on a superpowered looting spree at the Flash Museum—and The Flash is forced to relive painful memories while defending it!

June 18, 2008. Written by Tom Peyer; Art and Cover by Freddie Williams II

Bouncing Boy and Triplicate Girl finally get their second date, but the trend of nothing ever going as Chuck plans continues when they get hopelessly lost in virtual reality...with a fast-talking, impulsive brat named Bart as their guide! Can they put their differences aside to stop a virtual threat that gets very real, threatening the existence of New Metropolis?

June 11, 2008. Written by Jake Black. Art by Robert Atkins & Rick Ketcham. Cover by Alexander Serra.

Random hook-ups, internal fighting, envy...what’s going on with Nightwing, Starfire, Flash, Beast Boy, Raven, Donna and Red Arrow? Can this team get their act together before their mysterious foes reveal themselves?

June 11, 2008. Written by Judd Winick. Art and Cover by Joe Benitez and Victor Llamas.

More than 500 pages of high-speed adventure, collected from the pages of The Flash #120–The Flash #140! Pre-order from Amazon.com

June 18, 2008. 552 pages, black and white. Written by John Broome and Gardner Fox; Art by Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella and Murphy Anderson; Cover by Infantino and Anderson.

See Also: Silver-Age Reprints.

The Tangent Earth’s Superman has taken over his world and made it a safer place, unless someone crosses him! The DCU’s Green Lantern and the Flash are in deep trouble, and getting back to their Earth may only make things worse!

June 18, 2008. Written by Dan Jurgens & Ron Marz. Art by Jamal Igle, Robin Riggs and Fernando Pararin. Cover by Matt Haley & Tom Simmons

The origin of the Teen Titans concludes with the return of Antithesis! How will the Titans defeat this monster as it exploits all their weaknesses and fears?

June 25, 2008. Written by Amy Wolfram; Art and Cover by Karl Kerschl & Serge Lapointe.

Collecting more of DC’s Tangent titles, including Tangent Comics: Superman, Wonder Woman, Joker’s Wild, JLA, Tales of the Green Lantern, Powergirl, Nightwing: Nightforce and Trials of the Flash.

June 25, 2008. Written by Mark Millar, Peter David, Ron Marz, Dan Jurgens and others; Art by Darryl Banks, J.H. Williams III, Ryan Sook and others; Cover by Jurgens.

The Flash takes the twins to Gorilla City on their first international mission, and the round-the-world trip becomes an adventure in itself! Plus, the upheavals at Keystone News result in a huge discovery—one that could blow the Wests’ cover for good!

July 16, 2008. Written by Tom Peyer; Art and Cover by Freddie Williams II

The critically-acclaimed Flash team of writer Geoff Johns and artist Scott Kolins reunites for a tale of villainy and twisted justice tying in to Final Crisis! Captain Cold and the Rogues were accessories to the murder of Bart Allen. They’ve become what they never set out to be—wanted! Wanted by the good guys, by former Rogue Pied Piper, and by the Secret Society of Super-Villains. But just as they try to disappear underground, good, old-fashioned revenge yanks them back. And where is the Flash during all of this? It’s a Crisis—take a guess.

This was originally announced as Flash: Rogues’ Revenge, a 6-part mini-series. In April, DC announced that the title had been changed to Final Crisis: Rogues’ Revenge, and would be released as 3 oversized issues instead of 6 regular-length issues.

Newsarama has two good interviews with the creators: One following the initial announcement, and one on its refactoring as a Final Crisis tie-in.

July 16, 2008. Written by Geoff Johns. Two covers and art by Scott Kolins

Wally West returns to active duty as the Flash—with the addition of his two children—in this amazing hardcover collecting The Flash #231–237, guest-starring the Justice League! What’s his dark, dark family secret—the one that’s helping him keep the peace in Keystone? This volume also includes “The Fast Life,” by Mark Waid, John Rogers and Doug Braithwaite—the compelling tale of the West family’s life on a Flash-friendly alien world.

July 30, 2008. Written by Mark Waid, John Rogers and Keith Champagne; Art by Daniel Acuña, Freddie Williams II and Doug Braithwaite; Cover by Acuña.

The super-popular future Titans arrive in our present time in this story collecting Teen Titans #50–54, and they—ve already taken out the Justice League. What crucial historical event are they here to stop—or contribute to! This also includes Bart Allen’s wake, as the Titans pay their respects to their fallen comrade.

July 2, 2008. Written by Geoff Johns, Sean McKeever, Marv Wolfman and Todd Dezago; Art by Alé Garza, Randy Green, Mike McKone, George Pérez and others; Cover by McKone.

Batman missing in action! Superman immobilized! Green Lantern on trial for his life! A shadow is falling across Earth’s super heroes—and now it’s Wonder Woman’s turn to face the Evil Gods! What bizarre warning from beyond awaits Frankenstein, The Question and the agents of S.H.A.D.E. in the shadows of the Dark Side Club? What grim fate lies in store for The Human Flame? What happens when the Anti-Life Equation hits the internet? Can the Fastest Men Alive outrun The Black Racer—Death himself? And who are the Justifiers? The answers are all here as the unstoppable rise of evil continues in Final Crisis #3 by Grant Morrison and J.G. Jones.

July 30, 2008. Written by Grant Morrison. Art and covers by J.G. Jones

The conclusion of the team’s first adventure features the return of their deadliest foe and the sacrifice of one of the Titans! Will the Sons of Trigon live up to their father’s expectations?

July 9, 2008. Written by Judd Winick. Art by Joe Benitez and Victor Llamas. Cover by Ian Churchill and Norm Rapmund.

A hero falls! Now, the remaining forces for good from both the Tangent and DCU Earths are forced to go deeper underground. Also, the secret power behind the Tangent Superman’s throne is revealed!

July 16, 2008. Written by Dan Jurgens and Ron Marz; Art by Jamal Igle and Robin Riggs; Cover by Brad Walker and Livesay.

The Flash Companion details the publication histories of the four heroes who have individually earned the right to be declared DC Comics’ “Fastest Man Alive”: Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, Wally West, and Bart Allen.

With articles about legendary creators Shelly Mayer, Gardner Fox, E.E. Hibbard, Julius Schwartz, Robert Kanigher, John Broome, Ross Andru, Irv Novick and all new interviews of Harry Lampert, Carmine Infantino, Cary Bates, Alex Saviuk, Mike W. Barr, Marv Wolfman, Mike Baron, Jackson Guice, Mark Waid, Scott Kolins, among others, The Flash Companion recounts the scarlet speedster’s evolution from the Golden Age to the 21st century.

Also featured are “lost covers,” never before published commission pieces by Flash artists throughout the decades, a Rogues Gallery detailing The Flash’s most famous foes (including 3 profiles by the author of this website) a tribute to late artist Mike Wieringo by Mark Waid, a look at the speedster’s 1990s TV show, and “Flash facts” detailing pivotal moments in Flash history.

July 2008, TwoMorrows Publishing. Written by Keith Dallas. Cover by Don Kramer (Detective Comics, JSA) with colors by Moose Baumann (Green Lantern). Description taken from TwoMorrows’ catalog listing.
Available for pre-order from Amazon.

The Flash races into adventure in this incredible new edition of a classic trade paperback collecting The Flash #170–176, plus stories from The Flash Secret Files and Iron Heights, written by Geoff Johns! Featuring art by fan-favorites Ethan Van Sciver (Green Lantern), Scott Kolins (Beyond) and more! (These stories introduced Cicada, Tar Pit, Officers Morillo and Chyre, Rogue Profiler Hunter Zolomon—later to become Zoom—and a host of new Rogues.)

February 20, 2008. Written by Geoff Johns; Cover by Brian Bolland; Art by Scott Kolins, Ethan Van Sciver, Prentis Rollins and others.

Collecting the debut story arc by superstar comics writer Geoff Johns from The Flash #164–169! Wally West finds himself without his super speed in a darker, mirror version of Keystone City. Can a powerless Flash defeat Captain Cold and Mirror Master to save the city he loves?

Written by Geoff Johns, art by Angel Unzueta & Doug Hazlewood. Cover by Brian Bolland.

Collects The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #7–13 and a story from the DC Infinite Holiday Special #1. In this volume, Bart must battle his dark twin, Inertia, who is intent on outracing his nemesis at any cost. Plus, the Rogues are back, determined to end the legacy of the Flash.

Written by Danny Bilson & Paul DeMeo, Marc Guggenheim, and Ian Boothby. Art by Ron Adrian, Art Thibert, Paco Diaz, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Tony Daniel, Rob Lea, Alex Lei and Lorenzo Ruggiero.

Over 500 pages of classic adventures are included in this value-priced volume! The Fastest Man Alive stars in these fantastic tales from late 1950s and into the 1960s! This collection features The Flash in battle against the Mirror Master, the Trickster, Captain Cold and many other villains!

Collecting the finest Flash tales of all time! This fast-paced volume finds The Flashes locked in battle against their greatest foes, including Gorilla Grodd, The Reverse Flash and many others. Collects stories from Flash Comics #86 and 104, The Flash #123, 155, 165 and 179, DC Special Series #11 (a.k.a. the Flash Spectacular 1978) and Flash (second series) #91.

Collecting more of DC’s Tangent titles, presenting a group of strange new heroes with very familiar names! This volume includes Tangent Comics: Joker, Nightwing, Batman, Secret Six (featuring the Tangent Flash), and Doom Patrol. (The Flash’s first solo story appears in Tangent Comics Volume 1.)