Though these issues were published in the late 1960s, the foundation of the Flash television show on the CW begins here.
The face changing abilities of the Reverse Flash began during this time period. The Rogues massively team-up for the first time ever! The marriage of Barry and Iris and her statement that she too is the Flash because of the bonds of matrimony happens here! The Flying Samuroids, Barry's creation of ultra cool tech, and so many more things that occurs in the live action series got it's roots in the books collected in this volume.
There's also some really great stories that the producers of the Flash have yet to integrate from the late 60s. The futuristic magician Abra Kadabra needs to go back in time to 2018. And how fun would it be that Barry Allen breaks the multiverse winding up on Earth Prime where's he only a comic book character! And he needs Geoff Johns and Greg Berlanti to help him find a way home.
There's several masterminds behind these amazing idea, but the best are John Broome and Gardner Fox! They brought such a creativity to DC Comics that has been missing for quite some time. Plus it helps that the amazing Carmine Infantino, aided by Joe Giella, is on hand to draw these stories in such a way that for the time these books were originally hitting stands, were rivaling Jack Kirby!
Infantino’s run came to an end during this period. His predecessors of Ross Andru and Mike Esposito did a bang up job but it wasn't quite the same.
I devoured this volume with both glee and a touch of sadness. This is the last Showcase Presents volume by DC except for a very hard to find out of print book titled The Trail of the Flash. So if I am going to fill in my gap of Flash books from about 1968-1985, it will probably be thanks to back issues. I've got a feeling it's not going to be cheap.
Worth Consuming!
Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.
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