Showcase Vol 1 4
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I wonder what it would really be like -- to be the fastest man on earth? 
- -- Barry Allen
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Appearing in "Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt!"
Featured Characters:
- The Flash (Barry Allen) (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Iris West (First appearance)
Villains:
- Turtle Man (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Flash (Jay Garrick) (Cameo)
Locations:
- Central City (First appearance)
- Central City Police Department Scientific Detection Bureau (First appearance)
Items:
- Flash's Costume Ring (First appearance)
- Flash Comics #13
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt!"
The story introduces readers to Barry Allen, a police scientist who one day is doused with chemicals that are struck by lightening. Barry soon finds that he has been endowed with super-speed, and so creates a costume (which contracts and hides in his ring) and takes on the name of his favorite comic book character: The Flash.
In his first mission as the Flash, Barry goes after the criminal known as the Turtle Man, dubbed the worlds slowest man. The Turtle Man tries to rob a bank, however he is ultimately thwarted by the Flash, who has troubles catching him at first because his super-speed would work against him while going up against the worlds slowest man. Ultimately, the Flash captures his opponent and turns him over to the police.
Appearing in "The Man Who Broke the Time Barrier!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- None
Villains:
- Mazdan (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Henry Brown (Single appearance)
Locations:
Items:
- None
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "The Man Who Broke the Time Barrier!"
When a series of items begin vanishing from peoples possession, Barry Allen becomes involved as the Flash when a beaker he's experimenting with vanishes as well. Tracking down the culprit puts Barry up against Mazdan, a criminal from the future who was supposed to be sent to the 50th Century to serve his sentence on a desolate Earth, but was sent to the past by mistake instead.
Able to avoid Mazdan's weapon, Flash captures the crook, however he manages to break out of prison using his superior scientific knowledge. Catching up with Mazdan again, the Flash tries to capture him again, but stops when Mazdan petitions the Flash to allow him to return to his own time. Instead of allowing him to go in his own time capsule, the Flash instead breaks the time barrier by running at super speed, and turns Mazdan over to the authorities in the future, who send Mazdan to the correct era to serve out his punishment. The Flash then returns to his own time and resumes his civilian life once more.
Notes
- This issue is usually cited as the beginning of the Silver Age.
- First appearance of the Earth-One Flash, Barry Allen.
- While referred to as a fictional comic book character, the original Flash, would later be retconned as living in a parallel universe dubbed Earth-Two, and both men would meet later on.
- This issue is reprinted in Flash Archives, Volume 1 and Flash Chronicles, Volume 1.
Trivia
- No trivia.
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Recommended Reading
Links and References
- Flash (comics) at Wikipedia.org
- Flash Official Website
- Flash: Those Who Ride the Lightning
- Flash Index at Crimson Lightning
- Flash at TV Tropes
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