The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #1 is an issue of the series The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive (Volume 1) with a cover date of August, 2006. It was published on June 21, 2006.
Synopsis for "Lightning in a Bottle, Part One: Flashback"
A man wearing a ski mask crashes a rig into two government vehicles carrying explosives. Jay Garrick arrives on the scene to minimize the damage and learns that the rig was remote controlled.
Bart Allen's roommate, Griffin Grey, awakens him from a dream about his Flash heritage. They go to work at Keystone Motors, where they must walk through a picket line in front of the factory. The company had recently laid off many workers, including the 24-year veteran Luke Thatcher, in favor of high-tech robotics.
At S.T.A.R. Labs, Tina McGee and her intern Valerie Perez discuss Bart and his unwillingness to discuss his powers with them.
Griffin takes Bart out to a club and attempts to show him how to pick up girls. Meanwhile, at Keystone Motors, the strikers are informed that the company was willing to renegotiate. Thatcher is unimpressed and walks over to his car, revealing a ski mask and explosives.
Bart awakens from another dream when Valerie comes over to his apartment to ask him in person about his connection to the Speed Force. He continues to shrug her off.
Later that day, at work, Bart and Griffin are caught in a massive explosion caused by Thatcher. Bart manages to call on the Speed Force, but finds himself out of control and unable to help his friend. Fortunately, Jay arrives on the scene to pull Griffin to safety.
Appearing in "Lightning in a Bottle, Part One: Flashback"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Jay Garrick
- Griffin Grey (First appearance)
- Valerie Perez (First appearance)
- Tina McGee
Antagonists:
- Luke Thatcher (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Joan Garrick (In dream sequence only)
- Wally West (In dream sequence only)
- Barry Allen (In dream sequence only)
- Heat Wave (In dream sequence only)
- Captain Boomerang (Digger Harkness) (In dream sequence only)
- Professor Zoom (In dream sequence only)
- Captain Cold (In dream sequence only)
- Trickster (James Jesse) (In dream sequence only)
- Gorilla Grodd (In dream sequence only)
- Weather Wizard (In dream sequence only)
- Mirror Master (Sam Scudder) (In dream sequence only)
- Iris Allen (In dream sequence only)
- Don Allen (In dream sequence only)
- Meloni Thawne (In dream sequence only)
- Dawn Allen (In dream sequence only)
- Black Flash (In dream sequence only)
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Notes
- This issue is reprinted in The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive: Lightning in a Bottle and The Flash: A Celebration of 75 Years.
See Also
- Cover gallery for the The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive series
- Images from The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive Vol 1 1