| Unofficial Flash: Iron Heights Index |
FLASH: IRON HEIGHTS
Cover Date: 2001
Cover Price: $5.95
Cover Credits:
Pencils: Ethan Van Sciver (Signed)
Inks: Prentis Rollins (signed)
Colors: Chris Chuckry
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Credits:
| Story | Geoff Johns |
| Pencils | Ethan Van Sciver |
| Inks | Prentis Rollins |
| Lettering | John Costanza |
| Colors | Chris Chuckry |
| Editing | Joey Cavalieri |
Feature Character(s):
- Flash III (last in World's Finest: Our Worlds at War #1; next in Flash Vol. 2 #177)
Supporting Character(s):
- Fred Chyre (in flashback to nine years ago following flashback in Flash: Rebirth #1 and preceding Flash Vol. 2 #170)
- Flash I (last in Impulse #78; next in JSA #29)
- Piper (in between Flash Vol. 2 #174 and #178)
- Gregory Wolfe (first appearance; warden of Iron Heights; next in Flash Vol. 2 #178)
- Linda Park-West (last in Flash: Our Worlds at War #1; next in Flash Secret Files #3)
- Jared Morillo (in between Flash Vol. 2 #176 and #177)
- Tina McGee (in between Flash Vol. 2 #142 and #177)
- Jerry McGee (in between Flash Vol. 2 #142 and #177; behind the scenes)
Villain(s):
- Murmur (first appearance; also in flashback to nine years ago preceding main story; next in Flash Secret Files #3)
- Weather Wizard (last in Flash Vol. 2 #176; next in Adventures of Superman #596)
- Girder (first appearance; last in flashback in Flash Vol. 2 #190; next in Flash Secret Files #3)
- Magenta (last in Flash Vol. 2 #173; next in Flash Secret Files #3)
- Blacksmith (first appearance; unnamed in this story; next in Flash Secret Files #3)
- Fallout (first appearance; next in Flash Vol. 2 #180)
- Cicada (in between Flash Vol. 2 #173 and #180)
- Doctor Alchemy (last in Flash Secret Files #2; next in Flash Vol. 2 #192)
- Tar Pit (in between Flash Vol. 2 #174 and #192)
- Double Down (first appearance; next in Flash Vol. 2 #192)
- Plunder (in between Flash Vol. 2 #167 and #177)
- Mirror Master III (in between Flash Vol. 2 #176 and #177)
Other Character(s):
- Joe Jackam (first appearance; in flashback to nine years ago)
- Judge Cobelli (first appearance; in flashback to nine years ago)
- Barry Allen (in flashback to nine years ago following ??? and preceding ???)
- Mr. Cossi (a defense attorney; first appearance; in flashback to nine years ago)
- Reiches (first appearance; a guard at Iron Heights; dies)
Comment(s):
- A flashback precedes the main story in which Fred Chyre and Joe Jackam catch the murderous Murmur, who is sentenced to death for his many and horrible crimes.
Synopsis: - Piper returns to Wally and Linda's life as the Weather Wizard is transferred to Iron Heights penitentiary. Here he meets the vicious warder, Gregory Wolfe, and learns that life is harsh and cruel for costumed villains here. Shortly after his arrival, the prison goes into lock-down, as prisoners and guards begin to die of a nasty virus nicknamed Frenzy. The Flash and Piper volunteer to break into Iron Heights and find a sample, while Jay Garrick works with the science-types.
- Flash and Piper discover hellish conditions inside the metahuman area of the prison, the Pipeline, though none of the villains there have been infected with the virus. They discover that Murmur is behind the virus outbreak, but in discovering this, a breakout of rogues is started. They find that the virus was spread by the prison's water system (the Rogues aren't given fresh water) and that Murmur's blood may hold some of the cure. Exposed to the virus himself, Flash races to the science lab and tells Jay about his discoveries at superspeed. A vaccine is duly prepared and the rest of the prison population (not to mention the city) spared.
- Later, Linda tells Wally that she's quit her job in order that it doesn't conflict with his activities, and Murmur commits a murder before being drafted into a new Rogues Gallery.