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FLASH SPECIAL #1
Cover Date: 1990
Cover Price: $2.95
Cover Credits:
Art: Joe Kubert (signed)
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Credits:
| Story | Mark Waid |
| Pencils | Mike Parobeck |
| Inks | José Marzan, Jr. |
| Lettering | Tim Harkins |
| Colors | Glenn Whitmore |
| Editing | Brian Augustyn |
Feature Character(s):
- John Fox (first appearance; a historian from 2645 AD Central City; becomes the Flash of the 27th Century; next in flashback in Flash Vol. 2 #115)
Supporting Character(s):
- Kim Fryer (first appearance; a reporter for Spectrum News in 2645, John Fox's girlfriend)
- Vidar (first appearance; a time travel scientist in 2645, possibly an ancestor of Rond Vidar; dies)
- Mytre (first appearance; a time travel scientist in 2645; dies)
Villain(s):
- Manfred Mota (first appearance)
Comment(s):
- John Fox is named for the primary writers of the Golden (and Silver) Age Flash, Gardner Fox and John Broome.
- The first two pages of this story is a framing sequence for the stories of this issue, concluding in the last 14 pages of this story.
- In 2645, the National Acadamy of Science is located in Central City.
Credits:
| Story | Len Strazewski |
| Pencils | Irv Novick |
| Inks | Dick Giordano |
| Lettering | Albert De Guzman |
| Colors | Glenn Whitmore |
| Editing | Brian Augustyn |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Atom Smasher (Manfred Mota; first actual chronological appearance; an atomic researcher at Garrick Labs; next in the following story)
- Sam (first appearance; a janitor at Garrick Labs, also an industrial spy and thief)
Other Character(s):
- J. Edgar Hoover
- Elliot Sherman (first actual appearance; one of Jay's former classmates, pulled him to safety after finding him unconscious in Flash Comics #1)
- John Fox (time travels from 2645; appears next in the next story)
Comment(s):
- The supposed date this story was to have taken place, 1945, does not fit well with Jay's chronology. A better date would probably be in 1950, after the end of his appearances in All-Star Comics. Another clue is the movie marquee for "A Double Life", released in 1948.
Credits:
| Story | Gerard Jones |
| Pencils | Carmine Infantino |
| Inks | Joseph Rubinstein |
| Lettering | Gaspar Saladino |
| Colors | Glenn Whitmore |
| Editing | Brian Augustyn |
Feature Character(s):
- Flash II (in between Flash Vol. 1 #124/2 and #125)
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Professor Fallout (Manfred Mota; released from prison and takes a new identity; next in the following story)
Other Character(s):
- John Fox (time travels from the last story; appears next in the next story)
Comment(s):
- Chronological placement of this story is not available at this time; however, Barry and Iris are not married yet and he is perfecting the Cosmic Treadmill.
Credits:
| Story | William Messner-Loebs |
| Pencils | Grant Miehm |
| Inks | Tim Dzon |
| Lettering | Albert De Guzman |
| Colors | Glenn Whitmore |
| Editing | Brian Augustyn |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Manfred Mota (released from prison and takes a new identity; next in the following story)
- Chuck and Roger (first appearance; only members of his old gang left; one dies)
Other Character(s):
- John Fox (time travels from the last story; appears next in the conclusion of the first story)
- Nadine Calhoon (first appearance; a "friend" of Manfred Mota)
- Dr. Carlotta Moreau (first appearance; plant supervisor of the Elysian Fields Nuclear Facility)
- Dr. Ronald Fisher (first appearance; a former scientist at Elyian Fields, now a bartender)
Comment(s):
- Chronological placement of this story is not available at this time.