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185June 2002
$2.25; 3.75 CAD

Flash #185

DC · June 2002 · on sale 2002-04-24

Origin: The Thinker1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Flash (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#185
Publication date
June 2002
Key date
2002-06-00
On-sale date
2002-04-24
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$2.25; 3.75 CAD
Pages
40
Barcode
76194120024818511
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: The Thinker.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Brian Bolland; inks: Brian Bolland; colors: Brian Bolland; letters: Todd KleinThe Flash, The Thinker, Wally West
1Crossfire: Part Two of Five: Hide and Seekcomic story22script: Geoff Johns; pencils: Scott Kolins; inks: Doug Hazlewood; colors: James Sinclair, Digital Chameleon; letters: Gaspar SaladinoDr. Michael Amar, Amunet Black, Blacksmith, Captain Cold, Officer Fred Chyre, Clifford Devoe, The Flash, Girder, Michael Holt, Frances Kane, Keith Kenyon, Magenta, Mark Mardon, Evan McCulloch
2-letters page1script: Geoff Johns, Scott Kolins

Plus 16 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07098932222606

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Crossfire
ISBN 1-4012-0195-4		2004On eBay ›
The Flash by Geoff Johns #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-6101-6		2016On eBay ›
The Flash Omnibus by Geoff Johns #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-3391-4		2012On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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