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The Life Story of the Flash #[nn]

DC · 1997 [February 1998] · on sale 1997-12-10

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Series
The Life Story of the Flash (DC, 1997 series)
Issue
#[nn]
Publication date
1997 [February 1998]
Key date
1998-02-00
On-sale date
1997-12-10
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$19.95; 27.95 CAD
Pages
104
Barcode
76194121074200111
ISBN
1-56389-365-7

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Glen Orbik; inks: Glen Orbik; colors: Glen Orbik
1Chapter One: Inherit the Windcomic story5script: Mark Waid, Brian Augustyn; pencils: Gil Kane, Joe Staton; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Lovern Kindzierski, Digital Chameleon; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBarry Allen [Flash]
2Chapter Two: Thunderstruckcomic story8script: Mark Waid, Brian Augustyn; pencils: Gil Kane, Joe Staton; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Lovern Kindzierski, Digital Chameleon; letters: Gaspar SaladinoIris West Allen; Prof. Ira West; Barry Allen [Flash]
3Chapter Three: A Bolt from the Bluecomic story7script: Mark Waid, Brian Augustyn; pencils: Gil Kane, Joe Staton; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Lovern Kindzierski, Digital Chameleon; letters: Gaspar SaladinoIris West Allen; Barry Allen [Flash]
4Chapter Four: Life in the Fast Lanecomic story7script: Mark Waid, Brian Augustyn; pencils: Gil Kane, Joe Staton; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Lovern Kindzierski, Digital Chameleon; letters: Gaspar SaladinoIris West Allen; Flash [Barry Allen]; Martian Manhunter; Aquaman; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Elongated Man; Dexter Myles
5Chapter Five: Lightning Strikes Twicecomic story4script: Mark Waid, Brian Augustyn; pencils: Gil Kane, Joe Staton; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Lovern Kindzierski, Digital Chameleon; letters: Gaspar SaladinoFlash [Barry Allen]; Kid Flash [Wally West]
6Chapter Six: Rogues Gallerycomic story6script: Mark Waid, Brian Augustyn; pencils: Gil Kane, Joe Staton; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Lovern Kindzierski, Digital Chameleon; letters: Gaspar SaladinoFlash [Barry Allen]; Paul Gambi; Captain Cold; Mirror Master; Captain Boomerang; Top; Heat Wave; Trickster; Pied Piper; Mr. Element [also as Dr. Alchemy]; Weather Wizard; Gorilla Grodd; Abra Kadabra; Reverse-Flash [Professor Zoom]
7Chapter Seven: Stolen Thundercomic story6script: Mark Waid, Brian Augustyn; pencils: Gil Kane, Joe Staton; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Lovern Kindzierski, Digital Chameleon; letters: Gaspar SaladinoFlash [Barry Allen]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Garrick; Shade; Fiddler; Thinker
8Chapter Eight: 'Til Death Do Us Partcomic story11script: Mark Waid, Brian Augustyn; pencils: Gil Kane, Joe Staton; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Lovern Kindzierski, Digital Chameleon; letters: Gaspar SaladinoFlash [Barry Allen]; Iris West Allen
9Chapter Nine: Flash Forwardcomic story6script: Mark Waid, Brian Augustyn; pencils: Gil Kane, Joe Staton; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Lovern Kindzierski, Digital Chameleon; letters: Gaspar SaladinoFlash [Barry Allen]; Iris West Allen; Charlie Conwell; Stacy Conwell; Barney Sands; Professor Ira West
10Chapter Ten: Sudden Deathcomic story5script: Mark Waid, Brian Augustyn; pencils: Gil Kane, Joe Staton; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Lovern Kindzierski, Digital Chameleon; letters: Gaspar SaladinoFlash [Barry Allen]; Iris West Allen; Reverse-Flash [Professor Zoom]
11Chapter Eleven: Faster Than Lightcomic story1script: Mark Waid, Brian Augustyn; pencils: Gil Kane, Joe Staton; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Lovern Kindzierski, Digital Chameleon; letters: Gaspar SaladinoIris West Allen
12Chapter Twelve: Running from the Pastcomic story3script: Mark Waid, Brian Augustyn; pencils: Gil Kane, Joe Staton; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Lovern Kindzierski, Digital Chameleon; letters: Gaspar SaladinoFlash [Barry Allen]; Reverse-Flash [Professor Zoom]; Mack Nathan; Troy Nathan; Fiona Webb
13Chapter Thirteen: Swift Justicecomic story4script: Mark Waid, Brian Augustyn; pencils: Gil Kane, Joe Staton; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Lovern Kindzierski, Digital Chameleon; letters: Gaspar SaladinoFlash [Barry Allen]; Reverse-Flash [Professor Zoom]; Fiona Webb
14Chapter Fourteen: The Trial of the Flashcomic story6script: Mark Waid, Brian Augustyn; pencils: Gil Kane, Joe Staton; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Lovern Kindzierski, Digital Chameleon; letters: Gaspar SaladinoFlash [Barry Allen]; Iris West Allen; Fiona Webb; Abra Kadabra
15Chapter Fifteen: The Speed of Lifecomic story3script: Mark Waid, Brian Augustyn; pencils: Gil Kane, Joe Staton; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Lovern Kindzierski, Digital Chameleon; letters: Gaspar SaladinoFlash [Barry Allen]; Iris West Allen
16Chapter Sixteen: Race to Save the Universecomic story4script: Mark Waid, Brian Augustyn; pencils: Gil Kane, Joe Staton; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Lovern Kindzierski, Digital Chameleon; letters: Gaspar SaladinoFlash [Barry Allen]; Iris West Allen; Anti-Monitor; Psycho-Pirate; Kid Flash
17Chapter Seventeen: Carrying the Torchcomic story4script: Mark Waid, Brian Augustyn; pencils: Gil Kane, Joe Staton; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Lovern Kindzierski, Digital Chameleon; letters: Gaspar SaladinoIris West Allen; Tornado Twins [Don Allen; Dawn Allen]; XS; Impulse [also as Kid Flash]; Max Mercury; Flash [Wally West]; Jesse Quick; Future Flashes
18Epiloguecomic story2script: Mark Waid, Brian Augustyn; pencils: Gil Kane, Joe Staton; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Lovern Kindzierski, Digital Chameleon; letters: Gaspar SaladinoFlash [Barry Allen]; Iris West Allen; Flash [Wally West]; Impulse

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