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TITLE:
"The Once and Future Flash"
COVER BLURB:
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DATE:
August 1993 WRITER:
Mark Waid
PENCILLER:
Greg LaRocque
INKER:
Roy Richardson
LETTERER:
Tim Harkins
COLORIST:
Gina Going
ASST.
EDITOR: Ruben Diaz
EDITOR:
Brian Augustyn
COVER:
Ty Templeton
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PRICE: $2.50
QUOTE:
"History tells of several men who bore that fabled name. To
my mind, one led the pack: Barry Allen, who gave his life to save the
world. His was a soul pure and noble. He, of all heroes, deserved in
recompense for his sacrifice a long and prosperous life. The tragedy of
his plight had always moved me." —Eobard Thawne |
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SUMMARY: The Flash faces off against his evil counterpart,
the Reverse Flash, as the shocking story behind the inexplicable return
of Barry Allen is revealed in all of its paradoxical intricacy. Time
traveling in the hopes of meeting his hero, future fanatic Eobard Thawne
was unprepared for the raw power of those destructive currents that
make-up the timestream. The obsessive madman, already possessing the
powers of a speedster and physically altered to resemble his idol,
materialized in the present day only to discover that he is destined to
one day become the scarlet speedster's greatest foe. The knowledge of
his fearful future history was both soul-crushing and psychologically
destructive, and the amnesiac supervillain found himself desperately
adopting a new identity—the identity of the beloved Barry Allen! Now,
aided by the prophetic knowledge bestowed by a memoir transported from
the future, Wally West must defeat this renegade Flash in order to
preserve both the timeline and the reputation of his forerunner. The
young hero refuses help from the likes of Max Mercury, Johnny Quick, and
Green Lantern, insisting that this is a battle he must fight alone. The
ensuing violent, super-speed brawl between the Flash and the Reverse
Flash nearly destroys what is left of the Flash Museum. To defeat the
Reverse Flash, save Central City, and restore the memory of Barry Allen,
however, Wally West must at long last overcome the very fears and
insecurities that have long constricted both his will and his powers!
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