The Flash Chronicles Vol. 2 [Paperback]

John Broome (Author), Carmine Infantino (Illustrator)

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Publication Date: October 5, 2010 | Series: Flash Chronicles (Book 2)

Police scientist Barry Allen stars in this new Chronicles series, collecting his adventures as The Flash chronologically in trade paperback for the first time. In this second volume, Barry Allen's infamous rogues gallery of foes expands with the addition of Gorilla Grodd, the Mirror Master and the Weather Wizard. This volume also features the first appearances of The Flash's sidekick, Kid Flash, as well as the debut of the Elongated Man, hero of the best-selling IDENTITY CRISIS.

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John Broome was one of the most successful character-creators in DC Comics' history, with credits for both Green Lantern and The Flash, alongside Per Degaton, the Elongated Man, and Detective Chimp! Broome retired from comics in 1970, teaching English in Japan until his death in 1999. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics (October 5, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401228844
• ISBN-13: 978-1401228842
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 0.4 x 10.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #558,125 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: The Flash Chronicles Vol. 2 (Paperback)

Flash comics in order of appearance, in color, and on good paper (not thin like original comic, but not stiff and shiny like some other books.) I have Spider Man and Fantastic Four from Marvel in "shiny paper," and I prefer this DC paper. Growing up in Chicago: I liked Superman comics first, then Batman-but not really, and then Superboy, and Action and Adventure, and then came the Flash and Green Lantern. They were different, and they were my favorites for a while-like 3 years, although I would read Superboy, the Justice League, the Atom, but Flash and Green Lantern were what I most looked forward every month when we would get the expected delivery. Chronologically then Spiderman and Fantastic Four changed things. Once we had Spiderman, Fantastic Four, Daredevil and the Marvel world, DC just was not as good. I will just say that I worked at my Father's drug store from the time I was about 10. I made deliveries on a bike for 50 Cents an hour, and any tips that the person I delivered to would give me. To get 15 cents for a tip was almost ok, and a quarter would actually be ok. So imagine-comics were 10 cents, and then 12 cents, and there would be Annuals for 25 cents and it was like 3 issues so it was worth it. But I got to read everything, because my Dad had comics at the Drug Store, and while I sat on a chair waiting for someone to order a delivery of the afternoon paper (7 cents) and a pint of ice cream (35 cents) for a total of 42 cents-literally, I would read. But when I got a little older, I then handled the front cash register-where there would be the candy counter, the cigarettes, the Playboy set aside in a special place where you had to ask, but I got to see those too. As I would stand at the front cash register, I could read all the comics and put them back, I did not have to buy them. I would be working so much, I would have time to read all the comics, and besides all the Superhero comics, that included Archie, and sometimes earlier Caspar, and Hot Stuff, and on a special rack were "Classics Illustrated" which sold for 15 cents when the others were a dime and then 12 cents. They were the classy stuff. But with everythng since 1959-60 I still carry special fondness for Green Lantern first (using his mental powers to do all kinds of incredible things--you should also get the Green Lantern Chronicles) and for Flash second. In Flash comics the writer kept thinking of different things he could do by going fast. It was amazing that they could come up with so many variations with speed. I will be getting further volumes of Flash and Green Lantern Chronicles as they are released. I actually enjoy reading these comics again in the Chronicles. Lots of Fun.