Searching through Flickr…
Justice League, originally uploaded by profundis.
First there’s this great Justice League group (found via The Captain’s JLA Blog).
Johnny Quick, originally uploaded by walkerspace.
And here’s Johnny Quick of the Crime Syndicate, mislabeled as the Flash. He showed up in several photos.
In this battle sequence from Flash v.1 #277 (September 1979), the Flash finds a way to stop the Mirror Master using nothing but a storeroom full of chocolate bars. And no, it’s not a Hostess ad, though it’s around the time those were appearing.
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Keep in mind, that comics are out Thursday this week (at least in the U.S.) due to the Labor Day holiday.
That said, it’s a pretty light week for the Flash, with only Titans and background appearances in Trinity and the collected Invasion! Continue reading
Rumor column Lying in the Gutters seems to think that the upcoming Emergency Stop trade paperback contains the entire Morrison/Millar run on The Flash from 1997. And considering that Amazon is currently quoting a list price of $60(!), I certainly hope so! For that price — heck, even for the discounted price of $37.80 — it ought to be both complete and a hardcover!
It’s still listed as shipping in January, so with any luck we’ll get more solid information in DC’s next round of solicitations.
On a related note, the first real substantive post I made on this blog was a summary of the Morrison/Millar run. I don’t remember what price Amazon was quoting back then.