Category Archives: Annotations

Annotations: Super-Team Family #15, Part Three – “A Hell of Giants!”

Welcome to the latest installment in our series of annotations of classic DC Comics stories starring the Flash!

We’re taking a break from The Trial of the Flash to look at Super-Team Family #15 (December 1977), written by Gerry Conway and featuring a team-up between Flash and The New Gods!  This book contains major unheralded moments in the history of both franchises, as well as foundations for future stories that would go untold.  Links to artwork and research are included throughout this post.  For previous annotations, including Part One and Two of this issue, click here!  Now, on to Chapter Three: “A Hell of Giants!”

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Annotations: Super-Team Family #15, “The Gulliver Effect!” – Part Two

Welcome to the latest installment in our series of annotations of classic DC Comics stories starring the Flash!

We’re taking a break from The Trial of the Flash to look at Super-Team Family #15 (December 1977), written by Gerry Conway and featuring a team-up between Flash and The New Gods!  This book contains major unheralded moments in the history of both franchises, as well as foundations for future stories that would go untold.  Links to artwork and research are included throughout this post.  For previous annotations, including Part One of this issue, click here!  Now, on to Chapter Two: “Death Quest”!

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Annotations: Super-Team Family #15, “The Gulliver Effect!” – Part One

Welcome to the latest installment in our series of annotations of classic DC Comics stories starring the Flash!

We’re taking a break from The Trial of the Flash to look at Super-Team Family #15 (December 1977), written by Gerry Conway and featuring a team-up between Flash and The New Gods!  This book contains major unheralded moments in the history of both Flash and The New Gods, as well as foundations for future stories that would go untold.  Links to artwork and research are included throughout this post.  For previous annotations, click here!

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Annotations: The Trial of the Flash, #331 – “Dead Heat!”

Welcome to the latest installment in our annotations of the collected edition of The Trial of the Flash!  We analyzed related stories leading up to the summer 2011 release of Showcase Presents: The Trial of the Flash.  In addition, we interviewed author Cary Bates about the buildup and the Trial itself, plus showed you what wasn’t included in the collection.

Links to artwork and research are included throughout this post.  For legal analysis of the story by Bob Ingersoll, go here.  For this issue’s corresponding Tom vs. The Flash podcast, go here!

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Annotations: The Trial of the Flash, #330 – “Beware the Land of Grodd!”

Welcome to the latest installment in our annotations of the collected edition of The Trial of the Flash!  We’ve analyzed related stories leading up to the summer 2011 release of Showcase Presents: The Trial of the Flash.  In addition, we’ve interviewed author Cary Bates about the buildup and the Trial itself, plus shown you what wasn’t included in the collection.

Links to artwork and research are included throughout this post.  For legal analysis of the story, something I will not attempt, go here.  For this issue’s corresponding Tom vs. The Flash podcast, go here!

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Annotations: The Trial of the Flash, #s 328 & 329 – “What is the Sinister Secret of…Simian & Son”

Welcome to the latest installment in our annotations of the collected edition of The Trial of the Flash!  We’ve broken-down related stories leading up to the recent release of Showcase Presents: The Trial of the Flash.  In addition, we interviewed author Cary Bates about the buildup and the Trial itself, plus showed you what wasn’t included in the collection.  For annotations to previous issues, click here.

Links to artwork and research are included throughout this post.  For legal analysis of the story, something I will not attempt, go here.  For this issue’s corresponding Tom vs. The Flash podcast, go here!

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