Best Flash Stories..

[K.B.]

So what are the best flash stories? And I don't mean Johns stuff or any of the Waid/speed force crap...

 

[WompuM]

So what exactly are you looking for then???

 

[TheFalcon]

So what are the best flash stories? And I don't mean Johns stuff or any of the Waid/speed force crap...

There's not much else to choose from. Johns run was great IMO and ,though I haven't read much of it, Waids was good too. Apart from those I guess you only have the really old stories collected in the DC Archive HCs. There are some good JLA and JSA stories that feature Flash, but none that I can remember focus especially on the Flash.

 

[The Question]

Trial of The Flash. Zoom returns and starts wreaking havoc all over the world, his and goal to murder Barry's new girlfriend. Barry fighst Zoom and ends up killing him to stop him, and is arrested for murder. Really good stuff.

 

[Anubis]

Crisis on Infinite Earths I guess.

Born to Run, and the Return of Barry Allen.

If you don't like Johns or Waid's run on the book then I gotta figure you don't care for the character, because that was pretty much the best.

 

[K.B.]

I read the Johns stuff and thats all well and good the Waid stuff I feel is a bit over rated but I am looking for the issues where he breaks zoom's neck.
I just think that there has to be SOME stories out there from the like what, 40+ history of this character that are good and not written by Johns/Waid.

 

[Dope Nose]

Born to Run, and the Return of Barry Allen.

these were what I was going to suggest as well.

 

[Darthphere]

I read the Johns stuff and thats all well and good the Waid stuff I feel is a bit over rated but I am looking for the issues where he breaks zoom's neck.
I just think that there has to be SOME stories out there from the like what, 40+ history of this character that are good and not written by Johns/Waid.

You thought wrong.

 

[Superman: Idols]

I read the Johns stuff and thats all well and good the Waid stuff I feel is a bit over rated but I am looking for the issues where he breaks zoom's neck.
I just think that there has to be SOME stories out there from the like what, 40+ history of this character that are good and not written by Johns/Waid.

To be honest, a lot of the Silver Age stories were flat, and involved needless world-jumping and whatnot. Barry's more interesting as a martyr than an actual character, IMO.

 

[SoulManX]

The Flash Annual #4 (written by Mark Waid; Wally West has entered the Witness Protection Program, but becomes the Flash once again to rescue his super-powered son from his former rogues gallery.)

This one of my favorites.

 

[K.B.]

Cool I'll add it to my list thnaks alot.
See is that so hard folks? lol Now does anyone know the issue numbers of that storyline he breaks Zooms neck in?

 

[Dope Nose]

from http://www.hyperborea.org/flash/

Flash #321 (May 1983): “Hell in the Fast Lane!” Cary Bates
Flash #322 (June 1983): “Burning a Speedster at Both Ends!” Cary Bates
Flash #323 (July 1983): “Run, Flash—Run For Your Wife!” Cary Bates
Flash #324 (August 1983): “The Slayer and the Slain!” Cary Bates

 

[Harlekin]

Flash & Green Lantern: The Brave and the Bold #1-6

Great little mini that focusses on the Barry/Hal friendship.

 

[Brian Braddock]

I'd recommend my favorite Flash story arc 'The Return of Barry Allen', issues #74-79 (1993).

I'd followed the Flash for years (jumped on board during Barry's run, specifically with 'The Trail of the Flash' as The Question mentioned previously, and had been with Wally from the beginning of his series), but this was the arc which really made Wally imo, finally stepping out of Barry's shadow and actually surpassing him as the Flash ( something I never thought he'd be able to do, to be honest).

In the end, it was a great reward to a character who'd been put through so much crap since the beginning of his own series.

Some youngsters wonder why some of us older types are so 'up in arms' about Bart becoming the Flash. Anyone who reads this arc will understand why.