Plot
Collects: Flash Comics (1940) #104 The Flash (1959) #105-108, Showcase (1956) #4-8-13-14
In the late 1950s, DC introduced a new version of the Flash, paving the way for a major super hero revival. These are the fast-paced adventures that introduced Barry Allen to a generation of readers. While working in his lab, police scientist Barry Allen was struck by lightning at the exact same time that he became doused in chemicals. But instead of scarring him or taking his life, this freak accident gave him a new one, as the Flash, the fastest man alive. Relive the scarlet speedster's earliest adventures and learn the origins of one of DC's classic heroes.