As a kid, I wasn't the biggest Flash fan. No conflict. He was almost like Superman. If he could move that fast, how could he ever be defeated? Wouldn't he always beat the bad guy to the punch? But I must have liked him enough to buy these 5 comics at the time. Maybe it was the covers that got me. The covers are exciting and intriguing, typical of a Julius Schwartz edited book. And the Flash conflict dilemma is solved by having the villains turn Flash's speed against him. Except for issue 224, where Flash fails to save a politican from assasination because he TRIPS! Overall the stories are rushed. At this time, each DC comics actually had a complete story with an actual plot. Trying to cram both a Flash and a Green Lantern story into each issue leads to hurried resolution.
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221- Mar Apr 1973 Time Schedule for Disaster --Story: J. David Warner and Cary Bates , Art-Irv Novick & Frank McLaughlin, Edit: Julie Schwartz. villain named Cipher (looks like Batman's disguise of Snaps Malone). Cipher has figured out how to Ciphon off Flash's vibrations into a "Vibra Gun", which he uses to shoot open safes.
Green Lantern- Death Threat on Titan, by Denny o'nell, dick Giordano, and Julie Schwartz. Green Lantern requests full use of his powers to be returnded by the Guardians,
222- Full length story involving both Flash and Green Lantern--Cary Bates, Irv Novick, Frank Mclaughlin and Dick Giordano, Julie Schwartz--Weather Wizard and Sinestro. Once again, Flash's speed used against him!
223 Make way for the Speed Demons- Dr. Light, for the 3rd issue in a row (!) Flash's speed is being used for evil by the villain
224 The Fastest Man Dead -Cary Bates, Irv Novick and Dick Giordano, Julie Schwartz. Green Lantern- Yellow is a Dirty Little Color Denny O'Neil, Dick giordano, Julieus Schwartz Flash fails to save politican freind from assasination because he trips! Cover is misleading.
230 Fury of the Fire Demon, Cary Bates, Irv Novick, Frank Mclaughlin and Dick Giordano, Julie Schwartz-, featuring Dr. Alchemy. Alchemy is a freind of Flash in his civilian identity, and struggles with keepiing his evil identity subdued. Green Lantern : The man from Yesterday --Denny O'Neil, Dick Dillin and Tex Blaisdell, and Julius Schwartz. Aaron Burr time travels to the present and battles Green Lantern!
