The first tales of Barry Allen, a.k.a. the Silver Age Flash, are collected here in their entirety in this new edition of the bestselling hardcover The Flash- The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 1!
Robert Kanigher has long been recognized as one of the most
prolific and innovative writers and editors in the comic book
industry. Since the 1940s, Kanigher wrote and/or created more
characters than nearly anybody else in the field, including Batman,
the Flash, Blue Beetle, Steel Sterling, Black Canary, Wonder Woman,
Lois Lane,Captain Marvel, Sgt. Rock, and the Haunted Tank. He also
penned innumerable war, horror, and romance scripts. Kanigher
scripted the Silver Age Flash's origin story in Showcase #4 and
contributed several more tales to his subsequent Showcase
appearances before finally returning to the character for an
extended run as regular writer on The Flash in 1970.
John Broome scripted the majority of the Silver Age Flash tales,
beginning with the second story in Showcase #4 (the issue which
launched the character's new incarnation) and continuing on The
Flash until 1970. Prior to the Flash, Broome had accumulated a
lively resume of comic book credits, including Captain Marvel and
the rest of the Marvel Family, the Golden Age Green Lantern, the
Justice Society of America, Captain Comet, the Silver Age revival
of Green Lantern, the Atomic Knights, Batman, Star Hawkins, Rex the
Wonder Dog, Detective Chimp, and a variety of science fiction
tales. Broome retired from comics in the 1970s and passed away in
1999.
The man most closely associated with the Silver Age Flash, Carmine
Infantino began working in comics in the mid-1940s as the artist on
such features as Green Lantern, Black Canary, Ghost Patro,l and the
original Golden Age Flash. Infantino lent his unique style to a
variety of superhero, supernatural, and Western features throughout
the 1950s until he was tapped to pencil the 1956 revival of the
Flash. While continuing to pencil The Flash, he also provided the
art for other strips, including Batman, The Elongated Man and Adam
Strange. Infantino became DC's editorial director in 1967 and
ultimately its president before returning to freelancing in 1976.
Since then he has penciled and inked numerous features, including
the Batman newspaper strip, Green Lantern Corps, and Danger Trail.
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