| "Flash of Two Worlds" | |
 The much-homaged cover of The Flash #123. |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
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| Publication date | September 1961 |
| Title(s) | The Flash #123 |
| Main character(s) | Flash (Barry Allen); Flash (Jay Garrick) |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Gardner Fox |
| Penciller(s) | Carmine Infantino |
| Inker(s) | Joe Giella |
"Flash of Two Worlds!" is a landmark [1] comic book story that was published in The Flash #123 (Sept. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Bartholomew "Barry" Allen is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the DC Comics universe and the second Flash Jay Garrick is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero in the DC Comics universe and the first to use the name Gardner Francis Cooper Fox (Speed Saunders was initially credited to "E Carmine Infantino (born May 24, 1925) is an American Comic book Artist and editor who was a major force in the Silver Age Joe Giella (born 27 June, 1928, Manhattan, New York City) is an American Comic book Artist best known as a A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative 1961). It introduces Earth-Two, and more generally the concept of the multiverse, to DC Comics . Earth-Two is a fictional universe appearing in American Comic book stories published by DC Comics. The DC Multiverse is a Fictional continuity construct that exists in stories published by Comic book company DC Comics. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company The story was written by Gardner Fox under the editorial guidance of Julius Schwartz (whose subsequent autobiography was titled Man of Two Worlds), and illustrated by Carmine Infantino. Gardner Francis Cooper Fox (Speed Saunders was initially credited to "E Julius "Julie" Schwartz ( June 19, 1915 – February 8, 2004) was a Jewish Comic book and Pulp magazine An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write" Carmine Infantino (born May 24, 1925) is an American Comic book Artist and editor who was a major force in the Silver Age
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Plot summary
At a charity event organized by Iris West, the Flash is using his super-speed to perform magic tricks. Iris West Allen is a Fictional character who appears in various DC Comics publications Bartholomew "Barry" Allen is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the DC Comics universe and the second Flash During a rope climbing trick, the Flash begins vibrating his molecules to appear invisible when he suddenly disappears from the stage. Technobabble (a Portmanteau of technology and babble) is a form of prose using Jargon, Buzzwords and highly esoteric language to give He finds himself outside in a strange city, which he discovers to be Keystone City, the home of the Golden Age Flash. Keystone City is a Fictional city in the DC Comics universe Specifically it is the home of both the original Flash Jay Garrick, and the third Flash The Golden Age of Comic Books was a period in the history of American comic books generally thought as lasting from the 1930s until late 1940s during which Comic books Jay Garrick is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero in the DC Comics universe and the first to use the name Keystone City is located on Earth-Two (not named as such in this story)[2], an Earth in a parallel universe. Earth-Two is a fictional universe appearing in American Comic book stories published by DC Comics. On Barry Allen's world, the Golden Age Flash is thought to be a fictional comic book character. Barry looks up Jay in the phone book, and introduces himself to the older speedster. On this Earth Jay had retired years earlier and married his long time girlfriend Joan Williams.
Meanwhile, three of Jay's archenemies, the Fiddler, the Shade, and the Thinker, have joined forces to bring their old nemesis out of retirement. The Fiddler is a Fictional character, a DC Comics Supervillain and a recurring foe of the first Flash ( Jay Garrick) The Shade is a Fictional character developed in the 1940's for National Comics. The Thinker is the name of four Supervillains in the DC Comics universe. The Flashes split up, with Barry taking on the Thinker and Jay the Shade, but they are unable to defeat them. The two criminals meet afterwards and realize there are two Flashes, they hurry to warn the Fiddler of this turn of events. The Fiddler has managed to stop the two Flashes with his musical powers, and orders the two speedsters to commit robberies for him. Just as the trio are about the flee with their loot, the two Flashes capture them. It turns out that they had put jewels in their ears to block the Fiddler's mind-control music, and played along in order to fool the criminals. Barry returns to his Earth after Jay announces he is coming out of retirement.
Effects of the story
The success of "Flash of Two Worlds" encouraged DC to revive many of its Golden Age characters. Eventually, crossovers between the two Earths would become an annual feature in the Justice League of America comics, beginning with issue #21, "Crisis on Earth-One!" (August 1963), and culminating in the 12-issue mini-series, Crisis on Infinite Earths. Crisis on Infinite Earths is a twelve-issue American comic book Limited series (identified as a "12-part maxi-series" and crossover
The cover itself has become an iconic image, and has been referenced in the covers to Flash v. 1 #147 (Sep. 1964), Dark Horse Presents #67 (November 1992), Flash v. 2 #123 (Mar. 1997), and Impulse #70 (Mar. 2001), among others.
In 2004, a copy of The Flash #123 sold at auction for $23,000. "Auctioneer" redirects here For the DC Comics supervillain see Auctioneer (comics. [3]
Notes
- ^ Julius Schwartz. The Telegraph (2004-02-11). "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Retrieved on 2007-06-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits
- ^ The name "Earth-Two" does not appear until "Crisis on Earth 1!" in Justice League of America #21.
- ^ Heritage Auction Hits $1.7 Million. Scoop (2004-06-18). "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Retrieved on 2007-06-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits
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