Flash: Year One

Barry Allen is caught in place. As a forensic scientist for the Central Metropolis police, it’s his job to catch criminals after they’ve dedicated their crimes. It’s like he’s misplaced the race earlier than he even leaves the beginning line. Then one evening lightning strikes–and all the things modifications. Electrocuted and doused in chemical substances, Barry emerges from a coma with the pressure of unimaginable pace buzzing in his very atoms. He’s quicker than bullets, quicker than sound, quicker than anybody can think about. And he’d higher be. As a result of at the same time as Barry learns the right way to harness his unimaginable new powers, a brand new breed of felony is stalking Central Metropolis. Some can sluggish him to a standstill. Others can freeze him in place. Nonetheless others run so scorching and so quick he can’t see them coming. The race is on for one of many DC Universe’s most iconic superheroes to turn into the legend he’s destined to be. Collects The Flash #70-75