My research into the Allen bloodline is complete. The Flashes have had a tremendous run of luck over the past thousand years — but that run has ended once and for all with the death of the Tornado Twins — last in the line! 
The Flash Secret Files and Origins #1 is an issue of the series The Flash Secret Files and Origins (Volume 1) with a cover date of November, 1997.
Contents
- 1 Synopsis for "A Run of Luck"
- 2 Appearing in "A Run of Luck"
- 3 Synopsis for "Interview: Max Mercury"
- 4 Appearing in "Interview: Max Mercury"
- 5 Synopsis for "Lost Pages: Jay Garrick Meets Max Mercury"
- 6 Appearing in "Lost Pages: Jay Garrick Meets Max Mercury"
- 7 Synopsis for "Guided Tour: Flash Museum"
- 8 Appearing in "Guided Tour: Flash Museum"
- 9 Synopsis for "Timeline: Flash"
- 10 Appearing in "Timeline: Flash"
- 11 Synopsis for "Feature: Flash Family Tree"
- 12 Appearing in "Feature: Flash Family Tree"
- 13 Synopsis for "Profile Pages"
- 14 Appearing in "Profile Pages"
- 15 Notes
- 16 See Also
- 17 Recommended Reading
- 18 Links and References
Synopsis for "A Run of Luck"
President Thawne reviews the history of the Flashes from Jay Garrick to Bart Allen. Having just killed the Tornado Twins, Thawne declares his victory to a group of followers while holding a strange crystal. But unknown to Thawne, Wally West is spying on him from the shadows.
Appearing in "A Run of Luck"
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- Reverse-Flash
- Mirror Master
- Captain Cold
- President Thawne
- Gorilla Grodd (Statue only)
- Captain Boomerang (Statue only)
- Cobalt Blue (Statue only)
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- Midwestern University Panthers
- Tornado Twins (Statue only)
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Synopsis for "Interview: Max Mercury"
Max Mercury begrudgingly gives an interview while trapped in an elevator, but he offers few details about his life.
Appearing in "Interview: Max Mercury"
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Synopsis for "Lost Pages: Jay Garrick Meets Max Mercury"
Jay Garrick and Max Mercury team up to defeat the Screaming Skull. During the battle, Jay begins to suspect that he and Max are tapping into some energy bigger than both of them.
Appearing in "Lost Pages: Jay Garrick Meets Max Mercury"
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Synopsis for "Guided Tour: Flash Museum"
Curator Dexter Myles offers a quick tour of the Central City Flash Museum.
Appearing in "Guided Tour: Flash Museum"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- The Flash (Barry Allen) (Statue only)
- The Flash (Wally West) (Statue only)
- The Flash (Jay Garrick) (Statue only)
- Johnny Quick (Statue only)
- Impulse (In picture only)
- Jesse Quick (Statue only)
- Max Mercury (Statue only)
Antagonists:
- The Shade (Statue only)
- Trickster (Statue only)
- Rainbow Raider (Statue only)
- The Top (Statue only)
- Gorilla Grodd (Statue only)
- Starro (In picture only)
- Abra Kadabra (Statue only)
- Reverse-Flash (Statue only)
- Savitar (Statue only)
- Christina Alexandrova (Statue only)
Other Characters:
- Justice Society of America (In picture only)
- All-Star Squadron (In picture only)
- Justice League of America (In picture only)
- Teen Titans (In picture only)
- Argus (Statue only)
- Aquaman (Statue only)
- Elongated Man (Statue only)
- Green Lantern (Statue only)
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Synopsis for "Timeline: Flash"
Appearing in "Timeline: Flash"
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Synopsis for "Feature: Flash Family Tree"
Appearing in "Feature: Flash Family Tree"
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Synopsis for "Profile Pages"
Appearing in "Profile Pages"
Featured Characters:
- Abra Kadabra
- The Flash (Barry Allen)
- The Flash (Jay Garrick)
- The Flash (John Fox)
- The Flash (Wally West)
- Gorilla Grodd
- Impulse
- Jesse Quick
- Linda Park
- Max Mercury
- Pied Piper
- Reverse-Flash
- Rogues Gallery
- Savitar
- Trickster
Notes
- "A Run of Luck" is reprinted in the Secret Origins Featuring the JLA trade paperback.
See Also
- Cover gallery for the The Flash Secret Files and Origins series
- Images from The Flash Secret Files and Origins Vol 1 1
