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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Antagonists:
- Reverse-Flash
- Mirror Master
- Captain Cold
- President Thawne
- Gorilla Grodd (Statue only)
- Captain Boomerang (Statue only)
- Cobalt Blue (Statue only)
Other Characters:
- 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
Recommended Reading
Links and References
- Mike Carlin/Executive Editor
- Steve Lightle/Cover Artist
- Patrick Martin/Cover Artist
- Mark Waid/Writer
- Brian Augustyn/Writer
- Scott Beatty/Writer
- Kenny Martinez/Penciler
- Anibal Rodriguez/Inker
- Tom McCraw/Colourist
- Digital Chameleon/Colourist
- Gaspar Saladino/Letterer
- K.C. Carlson/Editor
- Frank Berrios/Editor
- Paul Kupperberg/Editor
- Jason Hernandez-Rosenblatt/Editor
- Craig Rousseau/Penciler
- José Marzan, Jr./Inker
- Typeset/Letterer
- Albert DeGuzman/Letterer
- Todd Nauck/Penciler
- Lary Stucker/Inker
- Paul Ryan/Penciler
- Phil Jimenez/Penciler
- John Byrne/Penciler
- Humberto Ramos/Penciler
- Anthony Castrillo/Penciler
- John Cassaday/Penciler
- Ron Wagner/Penciler
- J.H. Williams III/Penciler
- Randy DuBurke/Penciler
- Oscar Jimenez/Penciler
- Phil Jimenez/Inker
- John Byrne/Inker
- Barbara Kaalberg/Inker
- Pam Eklund/Inker
- Wayne Faucher/Inker
- Joe Rubinstein/Inker
- Mick Gray/Inker
- Randy DuBurke/Inker
- Thaddeus Thawne (New Earth)/Quotes
- Jason Garrick (New Earth)/Appearances
- Barry Allen (New Earth)/Appearances
- Wally West (New Earth)/Appearances
- Bart Allen (New Earth)/Appearances
- Iris West (New Earth)/Appearances
- Jonathan Fox (New Earth)/Appearances
- Eobard Thawne (New Earth)/Appearances
- Samuel Scudder (New Earth)/Appearances
- Leonard Snart (New Earth)/Appearances
- Thaddeus Thawne (New Earth)/Appearances
- Gorilla Grodd (New Earth)/Appearances
- George Harkness (New Earth)/Appearances
- Malcolm Thawne (New Earth)/Appearances
- Midwestern University Panthers/Appearances
- Tornado Twins/Appearances
- Don Allen (New Earth)/Appearances
- Dawn Allen (New Earth)/Appearances
- Kansas/Appearances
- Keystone City/Appearances
- Midwestern University/Appearances
- Missouri/Appearances
- Central City/Appearances
- Central City Police Department/Appearances
- Flash Museum/Appearances
- Nebraska/Appearances
- Blue Valley/Appearances
- 30th Century/Appearances
- Flash's Costume Ring/Appearances
- Max Mercury (New Earth)/Appearances
- Screaming Skull (New Earth)/Appearances
- Dexter Myles (New Earth)/Appearances
- Jonathan Chambers (New Earth)/Appearances
- Jesse Chambers (New Earth)/Appearances
- Richard Swift (New Earth)/Appearances
- Giovanni Giuseppe (New Earth)/Appearances
- Roy G. Bivolo (New Earth)/Appearances
- Roscoe Dillon (New Earth)/Appearances
- Starro (New Earth)/Appearances
- Citizen Abra (New Earth)/Appearances
- Savitar (New Earth)/Appearances
- Ivana Molotova (New Earth)/Appearances
- Justice Society of America (New Earth)/Appearances
- All-Star Squadron (New Earth)/Appearances
- Justice League of America (New Earth)/Appearances
- Teen Titans (New Earth)/Appearances
- Nicholas Kovak (New Earth)/Appearances
- Orin (New Earth)/Appearances
- Ralph Dibny (New Earth)/Appearances
- Hal Jordan (New Earth)/Appearances
- Cosmic Treadmill/Appearances
- Linda Park (New Earth)/Appearances
- Hartley Rathaway (New Earth)/Appearances
- Rogues (New Earth)/Appearances
- Mick Rory (New Earth)/Appearances
- Evan McCulloch (New Earth)/Appearances
- Mark Mardon (New Earth)/Appearances
- Comics
- 1997
- 1997, November
- 1997, September (Publication)
- The Flash Secret Files and Origins Vol 1
- Modern-Age
- Synopsis Written
- Secret Files