The Flash #271 is an issue of the series The Flash (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1979.
Synopsis for "The Silent Slayer of Central City!"
The Flash escapes The Clown's bomb blast, but his body can't vibrate fast enough for the exploding shrapnel to go through him. Instead, chunks of rocks are stuck in his body. After racing home, he is able to gradually increase his body's vibration to allow the embedded pieces fall from his body.
Meanwhile, several other plots are unfolding; Iris' frustration towards her husband grows, the Flash continues to be sought by a female stalker, and Barry finally witnesses Dr. Nephron's controversial criminal-rehabilitation procedure with Clive Yorkin.
The Clown prepares for his next caper by kidnapping two politicians and the president of the power company. He then traps the Flash and places him atop of an acrobatic gyroscope along with the other men. The four victims try to balance themselves on the electrical power-lines, while the Clown below, strikes a sinister chord causing the sputtering wires to smoke.
To Be Continued...
Appearing in "The Silent Slayer of Central City!"
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- Clown
- Dr. Gilbert Nephron
Other Characters:
- Detective Frank Curtis
- Clive Yorkin
- A Police Lab Assistant
- Mayor Bradley
- An Unnamed Governor
- Wilson (President of Consolidated Power)
- Melanie
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