The Flash Vol 1 285

"If, at First, You Don't Succeed": While Barry Allen moves into a new home, gets a new boss and some new friends, as the Flash, he must capture the Trickster and foil his "spy-toy" plot.

"If, at First, You Don't Succeed"
Cover
The Flash Vol 1 #285
May, 1980
Executive Editor	Joe Orlando
Cover Artists	Don Heck Dick Giordano
If, at First, You Don't Succeed
Writers	Cary Bates
Pencilers	Don Heck
Inkers	Frank Chiaramonte
Colorists	Gene D'Angelo
Letterers	Ben Oda
Editors	Len Wein
Previous Issue	The Flash # 284
Next Issue	The Flash # 286

Oh no! I don't believe this is happening! I just ran out of gas! Why didn't I think to rob a gas station on my way here this morning?

— Trickster

The Flash #285 is an issue of the series The Flash (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 1980.

Synopsis for "If, at First, You Don't Succeed"

While Barry Allen moves into a new home, gets a new boss and some new friends, as the Flash, he must capture the Trickster and foil his "spy-toy" plot.

Appearing in "If, at First, You Don't Succeed"

Featured Characters:

• The Flash

Supporting Characters:

• Detective Frank Curtis
• Darryl Frye (First appearance)
• Mack Nathan (First appearance)
• Troy Nathan (First appearance)
• Fiona Webb (First appearance)

Antagonists:

• Trickster

Other Characters:

• Pat

Locations:

• Central City
  • Utopia Towers

Items:

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Vehicles:

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See Also

• Cover gallery for the The Flash series
• Images from The Flash Vol 1 285

Recommended Reading

• The Flash Recommended Reading
  • Flash Comics (Volume 1)
  • All-Flash (Volume 1)
  • The Flash (Volume 1)
  • The Flash (Volume 2)
  • The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive
  • The Flash: Rebirth
  • The Flash (Volume 3)
  • Flashpoint
  • The Flash (Volume 4)
  • The Flash (Volume 5)
  • The Flash (Volume 6)