The Flash Vol 2 215

"The Secret of Barry Allen, Part Two: Reformed": Wally reads the letter Barry Allen wrote for him after the Justice League mind-wiped Dr. Light. Barry justifies the L

"The Secret of Barry Allen, Part Two: Reformed"
Part of the "Identity Crisis" event.
The Flash Vol 2 #215
December, 2004
Executive Editor	Dan DiDio
Cover Artists	Howard Porter John Livesay James Sinclair
The Secret of Barry Allen, Part Two: Reformed
Writers	Geoff Johns
Pencilers	Howard Porter
Inkers	John Livesay
Colorists	James Sinclair
Letterers	Pat Brosseau
Editors	Joey Cavalieri Harvey Richards
Previous Issue	The Flash Vol 2 # 214
Next Issue	The Flash Vol 2 # 216

Grab your top hat, Zee. We have a mind to fix.

— Wally West

The Flash (Volume 2) #215 is an issue of the series The Flash (Volume 2) with a cover date of December, 2004. It was published on October 27, 2004.

Synopsis for "The Secret of Barry Allen, Part Two: Reformed"

Wally reads the letter Barry Allen wrote for him after the Justice League mind-wiped Dr. Light. Barry justifies the League's decision in the letter. He tells Wally how The Top's crimes became more and more violent as time went on. He tells Wally how he captured The Top and took him to the League, asking them to use the same spell that they had used on Doctor Light to make The Top a good person instead of a villain. Ultimately, the League agreed and Zatanna cast her spell. The spell seemed to work. For a while, the Top helped Barry defeat several villains. Eventually, it drove Roscoe crazy and the Top disappeared. Barry tells Wally that when the Top returns, Wally is to return his sanity to him.

In Chicago, Head Wave is being interrogated about Sue Dibny's death by Firehawk, Blue Beetle and Booster Gold. Heat Wave claims to know nothing as the Pied Piper arrives and frees Heat Wave from the heroes. As they escape Piper mentions they'll be viewed as heroes soon when they execute James's plan.

Nightwing and Batman tell Wally they had a lead on Linda Park's whereabouts in Opal City but she has already split.

Back in Keystone City, Wally goes to visit Ashley Zolomon in the hospital. He still feels guilty for what happened to her being a result of his mistake. He asks for her help with finding the Top by moving back and forth between his civilian clothes and Flash costume so fast it appears he's in two places at once.

In San Francisco, Zatanna is doing the dishes when Flash shows up and tells her they are going to fix the Top's mind.

Appearing in "The Secret of Barry Allen, Part Two: Reformed"

Featured Characters:

• The Flash

Supporting Characters:

• JLA
  • Green Lantern
  • Hawkman
  • Zatanna
  • Black Canary
  • Green Arrow
  • Barry Allen
  • Blue Beetle
  • Booster Gold
  • Batman
  • Nightwing
  • Atom
• Iris Allen
• Firehawk
• Ashley Zolomon
• Fred Chyre
• Jared Morillo

Antagonists:

• Rogues
  • The Top
  • Captain Boomerang
  • Captain Cold
  • Mirror Master
  • Weather Wizard
  • Heat Wave
  • Trickster
  • Golden Glider
  • Pied Piper

Other Characters:

• Patty Spivot
• Henry Allen
• Nora Allen

Locations:

• Keystone City
• Chicago
• San Francisco
• Batcave

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Vehicles:

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Notes

This issue is a tie-in with Identity Crisis event.
It is recommended you first read Identity Crisis #4 before this issue, and then Identity Crisis #5 after reading this issue.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the The Flash series
• Images from The Flash Vol 2 215

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)

Links and References

Identity Crisis Crossover The events from this issue or series are related to Identity Crisis, a crisis in themes of morality and identity for the Justice League of America, beginning when a mysterious killer starts targeting the families of heroes. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Identity Crisis crossover category. Core Issues Identity Crisis #1 • Identity Crisis #2 • Identity Crisis #3 • Identity Crisis #4 • Identity Crisis #5 • Identity Crisis #6 • Identity Crisis #7 Crossovers Adventures of Superman #636 • Adventures of Superman #644 • Firestorm #6 • Flash #214 • Flash #215 • Flash #216 • Flash #217 • Green Arrow #52 • Green Arrow #54 • Green Arrow #55 • Green Arrow #56 • Green Arrow #57 • JLA #115 • JLA #116 • JLA #117 • JLA #118 • JLA #119 • JSA #67 • Teen Titans #20 • Teen Titans #21 • Teen Titans #22 • Teen Titans #23