- Since their earliest days...humans have been fascinated with power. It give control over life. And death. It makes sense that man would steal it repeatedly. Because it's power that defines you. It's power that rules the world. Without power, man would be nothing. And now...? It's rightful owner wants that power back.
- — Grodd
The Flash (Volume 5) #39 is an issue of the series The Flash (Volume 5) with a cover date of March, 2018. It was published on January 24, 2018.
Synopsis for "Perfect Storm, Part One"
Appearing in "Perfect Storm, Part One"
Featured Characters:
- The Flash (Barry Allen) (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- The Flash (Avery Ho) (Flashback and main story)
- Iris West
- Kid Flash (Wallace West) (Flashback and main story)
Antagonists:
- Gorilla Grodd
- Black Hole
- Dr. Joseph Carver (Flashback and main story) (Dies)
- Multiplex
- Negative Flash/Fast Back (Meena Dhawan) (Flashback and main story)
- Raijin the Lightning God
- Black Hole
- Rogues (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Captain Cold (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Golden Glider (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Heat Wave (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Mirror Master (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Weather Wizard (Flashback only) (Cameo)
Other Characters:
- Benjamin Franklin (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Central City Police Department
- The Flash (Wally West) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Iron Heights guards
- Justice League (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Aquaman (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Batman (Bruce Wayne) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Cyborg (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Superman (Clark Kent) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Wonder Woman (Diana of Themyscira)
- Justice League of China (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Bat-Man (Wang Baixi) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Super-Man (Kong Kenan) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Wonder-Woman (Peng Deilan) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Nora Allen (Grave)
- Dr. Victor Frankenstein (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Frankenstein's Monster (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Godspeed (Mentioned only)
- Lois Lane (Mentioned only)
- Red Death (Earth -52) (Mentioned only)
- Reverse-Flash (Eobard Thawne) (Mentioned only)
- Sally Sherman (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Earth 0
- Prehistoric Era
- Earth (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- 18th Century
- United States of America
- Philadelphia (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- United States of America
- 19th Century
- American Old West (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Germany
- Frankenstein Castle (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- 21st Century
- Earth
- China (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- United States of America
- Central City
- Black Hole HQ (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- CCPD Headquarters (Flashback and main story)
- Central City Crime Lab (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Central City
- Justice League Watchtower
- Warworld (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Earth
- Prehistoric Era
- Negative Speed Force
- Speed Force (Flashback and main story)
- Flashpoint Timeline (Mentioned only)
- Timestream (Mentioned only)
Items:
- Anti-Vibrations Boots (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Bat-Signal (Mentioned only)
- Batsuit (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Batrope (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Utility Belt (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Bracelets of Submission (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Gorgons' Poison (Flashback only) (Behind the scenes)
- Raijin's Lightning Wand
- Speed Machine (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Wonder Woman's Tiara (Flashback only) (Cameo)
Concepts:
- Barbatos' Invasion (Mentioned only)
- Flashpoint (Mentioned only)
- Speed Force Storm (Flashback only)
Notes
- As shown on the variant cover, this is issue 700 of The Flash.
- This story implies that the events of Dark Nights: Metal take place between The Flash (Volume 5) #38 and this issue.
- Dr. Carver's name is mispelled as "Dr. Karver".
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Look at how sad this is making Batman. You did this.
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