The Flash Vol 5 88

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"Paradox"
The Flash Vol 5 #88
April, 2020
Rated T for Teen (12+)
Cover Artists	Howard Porter Hi-Fi Design
Variant Cover Artists
Cover Variant #1	Michael Golden
Paradox
Writers	Joshua Williamson
Pencilers	Howard Porter
Inkers	Howard Porter
Colorists	Hi-Fi Design
Letterers	Steve Wands
Editors	Mike Cotton Marquis Draper Alex R. Carr
Previous Issue	The Flash Vol 5 # 87
Next Issue	The Flash #750

Even in the future they celebrated him. They didn't see The Flash for what he really is. A man dressed in red with a simile...he is the devil himself.

— Paradox

The Flash (Volume 5) #88 is an issue of the series The Flash (Volume 5) with a cover date of April, 2020. It was published on February 12, 2020.

Appearing in "Paradox"

Featured Characters:

• Paradox (Chris) (Real identity revealed) (First appearance as Paradox) (Flashback and main story) (Origin)

Supporting Characters:

• Chris' family (Flashback only)
  • Chris' daughter (Unnamed) (Flashback only)
  • Chris' wife (Unnamed) (Flashback only)
  • Jack (Real name revealed) (Flashback only)
• Godspeed

Antagonists:

• The Flash (Barry Allen) (Flashback and main story) (Also in a vision)
• Reverse-Flash (Eobard Thawne) (Flashback only)
  • Renegades (Eobard Thawne's Future) (Flashback only)
    • Commander Cold (Flashback only)
    • Golden Guardian (Flashback only)
    • Heatstroke (Flashback only)
    • Mirror Monarch II (Flashback only)
    • Weather Warlock (Flashback only)
• Time Institute (Eobard Thawne's Future) (Behind the scenes) (Flashback only)
  • Science Police (Flashback only)

Other Characters:

• The Anti-Monitor (Post-Flashpoint) (In picture only)
• The Anti-Monitor (Pre-Crisis) (In a vision) (Cameo)
• Aquaman (In picture only) (Cameo)
• Batman (Bruce Wayne) (In picture only) (Cameo)
• Darkseid (Pre-Flashpoint) (In a vision) (Cameo)
• Doctor Manhattan (Watchmen Universe) (In picture only) (Cameo)
• The Flash/Barry Allen (King Turtle's Future) (In a vision) (Cameo)
• The Flash/Barry Allen (Pre-Crisis) (Dies in a vision) (Cameo)
• The Flash/Barry Allen (Pre-Flashpoint) (In a vision) (Cameo)
• The Flash (Wally West) (In a vision) (Cameo)
• The Flash/Wally West (Pre-Flashpoint) (In a vision) (Cameo)
• Green Arrow/Oliver Queen (Pre-Crisis) (In a vision) (Cameo)
• Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) (In picture only) (Cameo)
• J'onn J'onzz (In picture only) (Cameo)
• King Turtle (Flashback only) (Also in a vision)
• Reverse-Flash/Eobard Thawne (Pre-Crisis) (In a vision)
• Reverse-Flash/Eobard Thawne (Pre-Flashpoint) (In a vision)
• Zoom (Hunter Zolomon) (In a vision)
• The Devil (Mentioned only)
• God (Mentioned only)
• Paul Gambi (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Hypertime
  • Eobard Thawne's Future (Unnamed) (Flashback only) (Also in a vision)
    • 25th Century
      • Central City
        • Flash Museum (Flashback only)
        • Iron Heights (Flashback only)
  • King Turtle's Future (Unnamed)
    • Central City (On a TV or computer screen) (Flashback only)
  • Paradox's Realm (Unnamed) (First full appearance) (Flashback and main story)
    • Paradox's Lab (First full appearance) (Flashback and main story) (Origin)
  • Timestream (Flashback only)
• Multiverse
  • Antimatter Universe
    • Qward (In a vision) (Cameo)
  • Earth 0/Prime Earth
    • 21st Century (Flashback and main story)
      • Earth (Flashback and main story)
        • United States of America
          • Central City (Flashback and main story) (Also in a vision)
            • Big Belly Burger (Cameo)
            • CCPD Headquarters (Flashback and main story)
              • Central City Crime Lab (Flashback only) (Cameo)
            • Chris' House (Flashback only)
              • Chris' Lab (Flashback only)
            • Fox&Lampert's (Cameo)
            • Gambi's (Cameo)
            • Jitters
        • Coast City (In picture only) (Flashback only)
        • Gotham City (In picture only) (Flashback only)
        • Smallville (In picture only) (Flashback only)
      • Themyscira (In picture only) (Flashback only)
    • Mars (In picture only) (Flashback only)
  • Earth-One
    • Central City (In a vision) (Cameo)
  • New Earth
    • Keystone City (In a vision)
  • Speed Force (Flashback only)
  • Still Force (Flashback only)

Items:

• Comedian's Button (Replica) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Commander Cold's Cold Gun (Flashback only)
• Cosmicscope (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
• Heatstroke's Heat Gun (Flashback only)
• Mirror Guns (Flashback only)
• Weather Wand (Flashback only)

Vehicles:

• Kryptonian Rocket (In picture only)
• Renegades' Platforms (Flashback only)

Concepts:

• Crisis on Infinite Earths (Flashback only)
• Flash War (Flashback only)
• Force Barrier
• Time Travel
  

Notes

• This is the final issue of The Flash (Volume 5). Following this issue, The Flash (Volume 1) resumes publication with issue #750.
• The events of this issue are already set in the paradoxical timeline of Earth 0, which was born as a consequence of the breaking of Hypertime, where multiple events across the DC Universe occur at the same time.
  • This story chronologically takes place after the defeat of the Justice League in Justice League (Volume 4) #39.

Trivia

• Paradox mentions The Flash being the "paragon of hope" in Central City. This is a reference to Arrowverse continuity where Earth-1 The Flash/Barry Allen was revealed as the Paragon of Hope of the Multiverse.
• Infantino St. and Broome St. are respectively references to Carmine Infantino and John Broome.
• Fox&Lampert's is named after Gardner Fox and Harry Lampert.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the The Flash series
• Images from The Flash Vol 5 88

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)

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