CW’s television adaptation of The Flash has already garnered massive ratings and a full-season order. If you’re a fan of the television show and want to check out the comics, here’s some covers you MUST own before they speed off the shelves. (Sorry, not sorry for that pun.)
Showcase #8, "Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt / The Man Who Broke the Time Barrier" (October 1956)
Artists: Carmine Infantino (Pencils) & Joe Kubert (Inks)
Writers: John Broome & Robert Kanigher
Why it's iconic: Known as the issue that created the Silver Age of Comics, DC took The Flash from the '40s and revived him as Barry Allen, a forensic scientist in Central City. This version of The Flash is the one portrayed by Grant Gustin in The CW's The Flash.
Retail Value: $52,000
The Flash #110, "Challenge of The Weather Wizard!" (January 1960)
Artists: Carmine Infantino (Pencils) & Joe Giella (Inks)
Writer: John Broome
Why it's iconic: This issue introduces The Weather Wizard, one of the better known members of The Flash's rogues gallery. The Weather Wizard made an appearance in the pilot of The Flash but he was shot and killed. Or was he...?
The episode also introduces Wally West as Kid Flash, who would eventually become the third person to wear the mask of The Flash.
Retail Value: $26,000
The Flash #127, "Reign of the Super-Gorilla!" (March 1962)
Artists: Carmine Infantino (Pencils) & Joe Giella (Inks)
Writer: John Broome
Why it's iconic: This isn't Gorilla Grodd's first appearance, but it's his first cover. And the sight of a super-intelligent gorilla is such an insane thing that only DC comics could've pulled off in the '60s.
Retail Value: $360
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