Tom versus the Flash number 114 or Kid Flash versus Alan Ginsberg.

Welcome back for the Flash number 114, the August 1960 issue,

featuring a cover, pencil by Carmen Anfantino and inked by Joe Gale.

Our first story is The Big Freeze, written by John Broom, penciled by Carmen Anfantino, inked by Murphy Anderson.

It's a slightly rougher edge to it.

And, edited by Julie Schwartz, it is the return of Captain Cold.

We start this issue with Barry and Iris in a convertible, going on a date?

No. Going on a picnic? No.

Going to a parole hearing. It's not exactly a date. You see what's happening, and this is, according to Iris, is that some muckraker, filthy journalist by the name of Monty Throop, who writes for the Daily Star, that scandal sheet, has the audacity to be writing a series of articles about how

prisoners, like Len Snart, could make a contribution to society, maybe even be rehabilitated.

Iris can't stand this. She hates the idea of any undesirable portions of society being allowed

back into Central City, especially when it's being pushed by

this liberal journalist. Well, she's so incensed that she's going to the parole hearing to give

them a piece of her mind about how Lensner should be in jail forever. And as they're driving along

through a nicely drawn series of exits and country roads. She says she wish the Flash

would show up. She thinks that Flash's testimony would really push the parole board to keeping

Lensnard in jail forever. And Barry sort of slyly says, I bet the Flash will show up. I don't

understand how she can't pick up on this. Well, they get to the, they get to the prison where the parole hearing is, and Barry's just sitting in the car. Iris expects him to sit in this car during the parole hearing. She, what, she doesn't want him coming in with her? I mean, so I see them pull up. I imagine they pull up. He goes, so he starts getting on the car.

She says, no, you stay in the car.

I'll be in here.

Let Iris take care of business.

Well, this is actually a pretty good opportunity for Barry to run in as the flash, of course, and give his testimony.

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