Tom versus the Flash number 198 or I'm disturbed by seeing the Flash cry.

I don't want to get into it.

Welcome back for the Flash number 198, the June 1970 issue featuring a cover by Gil Cain,

edited by Julie Schwartz, and our first story in this issue is, no sad songs for a Scarlet Speedster.

It's...

So many S's. Such a challenge.

Written by Robert Cannager, penciled by Gilcane, and inked by Vince Coletta.

We started off a rather unusual scene, a foggy park in Central City, the one park in Central

City, of course, a group of cool looking kids, cool for 1970. I mean, one kid has a scarf on

and sort of like a, looks like a sheepskin vest and an afro. Another kid's got a turtleneck sweater tucked into his green pants with some gaudy necklace on.

You know, some real hip kids for the day.

And they're hanging out near a cave.

In fact, they're going into the cave looking for someone.

They're yelling for the flash.

What's the flash doing inside a cave?

They get in there. Yes, the flash is inside this giant cave, holding a pigeon in his hands.

And he's acting quite oddly. The girl that's with them, Betty, starts crying. The flash doesn't

understand what's going on. She's like, I got something in my eye.

He's saying, oh, yeah, I cured this bird. The wings are heard. Pedy can fly again. That's right.

He's called the bird Pedy. She's saying, yeah, yes, I see, Flash. And he gets, he gets angry.

He says his name is Barry. He's eight years old and he's not the flash. Something

odd is going on. These kids are trying to convince the flash that he's the flash and he's acting

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