Time for the Flash number 204 or get your woman in line, Barry.

Welcome back for the Flash number 204, the March 1971 issue, featuring a cover by Neil Adams with the issue being edited by Julie Schwartz.

The first story in this issue is The Great Secret Identity Exposé, written by Robert Cannig with pencils by Irv Novick and Inks by Murphy Anderson.

We start in the Home of the Allens with Barry shaving like he does every morning.

It's got to get the smooth face.

I'd like to seem with a beard, just a thick or

like friendly mutton chops. That's sort of maybe that if elseworlds was still around, maybe

we could get one of those. And we have an interesting beginning to this story because Barry and

Iris are discussing about what happened in the last issue, you know, about how the fact that Iris is

really from a thousand years in the future and she's got this locket that helps her, it's their only

in like memento the fact that she's actually from the future. And see, this is odd because usually

they never really go back and talk in depth about what happened last issue, because it never

really worked that way, where there's this tight continuity from issue to issue and some sort of necessity to know what happened

previously. It does factor in, but it's a little odd to read one of these stories and actually

have a whole page be a recap of what happened last issue. So just as Barry and Iris are making

out in the bathroom, the phone rings,

Iris answers it, and the picture news reporter who is supposed to cover a banquet, central

city, loves its banquets, celebrating people. They were going to celebrate Forrest Acker,

business tycoon, philanthropist, all around good or rich guy, throwing him a banquet like they always do.

Reporter was supposed to be there, got appendicitis, Iris has to go.

Barry says, I got, I ain't you that shit to do. I'll go with you.

So, we cut to the dinner. They're about to give Mr. Acker his, like, it looks, it's like a framed

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