Tom versus the Flash number 21 or I knew there was something dubious about the windy city rollers.

Welcome back to the Flash number 211, the December 1971 issue featuring a cover penciled by Irv Novick,

inked by Dick Giordano with the entire issue being edited by Julie Schwartz.

Our first story in this issue is flashing wheels, written by

Carrie Bates, penciled by Irv Novick, and inked by Dick Giordano. We start with Barry Allen showing up

at a newly opened arena in town. That's right. It's a roller stadium, I should say, a roller

derby stadium. He's supposed to meet Iris at the press gate, but she's writing a big story about the newest

roller derby sensation, Kate Crasher.

I've been to the roller derby.

It's had a bit of a revival recently.

Chicago's got some roller derby stuff going on.

Some of the girls are scary, like Kay K-crasher. A little frightening.

Well, Iris is so impatient for break. She doesn't even wait for him, even though he's only a half-hour

late, as he says. So he just assumes that she's gone inside. He goes in, grabs his seat,

he's wearing a suit, different time when you used to wear a suit to the roller derby.

That's how people dressed. Someone's screaming about the fact that number 28 looks like

she's about to get creamed. Barry looks out and sees that number 28 out there is Irish.

She's gone out. She's roller derbing as part of this story. And it's a little bit ridiculous

because Kate Crash is just

knocking chicks out of the way. She's coming right for Iris. Barry shows a remarkable knowledge about

the rules of roller derby, recognizing the fact that Kate is a jammer. And we see Kate just honing in

right in on Iris. Barry covers her eyes, covers his eyes.

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