Tom versus the Flash number 265 or heavily influenced by painkillers and muscle relaxers.

Welcome back for the Flash number 265, the September 1978 issue featuring a cover, pencil by

Rich Buckler, inked by Frank Chicoe, with the entire issue being edited by Julie Schwartz.

Now, before we get into the stories, let me apologize for the long

delay between episodes. I told you previously that I was moving to Worcester, Massachusetts. I'm in

Worcester, Massachusetts right now, recording the first recording in the new location. I got the Tom

versus the Flash studio all set up. It's the perfect amount of sadness for what I'm doing.

That took some time, but the longer delay was because I hurt my back during the move, and I have been on pain killers

the last two days. And frankly, my back is still in a shmast amount of pain, but I got so bored,

I got to start recording again. So if this show is a little loopy, it is because I am,

I just took two Vicodin, I just took some muscle relaxers, and I'm feeling a little loose,

so we'll see how this goes. It could be the worst one ever. And there's going to be just a,

a hint of pain because even though I've taken two bike it in, I could still feel that back pain.

That's not a good sign. So enough about me. Let's get right into the story. Oh, and by the way,

stay all the way until the end. We got a little something for you. There's a sponsor for the show now.

It involves a prize that I think you will want to win, I hope.

So the first story in this issue is, Shift the Earth Goodbye, written by Carrie Bates, pencil

by Irv Novick, inks by Frank McLaughlin, lettered by Van Oda colored by Carl Gafford.

You may remember from the last couple of issues that we did. A lot of stuff is going on.

Gong Lider brought in some fake new superhero, the ringmaster, to take away the Flash's

public approval and to steal the Flash's wife. And that's all been resolved.

So everything's pretty cheery. And as always happens, when the Allen's makeup, they go off on a

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