The earliest adventures of Barry Allen return in a new comprehensive collection, part of DC s major new line of collected editions! Welcome to DC Finest, a major new publishing initiative presenting comprehensive collections of the most in-demand and celebrated periods in DC Comics history, spanning genres, characters, and eras! DC Finest: The Flash: The Human Thunderbolt collects the adventures of Barry Allen, the second and most iconic Flash, from the very beginning starting with his debut in 1956 s Showcase #4 by John Broome and Carmine Infantino! This collection also includes the first appearances of famous Flash rogues including Captain Cold, Mirror Master, and Gorilla Grodd! This volume collects Silver Age Flash stories from The Flash #105-123, and Showcase #4, #8, #13-14.