THE SCARLET SPEEDSTER S ORIGIN STARTS HERE! Barry Allen is stuck in place. As a forensic scientist for the Central City police, it s his job to catch criminals after they ve committed their crimes. It s like he s lost the race before he even leaves the starting line. Then one night lightning strikes--and everything changes. Electrocuted and doused in chemicals, Barry emerges from a coma with the force of incredible speed humming in his very atoms. He s faster than bullets, faster than sound, faster than anyone can imagine. And he d better be. Because even as Barry learns how to harness his incredible new powers, a new breed of criminal is stalking Central City. Some can slow him to a standstill. Others can freeze him in place. Still others run so hot and so fast he can t see them coming. The race is on for one of the DC Universe s most iconic superheroes to become the legend he is destined to be. Collects The Flash #70-75.
