(W) Joshua Williamson (A/CA) Howard PorterGo back to the very beginning of Barry Allens heroic journey in The Flash: Year One! Barry Allen feels helpless in his life in Central City. As a forensic scientist, hes always catching criminals after theyve committed their crimes. All that changes one fateful night when Barry is struck by a bolt of lightning and doused in chemicals. When he wakes from a coma, he realizes he can run at incredible speeds. Can Barry master these powers and be the hero his city needs…or will the powers burn through him?

Collects The Flash #70-75.