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Issue Details

Issue #5
Published January 2010
Cover Price 2.99 USD
Pages 36
Editing Joey Cavalieri; Chris Conroy (assistant)
Notes U.S. on sale date: 2009-11-18. Copyright © 2010 DC Comics.

Cover Details - "Cover A"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Professor Zoom [Reverse-Flash; Eobard Thawne]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Ethan Van Sciver (signed)
Inks Ethan Van Sciver (signed)
Colors Brian Miller of Hi-Fi
Notes Cover is an homage to the cover of Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #123 by Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson.

Cover Details - "Cover B - Variant Cover"

Characters Kid Flash [Bart Allen]; Max Mercury [Max Crandall]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Ethan Van Sciver
Inks Ethan Van Sciver
Colors Brian Miller of Hi-Fi
Notes 1:25 variant cover

22 page Flash story "Mother, May I"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]; Flash [Wally West]; Kid Flash [Bart Allen]; Max Mercury [Max Crandall]; Justice Society of America [Flash [Jay Garrick]; Liberty Belle [Jesse Chambers]]; Iris Allen [as Iris West (flashback)]; Linda Park-West; Jai West; Impulse [Irey; Iris West] (new identity); Nora Allen (flashback); Patty (flashback); Professor Zoom [Reverse-Flash; Eobard Thawne] (villain); Paul Gambi (flashback; villain)
Synopsis Professor Zoom takes responsiblity for all the bad things that happened to Barry growing up, including killing Nora Allen. When Jai's powers go out of control, Irey touches her brother and ends up absorbing all his powers. She decides to take up the codename of Impulse.
Genre Superhero
Script Geoff Johns
Pencils Ethan Van Sciver
Inks Ethan Van Sciver
Colors Brian Miller of Hi-Fi
Letters Rob Leigh

5 page JSA All-Stars promo (ad from the publisher) "Special 5 Page Preview of JSA All-Stars #1"

Characters JSA All-Stars [Citizen Steel [Nathan Heywood]; Cyclone [Maxine Hunkel]; Damage [Grant Emerson]; Hourman [Rick Tyler]; Judomaster [Sonia Sato]; King Chimera; Magog [David Reid]; Power Girl; Stargirl [Courtney Whitmore]; Wildcat [Tommy Bronson]]; Novyj Soviet (villains)
Script Matthew Sturges
Pencils Freddie Williams II
Inks Freddie Williams II
Colors Richard Horie; Tanya Horie
Letters Pat Brosseau
Editing Mike Carlin; Rachel Gluckstern (associate)
Notes Five page preview of JSA All-Stars (DC, 2010 series) #1.

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "DC Nation [192]: It's That Time of the Year Again in the Nation..."

Characters Power Girl; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner]; Jakeem Thunder; Flash [Wally West]; Wonder Woman [Diana]; Stargirl [Courtney Whitmore]; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Mr. Terrific [Michael Holt]
Script Dan Didio
Pencils Carlos Pacheco
Inks Jesus Merino
Colors J. D. Mettler ?
Letters typeset
Notes Mike Marts, Kenny Lopez, Wil Moss, Janelle Siegel, Chris Conroy, Ian Sattler, Rachel Gluckstern, Sean Ryan, Liz Gehrlein, Mike Carlin and Dan Didio talk about what they are grateful for.
Reprinted from JSA (DC, 1999 series) #54 [cover, modified with Black Lantern symbol on turkey]