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Issue: The Flash #22
Publication Date: July 2017
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Issues: #22 of 139 Issues (376 Printings)
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Variant: Direct Sales, Standard Lenticular Cover by Jason Fabok
Rating: Rated T Teen
Publisher: FlagDC
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Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 05/17/2017
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Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76194134184202211
Price: $3.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: Rated T Teen
Content Items: 3 (1 story, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
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Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams; The Batman [Bruce Wayne] (inset); The Flash [Barry Allen] (inset); Reverse-Flash [Professor Zoom; Eobard Thawne] (inset); Red Robin [Tim Drake] (inset)
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Disclose Notes: Cover is an homage to the cover of Flash Comics #1 (1940), featuring a modern version of Jay Garrick burning through the original cover of Flash Comics #1.
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The Button Part Four

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Flash [Barry Allen]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Professor Zoom [Eobard Thawne] (death, originally shown in Batman #21); The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Alfred Pennyworth; Doctor Manhattan (hand only)
Synopsis: Returning from the Flashpoint universe after the events in Batman #22, Barry and Bruce arrive in the time stream in time to witness Professor Zoom's death by a unknown god-like entity. A mystery voice calls out to Barry, and identifies himself as Jay Garrick, who has been lost in time as was the original Wally West. Barry tries to rescue Jay, but is unable to as he is pulled away by a mysterious force. Barry and Bruce find themselves trying to understand the events they have witnessed. Meanwhile a mysterious blue hand retrieves the button that was lost by Professor Zoom when he was killed.
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Disclose Notes: Story continued from Batman (DC, 2016 series) #22.

Story credits include special thanks to Geoff Johns and Tom King.

Professor Zoom was shown to have died in Batman #21 after encountering a unknown entity. Here Bruce and Barry arrive in the time stream prior to Zoom's death to witness it, although they do not know who has killed Zoom.

Jay Garrick tells Barry that he has been lost in time as was the original Wally West. Barry was able to rescue Wally and bring him back to the real world in DC Universe: Rebirth (DC, 2016 series) #1. However, when Barry tries to pull Jay back to reality, Jay is pulled away by an outside force.

At the end of the story, we see the Button, which Professor Zoom was carrying when he was struck down, being retrieved by a blue hand, presumably Doctor Manhattan from Watchmen (DC, 1986 series). Doctor Manhattan presumably was one of the unidentified speakers at the end of DC Universe: Rebirth (DC, 2016 series) #1.

In this story's epilogue, we see the Button apparently morph into the "S" shield on a Superman costume. This storyline continues in Doomsday Clock (DC, 2018 series).
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Doomsday Clock

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Disclose Notes: 2 page promo for Doomsday Clock by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, and Brad Anderson, coming in November 2017.

Clock is shown at 2 minutes to midnight. A Superman "S" shield appears on the clock where the numeral 12 should be.

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