The Flash #111

The Flash Vol. 1 #111 (1960)

This is the major Silver Age key.

• Key Fact: Second appearance of Kid Flash (Wally West).
• Key Fact: Features the first Kid Flash solo story("The Challenge of the Crimson Crows").
• Synopsis:
  • "Invasion of the Cloud Creatures!": Barry Allen and Iris West attend a lecture by Dr. Wiley Summers, who claims sentient cloud creatures are attacking Earth. When the creatures actually strike, Barry must use creative physics—skipping across clouds like a stone on water—to destroy their nucleus.
  • "The Challenge of the Crimson Crows!": In his first solo outing, Wally West (Kid Flash) tries to hide his new powers at school and on the basketball court. He eventually intervenes in a brewing war between two local teen gangs, the Crimson Crows and the Golden Eagles, secretly using his speed to prevent a deadly fire.