The Flash #122

The Flash Vol. 1 #122 (1961)

This is the high-value Silver Age key.

• Key Fact: First appearance and origin of The Top(Roscoe Dillon).
• Key Fact: Features a classic Kid Flash backup story.
• Synopsis:
  • "The Mirror Master's Masterpiece!": Roscoe Dillon, a small-time crook obsessed with tops, discovers that spinning at high speeds increases his intelligence and grants him superhuman abilities. He creates a persona as "The Top" and begins a spree of "vertigo-inducing" crimes. Barry Allen must find a way to stop a villain whose centrifugal force is almost as powerful as the Flash’s own speed.
  • "The Kid Flash of 1000 Stars!": Wally West is accidentally transported to a distant planet where the inhabitants believe he is a god because of his speed. He has to use his powers to save the planet from a cosmic disaster while finding a way back to Earth.