The Flash #130

The Flash Vol. 1 #130 (1962)

• Key Fact: Features a major team-up (and rivalry) between Captain Cold and The Trickster.
• Key Fact: Includes a Kid Flash solo story.
• Synopsis:
  • "Who Doomed the Flash?": Captain Cold and the Trickster escape from prison and decide to settle the ultimate debate: who is the better criminal? They engage in a competitive "crime-off," with each rogue trying to outdo the other by pulling off more elaborate heists. The Flash finds himself caught in the middle of their ego-driven war, eventually using their rivalry against them to trick both into a trap.
  • "The Mirror-Master's Invincible Bodyguards!": In the Kid Flash backup, Wally West faces a series of optical illusions and "hallucinations" while trying to stop a group of thieves. He must rely on his scientific understanding of light and reflection to determine what is real and what is a mirror trick.