Ages of The Flash

Joseph J. Darowski teaches English at Brigham Young University and has published on comic book superheroes such as the X-Men, Wonder Woman, and Superman as well as on television series such as Chuck and Frasier.

• Table of ContentsPrefacePolitically Incorrect Humor: Examining the Three Dimwits Through a Disability Studies LensCathy LeograndeThe Birth of the Silver Age Flash: Reasons and InfluencesLiam T. Webb“I’m Covering the Story! Wait Here for Me”: The Two- Career Couple in the Pages of The FlashCharles W. HenebryBarry Allen’s Social Awakening in the 1970sPeter W.Y. LeeFrom Riches to Rags: The Rise and Fall of Wally WestFernando Gabriel Pagnoni BernsWrestling with Legacy: How “The Return of Barry Allen”Shaped DC Superheroes in the 1990sTom ShapiraFlash Back to the Future: Mark Waid’s Counter- Narrative to the Superhero DarkJohn DarowskiImpulsive Students, Speedster Teachers and Education in the 1990sDaniel J. BergmanAn Impulsive Teen from the Future: Imagining Youth, Virtual Reality and the Digital Future at the Turn of the MillenniumLouie Dean Valencia- GarcíaRestraining Deconstruction: Geoff Johns’ Reframing of The FlashChristian JimenezProfiling the Rogues: Seeking Criminal Intent in The Flash of Geoff JohnsMatthew J. Smith and Tod W. BurkeMinds in the Gutter: The Persistence of Vision and the NewSara K. EllisAbout the ContributorsIndex

“goes into extensive detail about the individual characters starting from their origins and their transition and evolution through the decades...makes for fascinating reading”—Collector’s Corner.