Flash Volume 2 #23 p22

I've been looking for a nice example of a Wally West Flash page for a while now. When this
End Page came up that was from the first Flash Comic Book I ever got off the Spinner Rack, I knew it was the page to go after. If I recall correctly, this was probably something I picked up from a local Quick Stop a few doors down from where my Mom would get her nails and hair done. I was allowed to go a few doors down and get a few comics to occupy myself for the hour or so.

This run can be hit or miss if you want an example of Wally in his costume. He had just lost his powers after the Meta-Gene Bomb went off in the Invasion crossover and he only wears the Flash costume in the last two pages of the story. So I'm really happy that I was able to snag one of the two pages with Wally in costume. In addition there are some really nice supporting cast members featured on the page as well.

Since this was my introduction to the Flash, I've always had a soft spot for Chester Runk aka 'Chunk' as a supporting character in the title and one of Wally's best pals.

The other guy is Mason Trollbridge, who was one of Wally's neighbors when he lived in New York. Here, Mason is dressed as his childhood hero, The Clipper, who was mostly a commentary on pulp hero, The Shadow. Mason knew the real Clipper and was a kid sidekick of sorts to him and in this issue, Wally finds he's taken up the mantle of his mentor.

Here they are coming off of defeating (killing? for now?) Abra Kadabra, who was making Chunk's connection to the Void (the pocket dimension that exists within his body) go out of control.