PREVIEWS: AUG19

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(W) Peter J. Tomasi (A) Doug Mahnke (CA) Kenneth Rocafort

For centuries children have been told to be careful about what they wish for, and after years of yearning for his beloved to return, Mr. Freeze finally gets it. But frozen hearts don't melt easily, and after years in cryostasis, Nora Fries is the ultimate ice queen. Gotham and Victor Fries will never be the same again.

(W) Sam Humphries (A) Paulina Ganucheau (CA) Evan "Doc" Shaner

Summer and Miguel discover a new, dark power of the H-Dial-a power as old as the DC Universe itself! With the future of the entire Multiverse at stake, our heroes must venture once again into the Heroverse and find the Operator before it's too late!

(W) Doug Moench (A) Irv Novick (CA) Dick Giordano

Reprinting the pivotal chapter of "Knightfall" in which Bane breaks the Bat! Solicited to coincide with TALES FROM THE DARK MULTIVERSE: BATMAN: KNIGHTFALL #1 (page 22).

(W) Dennis O'Neil (A) Irv Novick (CA) Dick Giordano

The Clown Prince of Crime launched his own comics series with this 1975 issue guest-starring Two-Face!

(W) Dan Jurgens (A) Dan Jurgens (CA) Dan Jurgens

The Man of Steel pays the ultimate price to defeat the creature known as Doomsday in this climactic chapter of "The Death of Superman"! Solicited to coincide with TALES FROM THE DARK MULTIVERSE: THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN #1 (page 23).

(W) Len Wein (A) Bernie Wrightson (CA) Bernie Wrightson

Following an act of sabotage that was meant to kill him, scientist Alec Holland is reborn as the protector of the Earth known as Swamp Thing!

(W) Alan Moore (A) Dave Gibbons (CA) Dave Gibbons

The Comedian is dead-and Rorschach wants to know who killed him! This is the legendary story that set WATCHMEN in motion and introduced the world to a superhero team like no other!

(W) Gerard Way (A) Nick Pitarra (CA) Nick Derington

Flex Mentallo, Man of Muscle Mystery, is compelled to seek out Destiny Beach, the mythical bodybuilding Valhalla he once called home. What was supposed to be a relaxing day in the sands and waves for the Doom Patrol turns into anything but as Flex finds not only his old crew, but an enigmatic force that's squeezed nearly every good thing from this once-powerful paradise... the Secret Spandex!

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(W) Gerard Way (A) Nick Pitarra (CA) Kaare Andrews

(W) Si Spurrier (A) Matias Bergara (CA) Yanick Paquette

To learn the truth about who she really is, and settle a debt most infernal, Dora must play a game with herself, and triumph in a contest of strategy against the demon Flauros, Hell's wiliest mind. Oh, and did we mention that demons always cheat? Featuring stunning guest art by Eisner Award nominee Mat as Bergara (Coda).

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Alex Maleev (CA) Alex Maleev

From the Eisner Award-winning team of writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Alex Maleev, it's the reveal of the biggest mystery of the summer. Who is Leviathan? And what is their true goal? You're going to find out here! Plus, Lois Lane had a whole other team working this story the entire time,  and-oh man!-someone found something!

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(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Alex Maleev (CA) David Mack

From the Eisner Award-winning team of writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Alex Maleev, it's the reveal of the biggest mystery of the summer. Who is Leviathan? And what is their true goal? You're going to find out here! Plus, Lois Lane had a whole other team working this story the entire time,  and-oh man!-someone found something!

(W) Joshua Williamson (A) Scott Kolins (CA) Rafael Sandoval

"The Hunter and the Hunted" part one! Barry Allen is hurt, and his connection to the Speed Force is fading fast. With the Speed Force dying, the only person who can save it is...Hunter Zolomon? Hunter has returned to prove he's the one, true Flash, and he doesn't care who gets in his way. But who is left to deal with the Rogues? Captain Cold has assembled the newly amped-up Rogues to tell them about Lex Luthor's offer...but are they all willing to take it?

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(W) Joshua Williamson (A) Scott Kolins (CA) Howard Porter

"The Hunter and the Hunted" part one! Barry Allen is hurt, and his connection to the Speed Force is fading fast. With the Speed Force dying, the only person who can save it is...Hunter Zolomon? Hunter has returned to prove he's the one, true Flash, and he doesn't care who gets in his way. But who is left to deal with the Rogues? Captain Cold has assembled the newly amped-up Rogues to tell them about Lex Luthor's offer...but are they all willing to take it?

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(W) Joshua Williamson (A) Scott Kolins (CA) Rafael Sandoval

"The Hunter and the Hunted" part two! This is one issue you cannot miss! The last gasp of the Speed Force! Can Barry Allen and Hunter Zolomon work together long enough to beat death and save the Speed Force? Can Kid Flash and Avery, the Flash of China, discover what the Rogues want within the wreckage of Iron Heights? Even if the Flash survives, nothing will ever be the same again for the Flash family!

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(W) Joshua Williamson (A) Rafael Sandoval (CA) Guillem March

"The Hunter and the Hunted" part two! This is one issue you cannot miss! The last gasp of the Speed Force! Can Barry Allen and Hunter Zolomon work together long enough to beat death and save the Speed Force? Can Kid Flash and Avery, the Flash of China, discover what the Rogues want within the wreckage of Iron Heights? Even if the Flash survives, nothing will ever be the same again for the Flash family!

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(W) Joshua Williamson (A) Rafa Sandoval (CA) Guillem March

"Rogues Reign" part one! The speed force is dead, doom has gripped the earth, and the FLASH lives in a nightmare! Powered-up by Lex Luthor's offer, Captain Cold led his team of Rogues to ultimate victory over Central City. Through the might of Mirror Master's amplified abilities, the rogues have re-shaped reality itself into their own kingdoms of cruelty - Heat Wave's volcanic territory, Weather Wizard's floating armory of the elements, and at the center of it all, the icy castle of Captain Cold. But with the villains stealing the show, why is the greatest threat to their reign one of their own?

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(W) Joshua Williamson (A) Rafa Sandoval (CA) Karmome Shirahama

"Rogues Reign" part one! The speed force is dead, doom has gripped the earth, and the FLASH lives in a nightmare! Powered-up by Lex Luthor's offer, Captain Cold led his team of Rogues to ultimate victory over Central City. Through the might of Mirror Master's amplified abilities, the rogues have re-shaped reality itself into their own kingdoms of cruelty - Heat Wave's volcanic territory, Weather Wizard's floating armory of the elements, and at the center of it all, the icy castle of Captain Cold. But with the villains stealing the show, why is the greatest threat to their reign one of their own?

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Jim Lee

Over the past eight decades, the Flash has remained at the forefront of popular culture thanks to all of his amazing adventures and his unforgettable rogues gallery of foes! Celebrate 80 Years of the Flash with DC, as we revisit classic comics stories from the 1940s and onward, featuring some of the Flash's greatest allies and villains, and work from some of the greatest creators ever to grace the graphic-literature medium!

(W) Scott Lobdell (A) Brett Booth (CA) Evan Shaner

When the border between the Multiverse and the Dark Multiverse starts to buckle, who do you turn to? The answer: Wally West. Once the Fastest Man Alive, he's now a man with nothing left to live for. Will Tempus Fuginaut's chosen champion rise to the occasion and fight back the demons of the darkness, or will Wally's own demons win the day?

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(W) Scott Lobdell (A) Brett Booth (CA) In-Hyuk Lee

When the border between the Multiverse and the Dark Multiverse starts to buckle, who do you turn to? The answer: Wally West. Once the Fastest Man Alive, he's now a man with nothing left to live for. Will Tempus Fuginaut's chosen champion rise to the occasion and fight back the demons of the darkness, or will Wally's own demons win the day?

New cover by Dan Panosian This issue includes two new stories: o "All the Teeth, Glittering and Sharp," a 16-page story written by Gail Simone with art by Clayton Henry Barry Allen and Iris West take a vacation, but their relaxation is cut short when their cruise ship is attacked by King Shark! Can the Fastest Man Alive save a sinking cruise ship when there's no land in sight-or will he be fish food? o "Perfect World," an eight-page story written by Jeff Parker with art by Miguel Mendonça Gorilla Grodd takes control of the U.S. Senate and declares war on Canada! Only the Flash is fast enough to stop him-but will he be enthralled by Grodd and his desire to create the perfect world? Plus, these reprint tales: o "Gorilla Warfare Part One: King Grodd," from The Flash #13 o "Rebirth," from Green Arrow: Rebirth REBIRTH #1 o "Blue Monday," from Blue Beetle #1  

(W) Joshua Williamson (A) Howard Porter (CA) Howard Porter

Go back to the very beginning of Barry Allen's heroic journey in THE FLASH: YEAR ONE! Barry Allen feels helpless in his life in Central City. As a forensic scientist, he's always catching criminals after they've committed their crimes. All that changes one fateful night when Barry is struck by a bolt of lightning and doused in chemicals. When he wakes from a coma, he realizes he can run at incredible speeds. Can Barry master these powers and be the hero his city needs...or will the powers burn through him? Collects THE FLASH #70-75.

(W) Robert Venditti (A) Eddy Barrows (CA) Eddy Barrows

Uncle Sam is mad as hell, and he's not going to take it anymore! As revolution takes the nation by storm, the spirit of America is running through Uncle Sam's veins as strongly as it ever has, and he's going to use that boost to take on the whole Nazi army! But is this power and the aid of the Freedom Fighters enough to liberate his great nation and end the Nazi regime for good?

(W) Steve Orlando (A) Amancay Nahuelpan (CA) Philip Tan

Melmoth's attack on Gotham City has immediate consequences for the denizens of Monster Town, and the losses suffered by Frankenstein and the other monsters have suddenly made this very, very personal. It's up to Frankie to convince his cohorts that they need to band together against this common threat, lest all of Gotham-nay, the Multiverse!-fall to the might of his old master. But before they can do that, they must first answer the question: Who is the Red Phantom?