The Flash #108

The Flash #108 cover

Date:

 December 1995

Title:

 “Dead Heat: First Lap: Flatfooted”

Plot:

XS and Impulse, their powers stolen, are surrounded by Savitar’s Speed Ninjas.

Only the scenes involving Legion of Super-Heroes characters are dealt with here.

Credits:

 Mark Waid (Story) • Oscar Jimenez (Pencils) • José Marzan, Jr. (Inks) • Gaspar Saladino (Letterer) • Tom McCraw (Colorist) • Alisande Morales (Asst. [Assistant] Editor) • Brian Augustyn (Editor) • Oscar Jimenez / José Marzan, Jr. (Cover [assumed; unsigned])

CHANGE HISTORY
Date of Change
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09/09/99
 Posted
04/05/00
 Tracking updates from Superman: Panic in the Sky
07/10/00
 Typo correction
07/24/00
 Format correction
09/18/00
 Reprint status update

Character and Object Tracking

Heroes   

Villains   

Locations   

Name

Previous Appearance

Next Appearance

Heroes
XS (Jenni Ognats) Impulse #9 The Flash #109
 
Jesse Quick (Jesse Chambers) None in Legion books The Flash #109
Flash III (Wally West) The Adventures of Superman #489 The Flash #109
Impulse (Bart Allen) Impulse #9 The Flash #109

Villains
Speed Ninjas (4) Impulse #9 The Flash #109
Savitar No appearance; mention only

Supporting Characters
Linda Park None in Legion books The Flash #109

Locations
Max Crandall’s home, Manchester, Alabama None in Legion books The Flash #109
 
One-shot or Untracked Locations:
     unspecified location between Central City and Manchester

Technology
One-shot or Untracked Items:
     Speed Ninja swords
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Analysis Notes
General Only page 22 is tracked here. 22:1 is included due to the dialogue crossover into 22:2.
During a Legion of Super-Heroes trip to the 20th century, where the group met Superboy, XS was separated from the others on the return home, and was stuck in the 20th century for several months.
22:2 Savitar knows who Max Mercury is, making it a simple matter to locate Max’s protégé.
Observe that the issue of Impulse that leads into the end of this story was released after it.  That may have been due to scheduling delays, or may have been done intentionally so as to reserve the “surprise” about the power losses for the core book of the crossover.
Reprints This issue was reprinted in The Flash: Dead Heat trade paperback collection.
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