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''The Return of Barry Allen'' is a story arc from the second series of ''Franchise/TheFlash'', running from issues #74 to #79, with issue #72 setting it up. Written by Creator/MarkWaid, it concerns the return of the Silver Age Flash, Barry Allen...after his protégé, Wally West, had been the new Flash for years. Initially, Barry's return is the cause for much celebration, but something's just not quite right...
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''The Return of Barry Allen'' is a story arc from the second series of ''Franchise/TheFlash'', ''ComicBook/TheFlash1987'', running from issues #74 to #79, with issue #72 setting it up. Written by Creator/MarkWaid, it concerns the return of the Silver Age Flash, Barry Allen...after his protégé, Wally West, had been the new Flash for years. Initially, Barry's return is the cause for much celebration, but something's just not quite right...
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!!In addition to the usual ''Flash'' tropes, this story contains examples of:
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!!''The Return of Barry Allen'' provides examples of:
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* YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious: For most of their time together, Jay refers to Wally most exclusively as Junior. When Jay calls him Flash for the first time (which actually surprises Wally), it was when he believes Wally is finally getting out of Barry's shadow.
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* YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious: For most of their time together, Jay refers to Wally most exclusively as Junior. When Jay calls him Flash for the first time (which actually surprises Wally), it was when he believes Wally is finally getting out of Barry's shadow.shadow.
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* IrislessEyeMaskOfMystery: One of the main differences between Wally's suit and the original. "Barry" comments on it, noting that he always felt people trusted him because they could see his eyes.
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* IrislessEyeMaskOfMystery: One of the main differences between Wally's suit and the original. "Barry" comments on it, noting that he always felt people trusted him because they could see his eyes. It's very useful here as a way to visually distinguish him from "Barry", at least until Eobard dons his classic yellow costume in the climax.
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* PsychosomaticSuperpowerOutage: With prompting from Max Mercury, Wally West explicitly acknowledges that he’s been holding himself back from his full speed potential since the death of his mentor Barry Allen because he’s afraid of actually replacing Barry as the Flash in the public view. He only overcomes this block when faced with the threat of the time-displaced Eobard Thawne threatening to replace Barry himself, as Wally fears Thawne replacing Barry more than he does himself.
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''The Return of Barry Allen'' is a story arc from the second series of ''Franchise/TheFlash'', running from issues #74 to #79, with issue #72 setting it up. Written by Creator/MarkWaid, it concerns the return of the Silver Age Flash, Barry Allen... after his protégé, Wally West, had been the new Flash for years. Initially, Barry’s return is the cause for much celebration, but something's just not quite right...
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''The Return of Barry Allen'' is a story arc from the second series of ''Franchise/TheFlash'', running from issues #74 to #79, with issue #72 setting it up. Written by Creator/MarkWaid, it concerns the return of the Silver Age Flash, Barry Allen... after his protégé, Wally West, had been the new Flash for years. Initially, Barry’s return is the cause for much celebration, but something's just not quite right...
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-->'''Max:''' You keep saying you don't want to replace Barry, but the moment you become as fast as him... that's exactly what you'll have done.
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-->'''Max:''' You keep saying you don't want to replace Barry, but the moment you become as fast as him... that's exactly what you'll have done.
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* BackupFromOtherworld: It is heavily implied that Barry Allen's spirit is watching over Wally through the story. During the final battle with Eobard, a lightning bolt strikes the ground and helps give Wally the opening he needed. West looks up at the heavens knowingly and whispers his thanks.
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* BackupFromOtherworld: It is heavily implied that Barry Allen's spirit is watching over Wally through throughout the story. During the final battle with Eobard, a lightning bolt strikes the ground and helps give Wally the opening he needed. West looks up at the heavens knowingly and whispers his thanks.
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* BackupFromOtherworld: It is heavily implied that Barry Allen's spirit is watching over Wally through the story. During the final battle with Eobard, a lightning bolt strikes the ground and helps give Wally the opening he needed. West looks up at the heavens knowingly and whispers his thanks.
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--> '''Max:''' You keep saying you don't want to replace Barry, but the moment you become as fast as him...that's exactly what you'll have done.
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* AtrociousAlias: PlayedForLaughs; when Wally and Linda are brainstorming new aliases Wally can use to distinguish himself from the other Flashes, both start cracking up at the name "Captain Zip."
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* AtrociousAlias: PlayedForLaughs; when Wally and Linda are brainstorming new aliases Wally can use to distinguish himself from the other Flashes, both start cracking up at the name "Captain Zip."Zip".
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''The Return of Barry Allen'' is a story arc from the second series of ''Franchise/TheFlash'', running from issues #74 to #79, with issue #72 setting it up. Written by Creator/MarkWaid, it concerns the return of the Silver Age Flash, Barry Allen...after his protégé, Wally West, had been the new Flash for years. Initially, Barry’s return is the cause for much celebration, but something's just not quite right...
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''The Return of Barry Allen'' is a story arc from the second series of ''Franchise/TheFlash'', running from issues #74 to #79, with issue #72 setting it up. Written by Creator/MarkWaid, it concerns the return of the Silver Age Flash, Barry Allen... after his protégé, Wally West, had been the new Flash for years. Initially, Barry’s return is the cause for much celebration, but something's just not quite right...
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** Jay Garrick had taken note of "Barry's" growing instability, and recruited both Johnny Quick and Max Mercury to help stop him if push came to shove. [[{{Understatement}} It most certainly does]].
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** Jay Garrick had taken note of "Barry's" growing instability, and recruited both Johnny Quick and Max Mercury to help stop him if push came to shove. [[{{Understatement}} It most certainly does]].does.
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* FishOutOfWater: "Barry" is out of the loop regarding superheroics of the time, such as the lack of secret identities that many heroes have (including Wally himself) as well as the idea that Pied Piper turned over a new leaf.
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* FishOutOfWater: "Barry" is out of the loop regarding superheroics of the time, such as the lack of some heroes lacking their secret identities that many heroes have (including Wally himself) as well as the idea that Pied Piper turned over a new leaf.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Wally delivers one to Professor Zoom as he proceeds to deliver a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Wally delivers one to Professor Zoom as he proceeds to deliver a punctuating his NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.
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''The Return of Barry Allen'' is a story arc from the second series of ''Franchise/TheFlash'', running from issues #74 to #79, with issue #72 setting it up. Written by Creator/MarkWaid, it concerns the return of the Silver Age Flash, Barry Allen...after his protégé, ComicBook/WallyWest, had been the new Flash for years. Initially, Barry’s return is the cause for much celebration, but something's just not quite right...
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''The Return of Barry Allen'' is a story arc from the second series of ''Franchise/TheFlash'', running from issues #74 to #79, with issue #72 setting it up. Written by Creator/MarkWaid, it concerns the return of the Silver Age Flash, Barry Allen...after his protégé, ComicBook/WallyWest, Wally West, had been the new Flash for years. Initially, Barry’s return is the cause for much celebration, but something's just not quite right...
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* AdaptationOriginConnection: This story has Wally's defeat of Thawne inspire Thawne's hatred of the Flashes. He just happened to meet Barry "first".
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* AdaptationOriginConnection: This story has Wally's defeat of Thawne inspire inspired Thawne's hatred of the Flashes. He just happened to meet Barry "first".
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* BreatherEpisode: Issue #73 is mostly a ChristmasEpisode until the cliffhanger that follows up on a small plot thread from #72 that sets up this storyline.
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* BreatherEpisode: Issue #73 is mostly a ChristmasEpisode until ChristmasEpisode. Its contribution to the storyline is the cliffhanger that follows up on a small plot thread from #72 that sets up this storyline.#72.
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* ChekhovsGun: When Wally and Jay find Barry lost in thought in an alleyway, they fail to notice a book in a pile of trash; most of the writing on the book's spine is faded and unreadable, except one: "Allen". That book is the key to ''everything'' in the story.
* {{Crossover}}: The events of the story spilled over into ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'' #40, where Hal and "Barry" had a IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight ([[ItWasHisSled he wasn't]]). People who only read Green Lantern were probably very confused about [[SuperDickery Barry's sudden revival and turn to evil]].
* {{Crossover}}: The events of the story spilled over into ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'' #40, where Hal and "Barry" had a IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight ([[ItWasHisSled he wasn't]]). People who only read Green Lantern were probably very confused about [[SuperDickery Barry's sudden revival and turn to evil]].
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* ChekhovsGun: When Wally and Jay find Barry lost in thought and trying to find something in an alleyway, they fail to notice a book in a pile of trash; most of the writing on the book's spine is faded and unreadable, except one: "Allen". That book is the key to ''everything'' in the story.
* {{Crossover}}: The events of the story spilled over into''ComicBook/GreenLantern'' ''Franchise/GreenLantern'' #40, where Hal and "Barry" had a IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight ([[ItWasHisSled he wasn't]]). People who only read Green Lantern were probably very confused about [[SuperDickery Barry's sudden revival and turn to evil]].
* {{Crossover}}: The events of the story spilled over into
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* FishOutOfWater: "Barry" is out of the loop regarding superheroics of the time, such as the lack of secret identities that many heroes have as well as the idea that Pied Piper turned over a new leaf.
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* FishOutOfWater: "Barry" is out of the loop regarding superheroics of the time, such as the lack of secret identities that many heroes have (including Wally himself) as well as the idea that Pied Piper turned over a new leaf.
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** This is ''all'' of the speedsters' response when they find out that the Reverse-Flash is back.
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** This is ''all'' ''[[MassOhCrap all]]'' of the speedsters' response when they find out that the Reverse-Flash is back.
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** At the end of the ChristmasEpisode, when Barry comes knocking at the Garricks' door, to the surprise of everyone present.
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** At the end of the ChristmasEpisode, when Barry comes knocking at the Garricks' door, to the surprise of everyone present.
