Flash #118

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Synopsis

The Doomed Scarecrow!Reporter Iris West is on assignment in Hollywood. The Flash, also in Hollywood to consult on the filming of a Flash movie, consents to an interview.West is surprised that the Flash isn't actually starring in his own film. During the course of the interview, West hits upon the idea of inviting her boyfriend, police forensics scientist Barry Allen, out to Hollywood. Unbeknownst to West, Allen is also the Flash. As West goes to phone Allen, the Flash bolts out of the restaurant, races across country, and arrives in Allen's apartment in time to answer the call. The Flash, as Allen, consents to spending his vacation, in California, with West.Then, the Flash races back to the restaurant.The Flash gets back to their booth, before West can return to the table. When West criticizes Allen's chronic tardiness, the Flash enters into a friendly wager with West, guaranteeing that Allen won't be late for his date with West. The Flash returns to the set of the movie, concerned over several attempts on the life of the film's star, Steve Palmer. In the projection room, the Flash watches the latest dailies for the film. In a sequence called "The Doomed Scarecrow", the Flash himself steps in for the filming, The Flash uses his super-speed to stop incendiary bullets from igniting a scarecrow, filled with hidden evidence. The Flash takes Palmer's place in the film, in order to catch the would-be killer.As all of Palmer's mysterious "accidents" have revolved around equipment failure, suspicion falls first on the prop man, Hank Walters. Rather than bother with special effects and film trickery, the Flash opts to actually use his powers in his portrayal of himself. The Flash is called, along with several extras, to film the "mine scene". While the Flash goes over the script with the extras, an explosion causes a real collapse in the mine. Moving at super-human speed, the Flash quickly digs a tunnel to the surface, before the air runs out underground. Returning to his trailer,...