Comic Title: Flash Archives Vol. 2 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2000
On Sale Date: March 22, 2000 Direct Market Date March 22, 2000
Source: Previews, Vol. 10 #1 (#133)

Direct Market Date March 22, 2000
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, March 22, 2000

Direct Market Date March 22, 2000
Source: Diamond Shipping List, Shipping This Week: March 22

Copyright Date March 10, 2000
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 2000

Cover Price: $49.95
Page Count: 224
Editor: Dale Crain

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "King of the Beatniks"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Kid Flash (of Earth-1)

Writer: John Broome
Penciller: Carmine Infantino
Inker: Joe Giella

Reprinted From:
Flash #114 (1960)

Feature Character(s)

• Kid Flash (last appearance in Flash #112; next appearance in Flash #116)

Villain(s)

• The Beatnik Gang (Paul King named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Linda Grant (last appearance in Flash #112; no further appearances)
• Jimmy King (Wally’s classmate; next appearance in Flash #116)
• Principal Mason (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
A top student, Jimmy King, is caught with the answer sheet to an upcoming test. He is accused of cheating. Distraught by the accusation, Jimmy leaves school.

The teacher, Miss Grant, realizes it was her mistake which resulted in the paper gettting into Jimmy’s possession. Miss Grant and Principal Mason visit Wally West, a friend of Jimmy’s. Wally hasn’t seen Jimmy but believes he might have gone to his cousin Paul in New York. Wally investigates as Kid Flash.

Wally finds Jimmy in New York, but Jimmy is held prisoner by his cousin who is the head of the Beatnik Gang. Kid Flash waits for the entire gang to be assembled and then captures them during a heist. With his cousin in jail, Jimmy returns to school to clear his name and participate in the school track meet.