Comic Title: Flash Archives Vol. 3 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2002
On Sale Date: January 30, 2002 Direct Market Date February 6, 2002
Source: Previews, Vol. 11 #12 (#156)

Direct Market Date January 30, 2002
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, January 30, 2002

Direct Market Date February 6, 2002
Source: Comic Shop News, #763

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

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Beware the Atomic Grenade"
Pages: 15

Feature(s):
Flash (Barry Allen of Earth-1)

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

Reprinted From:
Flash #122 (1961)

Feature Character(s)

• Flash (last appearance in Justice League of America #5; next appearance in Justice League of America #6)

Supporting Character(s)

• Iris West (last appearance in Flash #121; next appearance in Flash #123)

Villain(s)

• Top (Roscoe Dillon; origin revealed; first appearance; next appearance in Flash #141)

Other Character(s)

• Anton Previn (a fashion designer; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Barry Allen’s friend Anton Previn, a fashion desginer, has arrived in town. Barry introduces him to Iris and learns from her that a new villain, the Top, has been committing crimes. Barry leaves Iris with Anton and looks for the crook as the Flash.

Flash tangles with his new foe at a robbery scene. The Top uses a spinning ability that throws off his opponent. The villain escapes and returns to his hide-out where he recalls how he became the Top. As a small time crook, Roscoe Dilon, he was getting nowhere, so he invented devices based on his childhood hobby, toy tops.

Top threatens to destory half the Earth with an atomic grenade if he is not made ruler of the Earth. Flash intervenes and is able to send the bomb into space. Then he apprehends his foe.

When Barry returns to meet his friend Anton, Iris has had a make-over. Barry is speechless, which leaves Iris to conclude Barry disapproves. She changes back to the "old" Iris.