Comic Title: Flash #9
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: February 1988
On Sale Date: October 13, 1987 Shipping Date October 13, 1987
Source: DC Releases, #45

Shipping Date October 13, 1987
Source: Amazing Heroes, #127

Shipping Date October 13, 1987
Source: Capital City Distributors, Orderpak October 1987

Newsstand Date November 3, 1987
Source: Amazing Heroes, #127

Copyright Date October 13, 1987
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1987

Cover Price: $0.75
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mike Gold

Title: "The Chunk"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Flash (Wally West Post-Crisis)

Crossover Event:
Millennium

Writer: Mike Baron
Penciller: Jackson Guice
Inker: Larry Mahlstedt
Letterer: Steve Haynie
Colorist: Michele Wolfman

Reprinted In:
Flash:Savage Velocity TPB (2020)

Feature Character(s)

• Flash (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #69; next appearance in Flash #10)

Supporting Character(s)

• Tina McGee (last appearance in Flash #8; next appearance in Flash #11)
• Mary West (last appearance in Flash #8; next appearance in Flash #11)

Villain(s)

• Chunk (Chester P. Runk; next appearance in Flash #10)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Cyborg (last appearance in New Teen Titans #40; next appearance in New Teen Titans #41)

Other Character(s)

• Owen Slade (a psychiatrist; first appearance; next appearance in Flash #11)
• Boyd and Grove (armored car drivers; no further appearances)
• Mr. Stein (a jeweler; no further appearances)
• The city council of Middle Hampton (Mr. Braunschweig named; no further appearances)

Comments:
Although, this issue is labeled:"Millennium Week 5", it occurs after the conclusion of Millennium #8.

This story continues in Flash #10.

Synopsis:
Wally visits psychiatrist Owen Slade to help deal with his family issues. During his session a robbery occurs at the jewelry store next door. Flash enters the store and finds a huge man named Chunk is robbing the store. The man spits diamonds at Wally and disorients him. When Wally recovers, Chunk is gone.

Wally returns home where his mother and Tiny are living. Mrs. West does not like Tina and begins causing trouble. Wally then gets a summons from the town's city council. They want him to leave town because his presence is driving up the cost of insurance.

Chunk strikes again. He robs an armored car. Flash takes the information he has to Titans Tower to use the computers. He discovers that Chunk is Chester Runk, a brilliant scientist. Flash then finds Chunk again. Chester explains that he built a matter transmitter which imploded and is now inside him. He must ingest heavy materials to prevent further damage. Flash continues to fight, so Chunk grabs him and allows the matter transmitter to take them both into another dimension.