The following contains spoilers for the flash #800 from DC Comics.
A preview for DC the flash #800 explains why the Joker won’t attack Central City.
In a preview provided by DC for the flash #800, a number of criminals discuss the pros and cons of committing crimes in Central City versus Gotham, Metropolis, or any other location. At one point, Goldface explains why The Flash makes Central City the worst place to try to get away with crimes, and explains an encounter the Joker had with the iconic speedster.
LIGHTNING #800
- Written by JEREMY ADAMS, MARK WAID, JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, GEOFF JOHNS and SIMON SPURRIER
- Art by FERNANDO PASARIN & OCLAIR ALBERT, TODD NAUCK, CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO, SCOTT KOLINS and MIKE DEODATO JR.
- Cover by TAURIN CLARKE
- Variant covers by MICHAEL CHO, JEFF DEKAL, SIMONE DI MEO, DAVID NAKAYAMA and OTTO SCHMIDT
- Aluminum Special Variant Cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL (US$6.99)
- Cover variant 1:25 by JAVIER RODRIGUEZ
- Variant cover 1:50 by MATT TAYLOR
- The Flash movie variant cover by JONBOY MEYERS
- $4.99 | 48 pages | Variant US$5.99 (card stock)
- ON SALE 06/06/23
- An oversized birthday issue concludes writer Jeremy Adams’ acclaimed tenure, with special guests Mark Waid, Joshua Williamson and Geoff Johns joining in the celebration! As the Adams race to the finish line, get a prelude to the new Dawn of DC chapter of the Fastest Man Alive adventures from the dream team of Simon Spurrier (Coda, Detective Comics) and Mike Deodato Jr. (Avengers)!
“The Joker once thought Central City would be an easy target,” Goldface explains. “He had all his Joker venom lined up, ready to go. The gas had just started flowing when the Scarlet Speedster arrived! He sent the Clown Prince of Crime back to Gotham, never to return. The scariest villain of the planet and he knew that Central City is forbidden.”
the flash #800 comes from writers Jeremy Adams, Mark Waid, Joshua Williamson, Geoff Johns and Si Spurrier, artists Fernando Pasarin, Oclair Albert, Matt Herms, Todd Nauck, Carmine De Giandomencio, Ivan Plascencia, Scott Kolins, Luis Guerrero, Mike Deodato Jr . , Trish Mulvihill and the letters Rob Leigh and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. The issue features covers by Taurin Clarke and variant covers by Michael Cho, Jeff Dekal, Simone Di Meo, David Nakayama, Otto Schmidt, Francis Manapul, Javier Rodriguez, Matt Taylor and Jonbouy Meyers. the flash #800 releases June 6, 2023 from DC.
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