- "Are you trying to tell me something by waving that dime store pinky ring in my face?"
- ―Wally West
| "The Kilg%re" | |
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| The Flash | |
| Title: | "The Kilg%re" |
| Volume: | 2 |
| Number: | 3 |
| Cover price: | .75 |
| Cover date: | August, 1987 |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Credits | |
| Ex. Ed: | Dick Giordano |
| Writers: | Mike Baron |
| Pencilers: | Jackson Guice |
| Inkers: | Larry Mahlstedt |
| Cover artists: | Jackson Guice |
| Cover inker: | Larry Mahlstedt |
| Cover colorist: | Anthony Tollin |
| Colorists: | Carl Gafford |
| Letterers: | Steve Haynie |
| Editors: | Mike Gold |
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| Next: | Flash #4 |
"The Kilg%re" is the story title to the third issue of the second ongoing The Flash comic book series published by DC Comics. The story was written by Mike Baron with interior artwork by Jackson Guice and inks by Larry Mahlstedt. Guice and Mahlstedt also provided the cover art illustration for this issue. It was colored by Carl Gafford, with Anthony Tollin as cover colorist and lettering by Steve Haynie. The story was edited by Mike Gold. This issue shipped with an August, 1987 cover date and carries a cover price of 75 cents per copy (US).
In this issue, the Flash travels to Salt Lake City, Utah to confer with the staff at S.T.A.R. Labs as to the status of his powers. He meets scientists Tina McGee and Bill Schmitz. A bizarre electro-mechano creature calling itself the Kilg%re attacks the laboratory and tries to harness control of all of the electrical systems.
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Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
Minor characters
- Frances Kane
- Peebles
- Turkel
- Mister Gomez
Organizations
Races
Locations
Items
- None
Vehicles
- None
Powers
Notes & Trivia[]
- First appearance of Tina McGee. She is a scientist who works at S.T.A.R. Labs in Salt Lake City, Utah.
- First appearance of Bill Schmitz. He is a scientist who works at S.T.A.R. Labs in Salt Lake City, Utah.
- First appearance of the Kilg%re. The Kilg%re is an electrical/mechanical alien creature. His name is really a pain in the ass to type because of that stupid % symbol. Seriously, who puts a % in their friggin' name?
- First appearance of Luce, who is an agent of the National Security Agency.
- First appearance of Peebles, who is a staff member at S.T.A.R. Labs.
- Frances Kane makes a behind-the-scenes appearance in this issue only. Wally West find a note from her at his mansion.
Creator index[]
- This is the third issue of The Flash with Mike Baron as writer.
- This is the third issue of The Flash with Jackson Guice as penciler and cover artist.
- This is the third issue of The Flash with Larry Mahlstedt as inker and cover inker.
- This is the third issue of The Flash with Anthony Tollin as cover colorist.
- This is the third issue of The Flash with Carl Gafford as colorist.
- This is the third issue of The Flash with Steve Haynie as letterer.