Francis Manapul — Red & Green Forever
Flash Annual #2, September 2013
Here’s an unusual comic milestone: 2022 marks the 60th anniversary of the first Flash and Green Lantern team-up. The classic silver age characters first joined forces in Green Lantern #13, and then again a few months in Flash #131.
Of course the two characters were already partnered up every month in Justice League, but they didn’t specifically work side by side in JLA.
I always enjoyed their team ups. I didn’t care what the storylines were; I just thought that the red and green looked snazzy together. Christmas in July.
Pretty much all iterations of the characters have remained friends and occasional partners throughout the years, and here, artist Francis Manapul brings us his own dynamic interpretation of the duo as a cover for a “New 52” annual.
And apparently, based on this cover concept, Flash is as worthy of Green Lantern’s ring as Captain America is of Thor’s hammer.
Who knew?
Our next few posts are dedicated to other Flash team-ups throughout the Silver Age. Stay tuned.
