The Flash Archives #5
In "The Plight of the Puppet-Flash!", The Flash and The Elongated Man find themselves caught in a deadly rhythm—forced by the Pied Piper’s hypnotic music to commit crimes they can’t remember, all while trying to solve the very mysteries they’ve unwittingly created. Written by Gardner Fox and brought to life with dynamic art by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella, and colors by Jamison, this classic tale pulses with tension and clever misdirection. The cover, penciled by Infantino and inked by Murphy Anderson, captures the eerie precision of the Pied Piper’s sinister influence.
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The Pied Piper uses his musical control to force both The Flash and The Elongated Man to commmit robberies and forget they did so, but the heroes meet while trying to solve each others' crimes and realize the Pied Piper is behind the scheme, and defeat him.
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