| Issue | #8 |
| Published | November 1985 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.35 GBP |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Marv Wolfman; Robert Greenberger (associate); Len Wein (consulting) |
| Characters | Flash [Barry Allen]; Psycho-Pirate [Roger Hayden]; Anti-Monitor (legs only) |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | George Perez (signed) |
| Inks | George Perez (signed) |
| Letters | Gaspar Saladino |
| Characters | Green Lantern [Arisia]; Green Lantern [Katma Tui]; Green Lantern [Tomar-Re]; Green Lantern [John Stewart] (all as the Green Lantern Corps); Blok; White Witch; Ultra Boy; Phantom Girl; Dawnstar; Wildfire; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Shrinking Violet; Brainiac 5; Lightning Lass; Element Lad; Sun Boy; Mon-El; Shadow Lass; Chameleon Boy; Colossal Boy; Star Boy; Dream Girl; Proty (all as the Legion of Super-Heroes); Zirral; Shlagen; Rynoc; Doc (all as the Omega Men); Rocky Davis; Red Ryan; June Robbins; Prof. Haley; Ace Morgan (all as the Challengers of the Unknown); Flash [Barry Allen] (death); Firestorm; Vixen; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Red Tornado; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Batman [Earth-1] (flashback) (all as the Justice League of America/JLA); Cyborg; Kid Flash [Wally West] (flashback) (all as the New Teen Titans); Guardians of the Universe; Firehawk (new costume); Blue Devil; Psycho-Pirate [Roger Hayden]; Anti-Monitor (villain, new costume); Darkseid; Desaad; T. O. Morrow; Thunderers of Qward; Joker (flashback); The Spectre [Jim Corrigan] |
| Synopsis | The 5 earths and their universes are safe, but for how long? Even now, plans are being made to control all 5 universes. Meanwhile, a captive Flash [Barry Allen] and Psycho Pirate witness the reemergence of the Antimonitor, clad in new armor as a result of the battle at his fortress (Crisis 7). His new plan calls for the creation of an antimatter cannon, powered by an antimatter dwarf star, but Flash sacrifices his life using the Pirate to control emotionally the Antimonitor's Thunderer elite as a diversion. Once inside the cannon, Flash spins counterclockwise to cause the energies to build up inside by imploding, then violently exploding outward to destroy it. The Antimonitor, angered at this attempt throws Flash throughout time (as Flash rapidly ages due to the antimatter energies as seen in issues 2, 3, and 12 with his afterimages), but fails, and swears vengeance at the dawn of time after the cannon's destruction. To be continued... |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Marv Wolfman |
| Pencils | George Perez |
| Inks | Jerry Ordway |
| Colors | Anthony Tollin |
| Letters | John Costanza |
| Notes | Death of Flash. 1st full appearance: Antimonitor's new costume |