A key issue noted for First appearance of Dr. Elias. The Flash #1 was published by DC Comics on November 1, 2011, as part of a series that began in 2011. Brian Buccellato and Francis Manapul write, and art comes from Ivan Reis and Tim Townsend. This 36-page issue features Barry Allen, Iris West Allen, Pandora, Patty Spivot and David Singh, among 11 characters cataloged on VerseDB.