The Flash loses his heart--and maybe even more--as the Speed Force's secret is revealed!

Who is the Flash? Following the events of INFINITE CRISIS, Wally West is no longer the Fastest Man Alive. Instead, former Kid Flash Bart Allen has taken up the mantle, but why is Bart suddenly much older than he was before?

Bart Allen at last embraces his heritage to become the latest speedster to don the mantle of The Flash. The future looks bright-his former colleagues in the Teen Titans ask him to rejoin their team; he’s to be honored at the Flash Museum; and best of all, he is being considered for membership in the Justice League of America. Heady stuff for a young hero. Unfortunately, becoming a Flash also carries with it certain burdens. It’s no secret that the previous Flashes made many deadly enemies over the years, and those enemies are intent on seeking vengeance on any hero who carries on the legend of the Scarlet Speedster. When this desperate Rogues Gallery teams up to bring down the latest Flash, will Bart have what it takes to defeat the vicious onslaught? Or will his career end before it has a chance to begin? FULL THROTTLE is the most shocking and tragic storyline in Flash history, and sets up a new era of greatness for the Fastest Man Alive.

Prepare for a duel to the death on Keystone Bridge!

Bart Allen's dark twin Inertia lures the Fastest Man Alive to Vegas, determined to own the Speed Force at any cost.

Final Issue! A death in the Flash family!

It's a Rogues Gallery parade in these tales from THE FLASH #142-150 as the Scarlet Speedster battles The Trickster Weather Wizard Mirror Master Mr Element The Reverse Flash Captain Boomerang and Captain Cold! Plus a tale guest-starring Green Lantern!

Too powerful for just one city, the Flash goes west--only to be double-teamed by Inertia and Mota!

Bart Allen at last embraces his heritage to become the latest speedster to don the mantle of the Flash. The future looks bright -- his former colleagues in the Teen Titans ask him to rejoin their team; he's to be honored at the Flash Museum; and best of all, he is being considered for membership in the Justice League of America.

Bart Allen: formerly Impulse, formerly Kid Flash. During the catastrophe called the Infinite Crisis, Bart aged four years in a matter of minutes, with no memory of how he spent the time. Also during the Crisis, The Flash disappeared, along with the Speed Force, which powers all of Earth’s speedsters. One year later, Bart finds himself a powerless factory worker living in Keystone City. Like all of those before him who have claimed the name Flash, a strange accident gives the youth the power of fantastic velocity and a reconnection to the missing Speed Force. Wanting no part of his family’s legacy, the newest Flash tries desperately to strip himself of his powers; but can a man discard his destiny? In the same disaster that created the new Flash, Bart’s best friend Griffin Gray receives amazing abilities of his own. Unfortunately, his lightning-based powers are causing him to rapidly age. His solution to his dilemma, though not proven, is to siphon off the energy of slowly aging original Flash Jay Garrick­-even if it will kill him. The Secrets of the Speed Force, Bart’s missing years and what happened to the previous Flashes are all revealed in this story written by Danny Bilson and Paul Demeo with art by Ken Lashley, Karl Kerschel and more.