Comic Title: Flash #21
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 1988
On Sale Date: October 11, 1988 Shipping Date October 11, 1988
Source: Direct Currents, #9

Shipping Date October 13, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #150

Copyright Date October 11, 1988
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1988

Cover Price: $1.00
Page Count: 32
Editor: Barbara J. Kesel (Randall)

Title: "Invaded Lives Part One"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Flash (Wally West Post-Crisis)

Crossover Event:
Invasion

Writer: William Messner-Loebs
Penciller: Gregory B. LaRocque
Inker: Larry Mahlstedt
Letterer: Steve Haynie
Colorist: Michele Wolfman

Feature Character(s)

• Flash (see Comment; last appearance in Flash #20; next appearance in Invasion #2)

Guest Star(s)

• Manhunter (mostly behind-the-scenes; see Comment; last appearance in Manhunter #8; next appearance in Manhunter #8)

Supporting Character(s)

• Chunk (see Comment; last appearance in Flash #19; next appearance in Flash #22)
• Mary West (see Comment; last appearance in Flash #20; next appearance in Manhunter #8)
• Rudolph West (see Comment; last appearance in Flash Annual #2; next appearance in Manhunter #8)

Villain(s)

• Durlans (one disguised as Sgt. Gomez; another disguised as Fidel Castro; see Comment; last appearance in Invasion #1; next appearance in Captain Atom #24)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Booster Gold (last appearance in Captain Atom #20; next appearance in Justice League International #22)
• Oberon (last appearance in Power of the Atom #5; next appearance in Justice League International #22)
• Fidel Castro (see Comment; first appearance; next appearance in Flash #22)

Other Character(s)

• Two U.S. military officials (no further appearances)
• Sally Milton (a pilot; first appearance; next appearance in Flash #22)
• Several Cuban soldiers (no further appearances)

Comments:
This issue is labeled as an Invasion First Strike Extra.

This story is continued in part from Flash #20. It occurs concurrently with Manhunter #8. Flash, Chunk, Manhunter, Fidel Castro and the Durlans all appear concurrently. The appearances of Mary West and Frank West in this story precede their appearance in Manhunter #8.

Synopsis:
Wally West awakens after spending the night on the streets. He learns that the Earth has been invaded by aliens and is forced to beg for change. He calls the Justice League for help. Booster Gold answers and gets him to a meeting in Washington. The military then dispatches Wally and Chunk to Cuba which is being using as a staging area for the invasion of North America.

Wally's plane is shot down and crashes in the jungle of Cuba. He and Chunk then encounter Fidel Castro who is on the run after a Durlan spy has taken over his government. After a couple of skirmishes in the jungle, Wally takes Castro to a press conference being held by the Durlan imposter. The Flash and Castro then trick the spies into revealing themselves. With the aliens now on the run, Wally leaves Cuba to attend a meeting.