Comic Title: Flash #42
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: September 1990
On Sale Date: July 17, 1990 Shipping Date July 17, 1990
Source: Previews, #17

Shipping Date July 17, 1990
Source: Amazing Heroes, #181

Copyright Date July 17, 1990
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1990

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $1.00
Page Count: 32
Editor: Brian Michael Augustyn

Title: "Mechanical Difficulty"
Pages: 22

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

Writer: William Messner-Loebs
Penciller: Gregory B. LaRocque
Inker: Jose F. Marzan, Jr.
Letterer: Timothy Harkins
Colorist: Glenn Whitmore

Feature Character(s)

• Flash (last appearance in Flash #41; next appearance in Flash #43)

Supporting Character(s)

• Linda Park (last appearance in Flash #41; next appearance in Flash #43)
• Tina McGee (last appearance in Flash #41; next appearance in Flash #43)
• Connie Noleski (on a television commercial; last appearance in Flash #36; next appearance in Flash #44)
• Jerry McGee (last appearance in Flash #40; next appearance in Flash #43)

Villain(s)

• Kilg%re (also appears as Seamus O'Relkig; last appearance in Flash #4; next appearance in Flash #43)

Other Character(s)

• Easy Martin (last appearance in Flash #40; next appearance in Flash #43)
• Dr. Camper (last appearance in Flash #40; next appearance in Flash #43)
• Dr. Byron (last appearance in Flash #40; next appearance in Flash #43)
• Dr. Marlena Tims (first name revealed; last appearance in Flash #40; next appearance in Flash #43)
• Jonesy (a security guard; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story continues in Flash #43.

Synopsis:
When Flash is unable to get connected to Tina McGee on the phone, he heads to Central City to check on her personally. Tina is acting paranoid. She claims that all of her colleagues are being too nice. Wally is suspicious, so he looks around and is attacked by Easy Martin. He so discovers that Easy is being controlled by the Kilg%re.