The Flash #165 is an issue of the series The Flash (Volume 1) with a cover date of November, 1966.
Synopsis for "One Bridegroom Too Many!"
The big wedding has finally arrived for Barry Allen and his bride Iris. As the scarlet speedster wraps up a violent gang in Central City, he is distracted over the question of whether to reveal his identity to his future wife. Flash successfully subdues the gang and races back to his apartment. The next morning brings a bevy of wedding guests that have arrived to witness the upcoming nuptials. The wedding begins and the bride begins her descent down the aisle when the wedding is suddenly brought to a halt by the Flash who is standing at the doorway announcing that Iris West is marrying the wrong man. The scene then changes to the future where we find The Reverse Flash breaking out of his captivity. The Reverse Flash then decides to travel to the past to assume the identity of his counterpart Flash in the present day. As the Reverse Flash travels back in time, the Present day Flash is catapulted to the future to take the place of Professor Zoom (aka reverse flash). Professor Zoom assumes the identity of Barry Allen and prepares for the wedding. He also assumes the job of the regular flash performing crimefighting duties. In the meantime the real Flash finds himself trapped in the future unable to break out of his captivity. He uses his costume ring to break out of his prison by vibrating at the speed of light and penetrating the wall of the prison. Flash travels back to the past to break up the wedding as it is about to start. He abducts Professor Zoom and challenges him to a duel. The real Flash is eventually able to subdue the Reverse Flash and hands him over to authorities so he can be transported back to the future. Barry and Iris are eventually married and they drive off to a coastal hideaway. Barry Allen is still tormented as to whether he should reveal his identity to his wife, even going as far as asking the readers for advice in the final panel.
Appearing in "One Bridegroom Too Many!"
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Supporting Characters:
- Al Desmond
- Iris West
- Wally West
- Robert West
- Mary West
- Ira West
- Henry Allen
- Nora Allen
- Albert Desmond
- Rita Desmond
- Dexter Myles
- Daphne Dean
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Notes
- First issue to have a special spot on first page with creators credits.
- First cover that wasn't draw by Carmine Infantino since the magazine revamp in 1959. As editor Julius Schwartz explained in the letter section, Infatino "suffered an eye-accident" and Murphy Anderson draw in his place.
- This issue contains a letters page, "Flash-Grams". Published letters were sent by Loren Lieberthal, Guy H. Lillian III, Mickey Gaither and Dave Truesdale.
Trivia
- It is not explained how Reverse-Flash got his speed powers back after his ultra-speed machines were destroyed in The Flash #153.