Vandal Savage: Wanted Dead and Alive! Police forensics scientist, Barry Allen, races home to enjoy a candlelight dinner with his wife, Picture News reporter, Iris West. His wife's absence fills Allen with a sense of unease. Suddenly, the kitchen door explodes outward, heralding the arrival of Vandal Savage. With a wave of his finger, Vandal Savage triggers Allen's costume ring, releasing his Flash costume. Allen, as the Flash races around Vandal Savage, who, incredibly, is still able to grab the Flash. Still vibrating at super-speed, the Flash is hurled backward, where he careens about the house, eventually doing so much destruction that the house collapses. Allen is shaken out of his reverie by his houseguest, Stacy Conwell. Allen finds himself still sitting at the dinner table.