Editing Mike Wieringo (section)

===The Flash===
[[File:Flash97.jpg|left|thumb|''[[Flash (comics)|The Flash]]'' vol. 2 #97 (Jan. 1995), with Bart Allen (Impulse) second from left. Cover by Wieringo]]
''[[The Flash (comic book)|The Flash]]'' editor [[Brian Augustyn]] asked Wieringo to try out for ''The Flash''. After submitting some sample pages of the Flash running, Wieringo was offered the penciling duties on Volume 2 of that series, on which he was paired with writer [[Mark Waid]], and on which he rose to prominence in the industry, drawing all but two issues from #80–92 (Early Sept. 1993–July 1994), plus #0 (Oct. 1994).<ref name=Wizard/> He additionally penciled covers through #100, #118–124, and 128–129, and for ''The Flash 80-Page Giant'' #2 (April 1999).<ref name="GCD">{{gcdb|type=credit|search=Mike+Wieringo|title=Mike Wieringo}}</ref> Wieringo and Waid co-created the young speedster [[Bart Allen]], a.k.a. Impulse, in ''The Flash'' vol. 2 #91 (cameo) and #92 (first full appearance).<ref>{{cite book|last1=Manning|first1= Matthew K.|last2=Dolan|first2=Hannah, ed.|chapter= 1990s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]]|year=2010|location= London, United Kingdom|isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9|page= 265|quote = The brainchild of writer Mark Waid and artist Mike Wieringo, Impulse burst onto the scene at quite a pace.}}</ref>

Wieringo followed this with a short run on ''[[Robin (comics)|Robin]]'', another DC title, with writer [[Chuck Dixon]], while concurrently penciling [[Marvel Comics]]' ''[[Rogue (comics)|Rogue]]'' #1–4 (Jan.–April 1995),<ref name=Wizard/><ref>{{cite book|last1 = Manning|first1 = Matthew K.|last2= Gilbert|first2= Laura, ed.|chapter= 1990s|title = Marvel Chronicle A Year by Year History|publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]]|year= 2008|location= London, United Kingdom|page = 272|isbn =978-0756641238|quote= Rogue finally starred in her own four-issue miniseries, beginning in January [1995]. Written by Howard Mackie with art by Mike Wieringo.}}</ref> a [[miniseries]] starring that [[X-Men]] superheroine.<ref name="GCD" /> During this period, he also penciled occasional covers and small miscellaneous jobs for Marvel Comics.

Other work around this time included penciling the cover and co-penciling (with [[Rob Haynes]]) the lead story of ''[[Firearm (comics)|Firearm]]'' #0 (Nov. 1993) and penciling the back cover and one story in ''[[Godwheel]]'' #2 (Feb. 1995) for [[Malibu Comics]]. He penciled the cover of ''Explorers'' #2 (1995) for [[Explorer Press]].<ref name="GCD" />