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with a cover for David Miller Studio. LaRocque's fantasy art was exhibited at
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from issue #15 (Aug. 1988) through #79 (Aug. 1993). A career highlight was redesigning the Flash's costume. LaRocque and
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graphic novel was published by Exiled Studio in 2009.
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including the last issue of the series. He and writer
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