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Cover: Carmine Infantino & Joe Giella

The Flash #131

Sep 1962 · DC · 0.12 USD
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In "Captives of the Cosmic Ray!", The Flash and Green Lantern are suddenly snatched by an alien spacecraft and hurled into a strange, dangerous dimension. Stranded and facing bizarre perils, the two heroes must rely on their wits and combined strength to survive—only to discover their abduction was part of a larger plan to conquer Earth. Written by John Broome and brought to life by Carmine Infantino’s dynamic art with inks by Joe Giella, this 1962 classic features a cover by Infantino and Giella that captures the cosmic mystery perfectly.

Contains 2 stories
Captives of the Cosmic Ray!
24 pp · Superhero
Flash [Barry Allen]Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]Carol FerrisIris WestTom Kalmaku [Pieface]Terga KalmakuThe Myrmitons (villains)

In "Captives of the Cosmic Ray!", Flash [Barry Allen] and Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] are whisked away by an alien spaceship to a dangerous other-dimensional realm, where they must survive strange perils and outwit the Myrmitons. Trapped far from Earth, they soon discover their abduction was part of a larger scheme—while they were gone, the aliens planned to seize control of the planet, with Carol Ferris and Iris West caught in the crossfire. Only through their combined courage and quick thinking can they hope to stop the invasion before it's too late.

Untitled Non-Fiction story
0.5 pp · Non-Fiction, Math & Science

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Full credits

cover pencils Carmine Infantino
cover inks Joe Giella

Reprints

Reprinted in The Flash #178 (1968), DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #2 (1980), Flash trois-dans-un #2 (1981), Roter Blitz #2/1982 (1982), Roter Blitz #3/1982 (1982), The Flash Archives #4 (2006), Showcase Presents: The Flash #2 (2008), The Green Lantern Chronicles #3 (2010), The Flash Omnibus #1 (2014), The Flash: The Silver Age #2 (2017), The Flash: The Silver Age Omnibus #1 (2019)

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