Comic Title: Flash #180
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: June 1968
On Sale Date: April 18, 1968 Newsstand Date April 18, 1968
Source: Direct Currents, Blackhawk #241, Page 15

Copyright Date April 18, 1968
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1968

Newsstand Date April 18, 1968
Source: Comic Reader, #65

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of Jan., July & Oct.
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "The Flying Samurai"
Pages: 23

Feature(s):
Flash (Barry Allen of Earth-1)

Writer: Frank Robbins
Penciller: Ross Andru
Inker: Michael Esposito

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:The Flash Vol. 4 TPB (2012)
Flash:The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 3 HC (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Flash (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #175; next appearance in Flash #181)

Supporting Character(s)

• Iris Allen (last appearance in Justice League of America #62; next appearance in Flash #181)

Villain(s)

• Baron Katana (next appearance in Flash #181)
• Daisho and the Samuroids (next appearance in Flash #181)

Other Character(s)

• Capt. Hash (A Japanese police officer; next appearance in Flash #181)
• Tushi (Hash's assistant; next appearance in Flash #181)
• Hideki Toshira (a movie director; next appearance in Flash #181)

Comments:
This story continues in Flash #181.

Synopsis:
Barry Allen and Iris travel to Japan. Barry visits his college friend Japanese Police Captain Hash to warn him about war criminal Baron Katana who was seen coming to Japan. Katana has created an army of android samurai and is testing them in Castle Heron. While Iris covers for him at police headquarters, Flash checks out the castle and battles the Samuroids.