Comic Title: Flash #105
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Feb/Mar 1959
On Sale Date: December 23, 1958 Newsstand Date December 23, 1958
Source: House Ad, Mystery in Space #49, Page 11

Copyright Date December 23, 1958
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1958

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "Conqueror from 8 Million B.C."
Pages: 12

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

Writer: John Broome
Penciller: Carmine Infantino
Inker: Joe Giella

Reprinted In:
Flash Annual #1 (1963)
Flash Archives Vol. 1 HC (1996)
Flash Annual Replica Edition #1 (2001)
Showcase Presents:The Flash Vol. 1 TPB (2007)
Flash Chronicles Vol. 1 TPB (2009)
Flash Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2014)
Flash:The Silver Age Vol. 1 TPB (2016)
Flash (Facsimile Edition) #105 (2023)

Feature Character(s)

• Flash (last appearance in Showcase #14; next appearance in Flash #105)

Supporting Character(s)

• Iris West (last appearance in Showcase #14; next appearance in Flash #105)

Villain(s)

• Katmos (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• John Haines (an archeologist; no further appearances)

Comments:
The origin of the Flash is briefly recapped in this story.

Synopsis:
Archeologist, John Haines, discovers a metallic figure buried deep in the rock near the outskirts of Central City. The figure is an eight million year old survivor from an ancient civilization.

Later at police headquarters Barry Allen is puzzled by a wave of odd robberies. Barry obtains a description of the thief from an account given from a security guard. When a man matching the guard’s description is seen near the park, Barry rushes into action as the Flash.

The figure in the park is the ancient being, Katmos. He is in the process of testing a mind control weapon. Flash tries to stop the being but is hit with the weapon and captured. Katmos takes Flash to the cave where he was found. There he places Flash in a trap. Flash escapes his imprisonment and outruns the blasts from Katmos’ weapon. Avoiding the mind control rays, Flash apprehends Katmos, defeating him.