Comic Title: Flash #142
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: February 1964
On Sale Date: December 5, 1963 Newsstand Date December 5, 1963
Source: House Ad, Green Lantern #26, Page 15

Copyright Date December 5, 1963
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1963

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

Title: "Puzzle of the Phantom Plunderers"
Pages: 12

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

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

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:The Flash Vol. 3 TPB (2009)
Flash Archives Vol. 6 HC (2012)
Flash:The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 2 HC (2017)
Flash:The Silver Age Vol. 3 TPB (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Flash (last appearance in Flash #142; next appearance in Justice League of America #25)

Villain(s)

• Ak-Zaka and his partners (inter-dimensional criminals; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Members of the Federal Defense Council and officials from the world of Kilor (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Several government installations are plagued by phantom spies that disappear into a green mist. Flash has been tracking the spies, but is unable to capture them. He deduces that they are from an alternate dimension, so he virates until the green glow is duplicated, which transports him to the other world.

Flash arrives in the alternate dimension as a prisoner. The officials of this dimension accuse him of being a criminal, since his super-speed energy is responsible for powering the weapons of criminal Ak-Zaka and his gang. Ak-Zaka used the phantoms on Earth to lure Flash into using his speed. The speed energy then powered his reversal ray.

Flash makes a deal with the authorities to release him in exchange for help capturing Ak-Zaka. The Scarlet Speedster then uses his powers to outwit the crook and turn him over to the authorities. Flash is then pardoned and awarded a medal of honor, before returning to Earth.