Comic Title: Flash #137
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: June 1963
On Sale Date: April 18, 1963 Copyright Date April 18, 1963
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1963

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

Title: "Vengeance of the Immortal Villain"
Pages: 25

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Penciller: Carmine Infantino
Inker: Joe Giella

Reprinted In:
Flash #213 (1972)
Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told HC (1991)
Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told TPB (1992)
Justice Society of America 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 (2000)
Crisis on Multiple Earths the Team Ups Vol. 1 TPB (2006)
Showcase Presents:The Flash Vol. 2 TPB (2008)
Flash Archives Vol. 5 HC (2009)
Flash of Two Worlds HC (2009)
Flash:The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 2 HC (2017)
Flash:The Silver Age Vol. 3 TPB (2018)
Flash of Two Worlds Deluxe Edition HC (2020)

Feature Character(s)

• Flash of Earth-1 (last appearance in Justice League of America #19; next appearance in Justice League of America #20)

Guest Star(s)

• Flash of Earth-2 (last appearance in Flash #129; next appearance in Justice League of America #21)

Supporting Character(s)

• Iris West (last appearance in Flash #136; next appearance in Flash #138)

Villain(s)

• Vandal Savage (origin and first modern appearance; last appearance in All-Star Comics #37; no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Joan Garrick (last appearance in Flash #129; next appearance in Flash #151)
• Justice Society of America (first modern appearance with the exception of the flashback in Flash #129; last appearance in Adventure Comics #466; next appearance in Justice League of America #21)
• Atom (of Earth-2; first modern appearance; last appearance in Adventure Comics #466; next appearance in Justice League of America #21)
• Johnny Thunder (first modern appearance; last appearance in Superman Family #204; next appearance in Justice League of America #37)
• Green Lantern (of Earth-2; first modern appearance; last appearance in Superman Family #206; next appearance in Justice League of America #21)
• Doctor Mid-Nite (first modern appearance; last appearance in Adventure Comics #466; next appearance in Justice League of America #29)
• Hawkman (of Earth-2; first modern appearance; last appearance in Adventure Comics #466; next appearance in Justice League of America #21)
• Wonder Woman (of Earth-2; first modern appearance; last appearance in Wonder Woman #97; next appearance in Justice League of America #55)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Brain Wave (no appearance; mentioned as the inventors of devices Savage uses to trap the JSA members)
• Per Degaton (no appearance; mentioned as the inventors of devices Savage uses to trap the JSA members)
• Gambler (shown on the cover of Barry Allen’s copy of All-Star Comics #37)
• Wizard (shown on the cover of Barry Allen’s copy of All-Star Comics #37)
• Thinker (shown on the cover of Barry Allen’s copy of All-Star Comics #37)

Comments:
This story reintroduces the Justice Society of America. The Justice Society was featured in All-Star Comics until 1951. As explained in Flash #123, the JSA operates on Earth-2 which exists in a parallel dimension. Most JSA members have Earth-1 counterparts in the Justice League of America. The first new full adventure of the JSA takes place in Justice League of America #21, in which they will begin a series of annual team-ups over the next 20 years.

Barry Allen is shown browsing a copy of All-Star Comics #37 in this story.

Synopsis:
Mysterious lights begin appearing over six cities. Barry Allen makes the connection between the cities and the hometowns of the Justice Society of America members. Believing the source of the lights is located on Earth-2, Barry traverses dimensions.

Once in the parallel world, he teams with Jay Garrick, the Earth-2 Flash, to find out what the lights are. Another light appears over Keystone City. When Jay arrives to investigate, he is imprisoned in a stasis cube. Barry chases it down and frees his counterpart.

The villain behind events is Vandal Savage, and old foe of the JSA. Savage, made immortal from exposure to an meteorite thousands of years prior, has captured all the JSA members except the Flash. He hunts down both Flashes and uses a gravity weapon against them. The Flashes escape and follow Savage back to his lair.

At Savage’s hide-out, another weapon is used to force the Flashes to battle one another. Jay is knocked out and taken prisoner by the villain. Barry is led into a trap but avoids capture. He frees the captured members of the JSA, including Jay, and helps send Savage to prison. The JSA members agree to come out of retirement.