Comic Title: Flash #176
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: February 1968
On Sale Date: December 5, 1967 Newsstand Date December 5, 1967
Source: Direct Currents, Detective Comics #371, Page 32

Copyright Date December 5, 1967
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1967


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

Title: "Professor West -- Lost, Strayed, or Stolen?"
Pages: 9

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

Writer: John Broome
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 Flash #176; next appearance in Justice League of America #60)

Supporting Character(s)

• Iris Allen (last appearance in Flash #176; next appearance in Flash #177)
• Ira West (last appearance in Flash #172; next appearance in Justice League of America #122)

Villain(s)

• Robbie and his gang (Mooch named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Dr. Binzo (a memory expert; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Professor Ira West attends a workshop to improve his memory. He recognizes another student in the class, but he cannot remember from where he knows him. After the workshop, West follows the man outside and suddenly remembers that he saw the man digging a hole outside Central University. The man is really a crook, who wants to find some buried loot that he has forgotten. The crook and his gang then force Professor West to lead them to the buried loot.

When Professor West fails to return to his daughter's house, Iris sends the Flash to look for him. The Flash uses a tracking device in Ira's watch to find the professor. He arrives just in time as the crooks are unearthing the loot and are preparing to kill Ira. Flash defeats the crooks and rescues Professor West.