Comic Title: Showcase Presents:The Flash Vol. 2 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2008
On Sale Date: June 18, 2008 Direct Market Date June 18, 2008
Source: Previews, #234

Direct Market Date June 18, 2008
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Cover Price: $16.99
Page Count: 552
Editor: Peter Hamboussi

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Captives of the Cosmic Ray"
Pages: 25

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

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

Reprinted From:
Flash #131 (1962)

Feature Character(s)

• Flash (last appearance in Justice League of America #13; next appearance in Justice League of America #14)

Guest Star(s)

• Green Lantern (last appearance in Green Lantern #15; next appearance in Justice League of America #14)

Supporting Character(s)

• Iris West (last appearance in Flash #129; next appearance in Flash #132)

Villain(s)

• The Myrmitons (Mponos named; no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Carol Ferris (last appearance in Green Lantern #15; next appearance in Green Lantern #16)
• Tom Kalmaku (last appearance in Green Lantern #15; next appearance in Green Lantern #16)
• Terga Kalmaku (last appearance in Green Lantern #15; next appearance in Green Lantern #24)

Synopsis:
While Barry Allen is vacationing in Coast City, an alien ship flys over the area. Barry and his friend Hal Jordan chase the ship as Flash and Green Lantern. A yellow beam strikes Flash and takes him aboard the ship. Green Lantern follows it to an unknown planet. The two heroes are attacked by the planet itself but manage to escape and return to Earth.

When they arrive on Earth, Flash and GL discover the planet has been invaded by the Myrmitons. The alien being hold the world hostage unless the heroes surrender. Flash and GL agree to give up their powers, but Flash devises a trick to fool the invaders.

The Myrmitons realize that they have been tricked, but the heroes have already made their way to the base of the villains. Flash disables the machines that were threatening the population while GL captures the aliens. With the invasion thwarted, Flash and GL return to their civilian identities.