Comic Title: Brave and the Bold #72
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jun/Jul 1967
On Sale Date: April 20, 1967 Newsstand Date April 20, 1967
Source: House Ad, Batman #192, Page 31

Newsstand Date April 20, 1967
Source: Direct Currents, Batman #192, Page 30

Newsstand Date April 20, 1967
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V22 #2

Copyright Date April 20, 1967
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1967

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: George Kashdan

Title: "Phantom Flash, Cosmic Traitor"
Pages: 24

Feature(s):
Spectre (of Earth-2)
Flash (Barry Allen of Earth-1)

Writer: Bob Haney
Penciller: Carmine Infantino
Inker: Charles Cuidera

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:The Spectre TPB (2012)
Spectre:The Wrath of the Spectre Omnibus HC (2020)

Feature Character(s)

• Spectre (last appearance in Showcase #64; next appearance in Spectre #1)
• Flash (last appearance in Flash #171; next appearance in Justice League of America #54)

Villain(s)

• The Ghost Ace (Luther Jarvis; no further appearances)
• Two unnamed crooks (hired by Jarvis; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Twelve World War I aces (Charlie named; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
While on a visit to Earth-2, the Flash of Earth-1 is cpatured by two criminals. The crooks turn him over to the ghost of Luther Jarvis, aka the Ghost Ace. Jarvis intends to use Flash as the instrument for revenge against his former World War I squadron members.

After turning the Flash in a spectral being under his control, the Ghost Ace kidnaps the former pilots and forces them to duel him in the skies. The Spectre investigates the disappearance of the pilots and comes to their aid. He prevents their murder, then challenges the Ghost Ace to a fair fight.

The Ghost Ace meets the Spectre's challenge and forces Flash to battle the Spectre. Their battle takes them across the universe, until the Flash is finally restored to normal by a comet's tail. Having won his duel, the Spectre returns to Earth. The Ghost Ace then destroys himself, and Flash returns home.