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: "The Threat of the Absent-Minded Professor"
Pages: 10

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

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

Reprinted From:
Flash #134 (1963)

Feature Character(s)

• Flash (last appearance in Flash #134; next appearance in Justice League of America #17)

Supporting Character(s)

• Iris West (last appearance in Flash #134; next appearance in Green Lantern #20)
• Ira West (Iris’s father; erroneously given the initials T.H. in this story; first appearance; last appearance in Flash #203; next appearance in Flash #141)

Villain(s)

• Frank Enwood and three thugs (Chub named; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Iris West’s father, Professor West, is in town and wants to meet Barry. Upon arriving the absent-minded man wants to know Barry’s intentions to his daughter. Before Barry can explain, both men are grabbed by some hoods.

The hoods work for Frank Enwood, a criminal scientist. He has designed a device to crack a bank vault, but the device is malfunctioning. The professor is forced to repair the device.

While the crooks are robbing the bank, Barry and Prof. West are locked in a dark room. Barry uses his powers to escape and capture the crooks, but he fears that the professor will know his secret identity. He is not exposed because the professor was too near-sighted to notice Barry at all. Later, Barry and Iris explain their friendship to the professor.