Comic Title: Showcase Presents:The Flash Vol. 4 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2012
On Sale Date: October 24, 2012 Direct Market Date October 24, 2012
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Direct Market Date October 24, 2012
Source: Previews, #286

Cover Price: $19.99
Page Count: 528

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Flying Samurai"
Pages: 23

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

Writer: Frank Robbins
Penciller: Ross Andru
Inker: Michael Esposito

Reprinted From:
Flash #180 (1968)

Feature Character(s)

• Flash (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #175; next appearance in Flash #181)

Supporting Character(s)

• Iris Allen (last appearance in Justice League of America #62; next appearance in Flash #181)

Villain(s)

• Baron Katana (next appearance in Flash #181)
• Daisho and the Samuroids (next appearance in Flash #181)

Other Character(s)

• Capt. Hash (A Japanese police officer; next appearance in Flash #181)
• Tushi (Hash's assistant; next appearance in Flash #181)
• Hideki Toshira (a movie director; next appearance in Flash #181)

Comments:
This story continues in Flash #181.

Synopsis:
Barry Allen and Iris travel to Japan. Barry visits his college friend Japanese Police Captain Hash to warn him about war criminal Baron Katana who was seen coming to Japan. Katana has created an army of android samurai and is testing them in Castle Heron. While Iris covers for him at police headquarters, Flash checks out the castle and battles the Samuroids.