Comic Title: Flash #136
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: May 1963
On Sale Date: March 7, 1963 Newsstand Date March 7, 1963
Source: House Ad, Brave and the Bold #47, Page 30

Copyright Date March 7, 1963
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1963

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of January, April, July and October
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "Barry Allen – You're the Flash – and I Can Prove It"
Pages: 10

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

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

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:The Flash Vol. 2 TPB (2008)
Flash Archives Vol. 5 HC (2009)
Flash:The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 2 HC (2017)
Flash:The Silver Age Vol. 3 TPB (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Flash (last appearance in Flash #136; next appearance in Justice League of America #19)

Supporting Character(s)

• Iris West (last appearance in Flash #136; next appearance in Flash #137)

Villain(s)

• Rod Pagin (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• An unnamed bank robber (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Barry Allen finds a strange memo he has written to himself. The memo tells him to meet a recently released convict and reveal his secret identity. He goes to investigate, but he ends up being compelled to tell Rod Pagin his secret identity. Pagin tells him not to interfere with his crimes, or he will reveal Barry’s secret. Flash trys to keep tabs on the crook, but is unable to catch him at several robberies.

Later, Barry is participating in a mind-reading act for charity with Iris West. During the performance, he deduces where Pagin will strike next. He leaves the stage at super-speed and catches Pagin. He returns to the stage before anyone realizes he was gone.

After being apprehended, Pagin explains that he hypnotized Flash at his trial and forced him to reveal his identity. He tells everyone that Barry Allen is the Flash. No one believes him because Barry was seen on stage at the same time he was caught by the Flash. Pagin believes that his hypnosis missed his target at the trial, and Flash’s secret is safe.