The Flash Vol 1 179

"The Flash -- Fact or Fiction?": Flash encounters a hurricane-like creature known as a Nok which feeds off Flash's aura. The Nok follows the Flash, who is unable to find a way to stop the creature. An alien hunter appears and tells Flash that he is responsible for bringing the Nok to Earth, but

"The Flash -- Fact or Fiction?"
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The Flash Vol 1 #179
May, 1968
Cover Artists	Ross Andru Mike Esposito
The Flash -- Fact or Fiction?
Writers	Cary Bates
Pencilers	Ross Andru
Inkers	Mike Esposito
Editors	Julius Schwartz
Previous Issue	The Flash # 178
Next Issue	The Flash # 180

I see it -- but I don't believe it!

— Julius Schwartz

The Flash #179 is an issue of the series The Flash (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 1968.

Synopsis for "The Flash -- Fact or Fiction?"

Flash encounters a hurricane-like creature known as a Nok which feeds off Flash's aura. The Nok follows the Flash, who is unable to find a way to stop the creature. An alien hunter appears and tells Flash that he is responsible for bringing the Nok to Earth, but the Flash must recapture it before his ship leaves. While fighting the Nok, Flash is thrown into a parallel universe. He soon discovers that super-heroes only exist as comic book characters in this reality. He is unable to cross the dimensional barrier to return home, so he looks up the one person who will believe that he is a super-hero, DC Comics editor Julius Schwartz.

At the DC offices, Flash meets Julie and proves that he has super speed. Julie then gathers parts for the Flash to build a cosmic treadmill. The treadmill enables him to return to Earth-1. Once, he is back in his own universe, Flash is able to stop the Nok using a chemical that mimics his aura. The alien hunter then takes the Nok away from Earth.

Appearing in "The Flash -- Fact or Fiction?"

Featured Characters:

• Flash

Supporting Characters:

• Julius Schwartz
• Iris (West) Allen

Antagonists:

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Other Characters:

• a Nok (Alien creature) (Single appearance)
• Unnamed alien hunter (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Earth-One
  • Central City
• Earth-Prime (First appearance)
  • New York City
    • DC Comics

Items:

• Cosmic Treadmill

Vehicles:

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Notes

• This story introduces Earth-Prime, a parallel universe in which the Flash and other super-heroes only exist as comic book characters. It is not the real Earth and would later develop two super-heroes of its own, Ultraa and Superboy.
• This issue is reprinted in The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the The Flash series
• Images from The Flash Vol 1 179

Recommended Reading

• The Flash Recommended Reading
  • Flash Comics (Volume 1)
  • All-Flash (Volume 1)
  • The Flash (Volume 1)
  • The Flash (Volume 2)
  • The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive
  • The Flash: Rebirth
  • The Flash (Volume 3)
  • Flashpoint
  • The Flash (Volume 4)
  • The Flash (Volume 5)
  • The Flash (Volume 6)

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