Tom versus the Flash number 156 or besides Super Speed, the Flash also has the power of eminent domain.

Welcome back for the Flash number 156, the November 1965 issue entitled The Superhero Who Betrayed the World,

written by John Broome, penciled by Carmine Infantino, inked by Joe Gaelan, edited by Julie Schwartz, featuring a, pencil by Carmine and Fantino, inked by Joe Gaelan, edited

by Julie Schwartz, featuring a cover pencil by Carmine and Fantino and inked by Murphy Anderson.

We start this story at the UN where, of course, politicians are arguing.

That's what they do in the UN, but it's a unique argument.

And right away, I know this issue is going to be a true treasure because the first panel is ridiculously hilarious. We have one politician yelling, my country votes no. We have a second politician saying, my country votes yes. But the interesting part is a third politician who yells, my country disagrees with both of you. What kind of political argument are we having

where it's a yes, no, and then one guy doesn't like yes or no? It's a pessimistic view of politics.

Well, all this is going, all this arguing, all this debate about the yes, no question that's

pressing the minds of the politicians, a giant glowing sphere appears

in the middle of the UN, and out of its steps a strange alien being. He announces his name as

Klan from the world of Gur. And he immediately demands that the earth turn over the flash,

or the earth will be destroyed. Now all the politicians can seem

to kind of agree on something. They're slightly frantic. They don't seem like very good leaders.

They're yelling about hoaxes. They're saying he can't possibly destroy the earth. One guy's

yelling for him to get arrested. Another one's telling him to have him escorted out. It's very confusing. Well, Klan decides to give a little demonstration of his power

to prove that they can destroy the earth that the flash isn't turned over. He turns everything

inside the UN building into precious, precious gold, which just makes all the UN delegates freak out yelling.

Precious gold! Just, again, this isn't the type of political leadership that I would hope

the DC universe would have. Maybe in a world with Superman, this is the type of leadership you get.

A bunch of preening politicians excited about gold, having arguments

about yes, no questions. This story, yeah, they could be fools, guilt. So, Client has to

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