Flash #131

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Synopsis

Police forensics scientist, Barry Allen, and test pilot, Hal Jordan, are hanging out, together, in Coast City. The two men eventually make it back to the estate of Jordan's boss, Carol Ferris. Having tied each other in a sporting contest, the two men compete in an archery competition, to determine the winner. Suddenly, an unidentified flying object buzzes the grounds of the Ferris Estate. In the confusion, Allen and Jordan slip away, only to reappear in their costumed identities, the Flash and the Green Lantern. The two heroes are in pursuit of the strange craft when it captures the Flash in a tractor beam. Green Lantern pursues the craft to a distant alien world.Though the craft releases the Flash, Green Lantern continues his pursuit. Green Lantern grounds the craft with the power of his ring, only to discover it is unmanned. Suspecting he may have been lured into a trap, Green Lantern sets off to rendezvous with the Flash. The Scarlet Speedster finds himself slowly trudging through a snowstorm, one that seemingly formed out of nothingness. A massive creature coalesces out of the snow before him. Vibrating at super-speed, the Flash dissipates the creature before it can attack. All at once, the snow storm ends.The Flash is confronted by a transparent alien, armed with a strange gun. The alien fires on the Flash causing the Flash to be upended. No matter how hard he tries, the Flash can't right himself. Learning to run on his hands at super-speed, the Flash kicks his attacker into unconsciousness. Meanwhile, Green Lantern is drawn down to the planet's surface by a rapid increase in the planet's gravity. Breaking his fall with a power ring constructed mattress, Green Lantern finds himself held fast by the planetary gravity. A river of molten metal erupts out of a nearby hill. Mustering the full force of his willpower, Green Lantern manages to raise just high enough to avoid being consumed.All at once, gravity returns to normal. The Green Lantern meets back up with the...