Flash #148

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Synopsis

The Day Flash Went Into Orbit!Captain Boomerang soars across the rooftops of Central City, ultimately breaking into the top floor of a skyscraper. Using an exploding boomerang, Captain Boomerang opens the safe, only to find it empty, save for a note. Once more, the Crooked Four have beaten him to a crime. Back in his hidden lair, Captain Boomerang stews over the Crooked Four's constant one-upmanship at every crime he's tried to commit.Unbeknownst to Captain Boomerang, the leader of the Crooked Four is a man named Fanning, Captain Boomerang's old prison cellmate. Fanning, along with other like-minded convicts, is out to take Captain Boomerang down a peg, in response to Captain Boomerang's enormous ego, not to mention his disdainful arrogance. Using subliminal suggestion, Fanning steers Captain Boomerang into committing specific crimes at specific times. All so Fanning's gang can beat him to the punch every time.Fanning's gang, however, is interrupted by the Flash, during their next robbery. Though the Flash is able to easily dodge the gang's gunfire, an errant sheet of paper creases his temple, rendering him unconscious. Fanning, and his men, are about to execute the Flash, when Captain Boomerang attacks them. Captain Boomerang swiftly disarms Fanning, and his gang, but stops short upon recognizing Fanning. Before Captain Boomerang can fully process Fanning's involvement, Fanning, and his men escape.Fanning steers Captain Boomerang to his next crime, but also tips off the police. Fanning and his gang set up across the street, to watch Captain Boomerang's inevitable arrest. The Flash closes on Fanning's gang, and uses super-compressed air pressure to knock them all out. Spying the heavy police presence, Captain Boomerang flees the scene, with the Flash hot on his trail. Captain Boomerang leads the Flash to a boomerang shaped bridge. Crossing the bridge, the Flash is stuck midway, by a powerful adhesive.The boomerang launches into the air, heading for orbit. As the Flash...