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128May 1962
$0.12

The Flash #128

DC · May 1962 · on sale 1962-03-06

First appearance: Abra KadabraFirst appearance: Citizen Abra
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Identification plate

Series
The Flash (DC, 1959 series)
Issue
#128
Publication date
May 1962
Key date
1962-05-00
On-sale date
1962-03-06
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Abra Kadabra - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Citizen Abra - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Case of the "Real-Gone" Flash!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira SchnappAbra Kadabra First, Citizen Abra First, Barry Allen, The Flash
1For the Best in Comics Entertainmentpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: Ira Schnapp
2The Case of the Real-Gone Flash!comic story17.67script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoAbra Kadabra First, Citizen Abra First, Barry Allen, The Flash
3-comic story1script: Julius Schwartz; letters: Milt Snapinn
5-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira Schnapp
6-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp
7-letters page2script: Julius Schwartz
9The Origin of the Flash's Masked Identity!comic story7script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe GiellaBarry Allen, The Flash, The Flash, Jay Garrick
10-cartoon1script: Julius Schwartz; letters: Milt Snapinn
11Time-Out for Talk!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp

Plus 3.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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Series context

‹ #12724 of 246#129 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q1771387 (Abra Kadabra), first-appearance property (CC0)

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