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12May 1988
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Flash #12

DC · May 1988 · on sale 1988-01-12

First appearance: Nick BassagliaFirst appearance: Trudy PowellFirst appearance: Little Boy Blue2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Flash (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
May 1988
Key date
1988-05-00
On-sale date
1988-01-12
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Nick Bassaglia - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Trudy Powell - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Little Boy Blue - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

First appearance of Shawn Rogers - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Timmy Simms - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Kapitalist Kourier... ...When It Has to Be There in a Flash!cover1pencils: Larry Mahlstedt; inks: Larry Mahlstedt; letters: Todd KleinAnatole
1Velocity 9comic story22script: Mike Baron; pencils: Mike Collins; inks: Larry Mahlstedt; colors: Michele Wolfman; letters: Steve HaynieAnatole, Nick Bassaglia First, Bebeck, The Flash, Tina McGee, Trudy Powell First, Vandal Savage, Mary West, Wally West
2Light at the End of the Tunnelcomic story15script: George Broderick Jr.; pencils: Gordon Purcell; inks: Timothy Dzon; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Dan McKinnon; editing: Marv WolfmanChangeling, Cyborg, Doctor Light, Dick Grayson, Dr. Arthur Light, Little Boy Blue First, Garfield Logan, Nightwing, Tommy Rogers, Shawn Rogers First, Herb Simms, Timmy Simms First, Slats First, Static First
3-letters page2script: Mike Gold

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893222205
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893222205

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Flash: Savage Velocity #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-9957-6		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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