The Witching Hour #1 for Sale - First Appearance of Cynthia - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: The Witching Hour (DC, 1969 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: February-March 1969
Key date: 1969-02-00
On-sale date: 1968-12-19
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 Cynthia - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Mildred - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	It's 12 O'Clock..The Witching Hour!	cover	1	pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy	Mordred First
1	Let the Judge Be..You!!!	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	4.67	script: Alex Toth; pencils: Alex Toth; inks: Alex Toth; letters: Alex Toth	Cynthia First
2	Save the Last Dance for Me!	comic story	4.5	script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Pat Boyette, Alex Toth; inks: Pat Boyette, Alex Toth; letters: Pat Boyette	Mildred First
3	Fandom Picks the Winners	text article	1	script: Mark Hanerfeld
4	Eternal Hour!	comic story	7.67	script: Alex Toth; pencils: Alex Toth; inks: Alex Toth; letters: Alex Toth	Mordred First
5	The Perfect Surf or How to Make Waves Without Really Trying!	comic story	4.67	pencils: Jack Sparling; inks: Jack Sparling; letters: Milt Snapinn	Cynthia First
6	Epilogue of Let the Judge Be..You!!!	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	2	script: Alex Toth; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Cynthia First
7	Silk Gauze	comic story	1	pencils: Shelly Moldoff; inks: Shelly Moldoff	Mr Thompson; Eva Thompson

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The Witching Hour #38	1974	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: The Witching Hour #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-3022-7	2011	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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