The Flash #128

(May 1962)

For the Best in Comics Entertainment (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Case of the Real-Gone Flash! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Flash / comic story / 17.67 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Joe Giella

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Flash [Barry Allen]; Abra Kadabra (first appearance, villain)

Synopsis

Abra Kadabra, a magician in the 64th century, travels to the past and becomes a criminal.

Reprints

• in The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #187 (April-May 1969)
• in Flash (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #3 (novembre 1970)
• in DC Super Stars (DC, 1976 series) #11 (January 1977)
• in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #15 (November 1981)
• in Roter Blitz (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #11/1982 (November 1982), #11/1982 (November 1982), #12/1982 (Dezember 1982)
• in The Flash Archives (DC, 1996 series) #4 ([June] 2006)
• in Showcase Presents: The Flash (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([August] 2008)
• in The Flash Omnibus (DC, 2014 series) #1 ([November] 2014)
• in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #111 - Flash - Am Limit ([April 2017])
• in The Flash: The Silver Age (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([November] 2017)
• in The Flash: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #1 (2018 [February 2019])
• in Top Comics (BSV - Williams, 1969 series) #12

Indexer Notes

Vs Abra Kadabra, 1st. Also 133, 149, 163, 170, 182, 212.

Story in two chapters: unnumbered chapter 1 (9 pages), Chapter 2 (8.67 pages)

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Amazing Speeds! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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The Moon falls about 1/20th of an inch...

Genre

non-fiction; math & science

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately following page 9 of the previous story sequence.

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Jaro Stamp Co.; Maxim Stamp Co., Inc. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Mystery in Space; Adam Strange / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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Flash-Grams / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from James Morrison, Lee Miller, Fred Bronson, Paul Seydor, Bolo Morgan, Michael Searles, Sandra C. Hamilton, and Johnny Carpenter; includes Flash Announcements!

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Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Origin of the Flash's Masked Identity! (Table of Contents: 9)

The Flash / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

The Flash [Barry Allen] (origin); The Flash [Jay Garrick] (on a Golden Age cover that Barry Allen is holding); Dr. Bailey (Jay's physician); art thieves (villains)

Synopsis

Barry muses to himself, while reading a Golden Age issue of Flash Comics, of what it would be like if the Scarlet Speedster would operate maskless rather than as he now does.

Reprints

• in The Hundred Comic (K. G. Murray, 1961 ? series) #72 ([September 1962])
• in 80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #8 (March 1965)
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #12/1968 (15.Juni 1968)
• in The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #196 (April 1970)
• in Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 series) #125 (Circa 1974-1975)
• in Flash (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #51 (juin 1981) [N&B [B&W]]
• in More Secret Origins Replica Edition (DC, 1999 series) #1 ([November] 1999)
• in DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories (DC, 2005 series) #[1] ([October] 2005)
• in The Flash Archives (DC, 1996 series) #4 ([June] 2006)
• in Showcase Presents: The Flash (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([August] 2008)
• in DC Universe Secret Origins (DC, 2013 series) ([June] 2013)
• in The Flash Omnibus (DC, 2014 series) #1 ([November] 2014)
• in The Flash: The Silver Age (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([November] 2017)
• in The Flash: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #1 (2018 [February 2019])
• in Superman et Batman (Interpresse; Sagédition, 1967 series) #11

Keywords

Central City; Keystone City; National Science Conference

Indexer Notes

Majority of this story is a daydream by Barry Allen.

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Flash Facts / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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The lowest temperature at which oil will decompose...

Genre

non-fiction; math & science

Reprints

• in Metal Men (DC, 1963 series) #36 (February-March 1969)

Time-Out for Talk! (Table of Contents: 11)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors

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Letters

Ira Schnapp

Editing

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Genre

advocacy

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Best Values Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)