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124November 1961
$0.10

The Flash #124

DC · November 1961 · on sale 1961-09-07

First appearance: Sue Dearbon Dibny
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Identification plate

Series
The Flash (DC, 1959 series)
Issue
#124
Publication date
November 1961
Key date
1961-11-00
On-sale date
1961-09-07
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Sue Dearbon Dibny - 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 Space-Boomerang Trap!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira SchnappBarry Allen, Captain Boomerang, Ralph Dibny, The Elongated Man, The Flash, Digger Harkness
1Still 10ยขpromo (ad from the publisher)1
2Space-Boomerang Trap!comic story15.33script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBarry Allen, Captain Boomerang, Ralph Dibny, Sue Dearbon Dibny First, The Elongated Man, The Flash, Digger Harkness
4Sea Devilspromo (ad from the publisher)1
5Wanted: Safe Bus Riders!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
7-letters page2letters: typeset
10Vengeance Via Television!comic story8.67script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe GiellaBarry Allen, The Flash, Iris West Allen
12-cartoon1
13Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annualpromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 3.99 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Flash #1601966On eBay ›
The Flash #2291974On eBay ›
The Flash #2321975On eBay ›
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #21980On eBay ›
The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 0-930289-81-1		1991On eBay ›
The Flash Archives #3
ISBN 1-56389-799-7		2002On eBay ›
Showcase Presents the Elongated Man #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1042-7; 1-4012-1042-2		2006On eBay ›
The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 0-930289-84-6		1992On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: The Flash #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-1805-8		2008On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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