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153June 1965
$0.12

The Flash #153

DC · June 1965 · on sale 1965-04-15

First appearance: Eobard ThawneFirst appearance: The Reverse-Flash
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Identification plate

Series
The Flash (DC, 1959 series)
Issue
#153
Publication date
June 1965
Key date
1965-06-00
On-sale date
1965-04-15
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 Eobard Thawne - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Reverse-Flash - 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 Mightiest Punch of All Time!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira SchnappBarry Allen, Albert Desmond, The Flash, Mister Element, The Reverse-Flash First, Eobard Thawne First
1Happy Hobby Time!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappSuperboy [Clark Kent]; Frank
2The Mightiest Punch of All Time!comic story24script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe GiellaBarry Allen, Albert Desmond, The Flash, Mister Element, The Reverse-Flash First, Eobard Thawne First
9Justice League of America; Hawkmanpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
1080 Page Giant Magazine; Supermanpromo (ad from the publisher)1
11Detective Comics; Batmanpromo (ad from the publisher)0.34
12-letters page0.5letters: typeset
1410 Issues of Flash for Only $1.00promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 6.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
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Showcase Presents: The Flash #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-2297-0		2009On eBay ›
The Flash: The Silver Age Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-6538-0		2017On eBay ›
The Flash: The Silver Age #4
ISBN 978-1-4012-8823-5		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q81887861 (Eobard Thawne), first-appearance property (CC0)

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