The Flash #126

Feb 1962 · DC · 0.12 USD

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★ 1st appearance — Nora Allen

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The Flash #126 is a pivotal Silver Age installment that simultaneously deepens Mirror Master's mythology — establishing the Mirror World as a fully realized alternate dimension he can inhabit, not merely a trick prop — and plants the roots of Barry Allen's personal biography by introducing his parents, Henry and Nora Allen, characters whose later narrative importance to the Flash mythos would prove profound across decades of storytelling. The issue also marks the debut of Daphne Dean, Barry's childhood sweetheart, whose presence sharpens the emotional triangle between Barry's past and his present life with Iris West. Taken together, the issue's two stories reflect the Schwartz-era editorial philosophy of grounding sci-fi spectacle in relatable human relationships, a formula that made the Silver Age Flash one of DC's most creatively durable franchises.

Contains 2 stories

The Doom of the Mirror Flash!

12.33 pp · Superhero

Flash [Barry Allen]Iris WestMirror Master [Sam Scudder] (villain)Mirror World Amazon Women [Annamara]The Orinocas

Snare of the Headline Huntress!

11.67 pp · Superhero

Flash [Barry Allen]Doctor Henry AllenNora AllenDaphne Dean (first appearance)Mr. Fowler (Press Agent)

In "Snare of the Headline Huntress!", Flash [Barry Allen] reunites with his former love, the glamorous actress Daphne Dean, as they journey back to their shared hometown of Fallville to revisit old memories. With the press agent Mr. Fowler in tow and a mystery unfolding in the shadows, Barry finds himself caught in a web of intrigue that tests both his speed and his heart.

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History

The issue was produced by the core Silver Age Flash creative unit: writer John Broome, penciler Carmine Infantino, inker Joe Giella on interior art, with Murphy Anderson inking the cover over Infantino's pencils — a pairing that defined the visual identity of the title's early years. Editor Julius Schwartz, who had shepherded the Barry Allen Flash from its debut in Showcase #4 (1956) onward, oversaw both stories, maintaining the series' science-fiction-inflected approach to superhero adventure that distinguished it from more straightforwardly action-oriented contemporaries. Broome had by this point already built out much of the Rogues Gallery under Schwartz, and issue #126 represents him continuing to expand both the villainous and the civilian sides of Barry Allen's world in a single 36-page package.

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Published with a cover date of February 1962 (on-sale December 1961) by DC Comics, with a cover price of 12 cents.
Contains two stories: 'The Doom of the Mirror-Flash!' (lead, 13 pages, featuring Mirror Master/Sam Scudder) and 'Snare of the Headline Huntress' (backup, featuring Daphne Dean).
First appearance of the Mirror World — a fully realized alternate dimension accessible through mirrors at specific angles — a concept that has recurred in Flash and DC continuity ever since.
First appearance of Henry Allen (Barry's father, Dr. Henry Allen) and Nora Allen (Barry's mother) — characters who became central to the Flash's origin tragedy in later eras.
First appearance of Daphne Dean, Barry Allen's childhood sweetheart and a Hollywood actress, whose debut story revolves around a publicity stunt pairing her with Barry on a trip to their hometown of Fallville, Iowa.
Creative team: written by John Broome, interior pencils by Carmine Infantino, interior inks by Joe Giella, cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, cover inks by Murphy Anderson, edited by Julius Schwartz.
The lead Mirror World story has been reprinted in The Flash #169 (1967), The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told (1991/1992 hardcover and softcover), The Flash Archives Vol. 4 (2006), The Flash Chronicles Vol. 4 (2013), and The Flash Omnibus Vol. 1 (2014).
In the lead story, Mirror Master escapes prison by having a barber position shop mirrors at precise angles, transporting him into the Mirror World — and then lures the Flash there in order to use him as a means of returning to Earth.