Comic Title: DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #15
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: November 1981
On Sale Date: August 6, 1981 Newsstand Date August 6, 1981
Source: Comic Reader, #193

Newsstand Date August 6, 1981
Source: Comics Journal, #65

Newsstand Date August 6, 1981
Source: Amazing Heroes, #3

Newsstand Date August 6, 1981
Source: Daily Planet, Vol. 81 #11

Copyright Date July 14, 1981
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1981
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Cover Price: $0.95
Page Count: 96
Editor: E. Nelson Bridwell

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "The Case of the Real-Gone Flash"
Pages: 18

Feature(s):
Flash (Barry Allen of Earth-1)

Writer: John Broome
Penciller: Carmine Infantino
Inker: Joe Giella

Reprinted From:
Flash #128 (1962)

Feature Character(s)

• Flash (last appearance in Justice League of America #11; next appearance in Flash #130)

Villain(s)

• Abra Kadabra (next appearance in Flash #133)

Other Character(s)

• Three unnamed scientists (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Abra Kadabra, a magician from the year 6363, travels back in time to find an audience who appreciates his magic. Arriving in the 20th century, Kadabra has little success in attracting attention. He sees reads a newspaper and sees that the way to get attention is by stealing.

Later in the park, Kadabra causes a new statue to disappear. The crowd attending the dedication contains Barry Allen. While Barry tries to stop Kadabra, he finds that he and the crowd are paralyzed. Kadabra strikes again later and defeats Flash with a hypno-ray.

Abra Kadabra then makes a performance at Central Hall. Flash again tries to stop the villain, but is propelled into space by Kadabra leaving nothing but an empty uniform behind. Flash lands on a small planet the size of a boulder. He uses his super-speed to launch himself back to Earth. He locates Kadabra’s hide-out and turns the hypno-ray on Kadabra. The paralyzed Kadabra is placed in prison.