int a[] = {1,2,}; Weird comma allowed. Any particular reason?

It makes it easier to generate source code, and also to write code which can be easily extended at a later date. Consider what's required to add an extra entry to:

int a[] = {
   1,
   2,
   3
};

... you have to add the comma to the existing line and add a new line. Compare that with the case where the three already has a comma after it, where you just have to add a line. Likewise if you want to remove a line you can do so without worrying about whether it's the last line or not, and you can reorder lines without fiddling about with commas. Basically it means there's a uniformity in how you treat the lines.

Now think about generating code. Something like (pseudo-code):

output("int a[] = {");
for (int i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
    output("%s, ", items[i]);
}
output("};");

No need to worry about whether the current item you're writing out is the first or the last. Much simpler.

It's useful if you do something like this:

int a[] = {
  1,
  2,
  3, //You can delete this line and it's still valid
};

Ease of use for the developer, I would think.

int a[] = {
            1,
            2,
            2,
            2,
            2,
            2, /*line I could comment out easily without having to remove the previous comma*/
          }

Additionally, if for whatever reason you had a tool that generated code for you; the tool doesn't have to care about whether it's the last item in the initialize or not.