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From: afo@pucc-k (Flidais)
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Subject: Re: Crisis #2 (Spoiler)
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Date: Tue, 22-Jan-85 20:10:04 EST
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Well, with the apparent demise of the Earth-1 Flash, one could
postulate upon two different explanations....

	1. That the Batman was correct when he said it was a vision
	   of the Flash, and that poor ol' Barry didn't bite the
	   biggee.

	2. That the powers that be have decided that they just can't
	   beat the dead horse any longer, and will let the Earth-1
	   Flash fade slowly from people's memories.

Now, let's look at the reasons and ramifications behind #2.  First,
if you have been reading the Flash, you have probably realised that
the magazine has been floundering for the past few years.  Even the
vaunted "Trial of the Flash" wasn't doing much for the story line.
The Flash had basically turned into a character who was around for
the sadistic jollies of whomever might be doing the writing (Cary
Bates, and others). The man has had his wife murdered (I don't think
Iris had told him she was pregnant before she was murdered), has had
his fiance go totally insane because of his refusal to identify
himself (obviously, if he had tossed off the cowl, as his Earth-2
did {by stopping his inner vibrations he was using to blur his
features}) poor Fiona (remember Fiona?) wouldn't be supporting
Roche-Hoffman.  He is currently being tried for manslaughter, and
has had his face rearranged for him by Big Sur (another way you can
tell the writing is getting bad- stupidly named villians).

Obviously, DC isn't going to let their spot for 'the fastest man
alive' stay empty too long.  What I would like to see (but probably
won't) the Earth-2 Flash be brought back in his place.  I think that
character has a lot more panache (and a much niftier costume) than
any of the other possibilities.

And if we get *really* lucky, Kid Flash will kick off on his own!

Laurie Sefton
{harpo,ihnp4,allegra,decvax}!pur-ee!pucc-h!afo


Some people prefer top down programming; others prefer bottom-up:
Me? I prefer slash and burn...

-- 
Laurie Sefton
{harpo,ihnp4,allegra,decvax}!pur-ee!pucc-h!afo


Some people prefer top down programming; others prefer bottom-up:
Me? I prefer slash and burn...