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From: tjarks@ihlts.UUCP (Tim Tjarks)
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Subject: Re: Re: Crisis #2 (Spoiler)
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Date: Wed, 23-Jan-85 09:16:09 EST
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Well, I've seen two articles now assuming that Barry Allen of Earth-1
has kicked the bucket.  I suggest people go back and re-read those
panels in Crisis 2.  One of the things the disintegrating Flash says to
Batman (paraphased, since I don't have the comic in front of me) is

		"Iris may already be dead!"

Anyone who knows anything about events in "the Flash" over the last few
years knows that Iris died quite a while ago.  It seemed obvious to me
that what we was was the disintegration of Barry Allen, the Flash of
Earth-37b (or somesuch) who happened upon Earth-1 in his panicked state.
Further proof (?) of this is that Flash said the whole world was being
destroyed, but we haven't seen any evidence that the destruction has
reached present day Earth-1 yet (at least on a large scale).

This has been asked before, but does anyone else have any speculation
on who will die or on any of the major changes promised?  I doubt that
we'll see any cancellation of titles due to the main character dying
(unless the title was marginal in the first place and not heavily
licensed: any candidates?).  I would guess there will be wholesale
slaughter of old, obscure characters (I expected to see Anthro and
company killed at the beginning of #2).  I don't hold much hope that
Kamandi will survive, and Kid Flash was marked for death a year ago.
Major supporting characters and team members may die to provide the
changes in long established title, e.g. consider the effects if
Nightwing were killed, or Lois Lane, or the Guardians of Oa.  Will
Earth-2 be destroyed?  Is Roy Thomas screaming bloody murder?

Any opinions on this?

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					Tim Tjarks
					AT&T Bell Laboratories
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