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Pre-Crisis Flash: An Extensive Breakdown

Flash Math

Seven categories of threat:

Random Criminals (this includes people with unusual gimmicks who never reappear)

Supervillains

Aliens (and any other inhuman threat that’s not supernatural)

Evil Foreign Stereotypes

Supernatural Weirdness

Nature

The Arc that Never Ends (The Trial of the Flash)

Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt: Turtle Man

The Man Who Broke the Time Barrier: Mazdan

The Secret of the Empty Box: Random Criminals

The Coldest Man on Earth: Captain Cold

Around the World in 80 Minutes: Random Criminals

Master of the Elements: Albert Desmond

Giants of the Time-World: Aliens

The Man Who Changed the Earth: Albert Desmond

Conqueror From 8 Million B.C.: Alien

The Master of Mirrors: Mirror Master

Menace of the Super-Gorilla: Grodd

The Pied Piper of Peril: The Pied Piper

Return of the Super-Gorilla: Grodd

The Amazing Race Against Time: Nature

The Speed of Doom: Aliens

The Super-Gorilla’s Secret Identity: Grodd

Return of the Mirror-Master: Mirror Master

Secret of the Sunken Satellite: Aliens

The Challenge of the Weather Wizard: Weather Wizard

Meet Kid Flash: Nature (in the form of a lion and bear), plus one Random Criminal

The Invasion of the Cloud Creatures: Aliens

The Challenge of the Crimson Crows: Nature (a fire)

The Mystery of Elongated Man: Random Criminals

Danger on Wheels: Random Criminals

Danger in the Air: Trickster

The Man Who Claimed the Earth: Aliens

The Big Freeze: Captain Cold

King of the Beatniks: Random criminals

The Day Flash Weighed 1,000 Pounds: Grodd

The Elongated Man’s Secret Weapon: Aliens

The Man Who Stole Central City: Aliens

The Race to Thunder Hill: Random Criminals

Here Comes Captain Boomerang: Captain Boomerang

The Madcap Inventors of Central City: Random Criminals

The Doomed Scarecrow: Random Criminals

The Midnight Peril: Random Criminals and Nature

The Mirror-Master’s Magic Bullet: Mirror Master

The Elongated Man’s Undersea Trap: Aliens

Land of Golden Giants: Nature (giants)

The Trickster Strikes Back: Trickster

The Secret of the Stolen Blueprint: Evil Foreign Stereotypes

Beware the Atomic Grenade: The Top

The Face Behind the Mask: Random Criminals

The Flash of Two Worlds: Shade, Fiddler, Thinker

Space-Boomerang Trap: Captain Boomerang AND Aliens

Vengeance Via Television: Random Criminal

The Conquerors of Time: Aliens

The Doom of the Mirror Flash: Mirror Master

Snare of the Headline Huntress: Random Criminals

The Reign of the Super-Gorilla: Grodd

The Mystery of the Troubled Boy: Evil Foreign Stereotypes

The Case of the Real-Gone Flash: Abra Kadabra

The Origin of Flash’s Masked Identity: Random Criminals

Double Danger on Earth: Captain Cold, Trickster, and Nature (Solar radiations)

Who Doomed the Flash: Mirror Master

Kid Flash Meets the Elongated Man: Weather Wizard

Captives of the Cosmic Ray: Aliens

The Heaviest Man Alive: Aliens

The Farewell Appearance of Daphne Dean: Random Criminals

The Plight of the Puppet-Flash: Abra Kadabra

Secret of the Handicapped Boys: Nature

The Man Who Mastered Absolute Zero: Captain Cold

The Threat of the Absent-Minded Professor: Random Criminals

The Secret of the Three Super-Weapons: Aliens

The Mirror Master’s Invincible Bodyguards: Mirror Master

Barry Allen-You’re the Flash-And I Can Prove It: Random Criminal

Vengeance of the Immortal Villain: Vandal Savage

The Pied Piper’s Double Doom: Pied Piper

Mystery of the Matinee Idol: Random Criminals

The Menace of the Reverse-Flash: Reverse-Flash

The Heat is on for Captain Cold: Captain Cold AND Heat Wave

The Metal-Eater from the Stars: Alien

The Mystery of Flash’s Third Identity: The Top

Showdown in Time: Random Criminals

Perilous Pursuit of the Trickster: The Trickster

Puzzle of the Phantom Plunderers: Aliens

Trail of the False Green Lanterns: T.O. Morrow

Menace of the Man-Missile: Random Criminal

Lesson for a Star Athlete: Nature and Random Criminals

The Weather Wizard Blows Up a Storm: Weather Wizard

The Girl from the Super-Fast Dimension: Nature/Aliens

The Mirror Master’s Master Stroke: Mirror Master

Fatal Fingers of the Flash: Nature

Our Enemy, the Flash: Reverse Flash and Albert Desmond

The Day Flash Went Into Orbit: Captain Boomerang

The Doorway to the Unknown: Random Criminals

The Flash’s Sensational Risk: Aliens

Robberies by Magic: Abra Kadabra

Captain Cold’s Polar Perils: Captain Cold

The Touch-and-Steal Bandits: Random Criminals

Invaders from the Dark Dimension: Shade

The Trickster’s Toy Thefts: Trickster

Case of the Explosive Vegetables: Evil Foreign Stereotypes

The Mightiest Punch of All Time: Reverse Flash and Albert Desmond

The Day Flash Ran Away With Himself: Random Criminals

Gangster Masquerade: Random Criminals

The Gauntlet of Super-Villains: Captain Cold, Captain Boomerang, Mirror Master, the Top, Pied Piper, Heat Wave, AND Grodd

The Super-Hero Who Betrayed the World: Aliens

Who Stole the Flash’s Super-Speed?: Aliens

The Day Flash Aged 100 Years: The Top

Battle Against the Breakaway Bandit: Alien

The One-Man Justice League: Professor Ivo

The Flash’s Final Fling: Random Criminals

Big Blast in Rocket City: Random Criminals

The Case of the Curious Costume: Random Criminals

The Mirror With 20-20 Vision: Mirror Master

Who Haunts the Corridor of Chills?: Alien

The Flash Stakes His Life-On-You!: Random Criminal

The Day Magic Exposed Flash’s Secret Identity: Abra Kadabra

The Flash-Vandal of Central City: Pied Piper

The Boy Who Lost Touch With the World: Random Criminals

One Bridegroom Too Many: Reverse Flash (plus cameo by Albert Desmond)

The Last Stand of the Three-Time Losers: Random Criminals

Tempting Target for the Temperature Twins: Captain Cold AND Heat Wave

The Real Origin of the Flash: Random Criminals

The Hypnotic Super-Speedster: Random Criminals

One of Our Green Lanterns Is Missing: Random Criminals

The See-Nothing Spells of Abra Kadabra: Abra Kadabra

Here Lies the Flash-Dead and Unburied: Dr. Light

Grodd Puts the Squeeze on Flash: Grodd

The Machine-Made Robbery: Random Criminals

Doomward Flight of the Flashes: Alien

Stupendous Triumph of the Six Super-Villains: Mirror Master, Captain Cold, Heat Wave, Pied Piper, Captain Boomerang, AND Top

The Race to the End of the Universe: Abra Kadabra and Reverse Flash (plus Weather Wizard cameo)

Death Stalks the Flash: Supernatural Weirdness

Professor West-Lost, Strayed, or Stolen?: Random Criminals

The Swell-Headed Superhero: Trickster

The Flying Samurai: Evil Foreign Stereotypes

The Attack of the Samuroids: Evil Foreign Stereotypes

The Thief Who Stole All the Money in Central City: Abra Kadabra

The Flash’s Super-Speed Phobia: Random Criminals

The Flash’s Dead Ringer: Random Criminals

Executioner of Central City: Random Criminal

Threat of the High-Rise Buildings: Aliens

Time Times Three Equals-?: Reverse-Flash

The Most Colorful Villain of All: Mirror Master

The Death-Touch of the Blue Ghost: Aliens

Super-Speed Agent of the Flash: Nature and Random Criminals

Ten Years to Live-One Second to Die: Random Criminals

How to Invade Earth-Without Really Trying: Aliens

The Day the Flash Failed: Evil Foreign Stereotypes

Captain Cold Blows His Cool: Captain Cold and Heat Wave

The Bride Casts Two Shadows: Supernatural Weirdness

Fugitive From Blind Justice: Random Criminals

I Open My Mouth–But I Can’t Scream: Supernatural Weirdness

Four-Star Superhero: Random Criminals

To the Nth Degree: Nature

No Sad Songs for a Scarlet Speedster: Random Criminals

Call It-Magic: Supernatural Weirdness

Flash?–Death Calling: Random Criminals

Heart of America: Evil Foreign Stereotypes

Count 200 and Die: Evil Foreign Stereotypes

Million-Dollar Dream: Random Criminals

Finale for a Fiddler: Fiddler; Turtle (Supervillains)

The Satan Circle: Supernatural Weirdness

The Accusation: Random Criminals

The Flash’s Wife is a Two-Timer: Random Criminals

The Mind Trap: Supernatural Weirdness

The Great Secret Identity Expose: Random Criminals

24 Hours of Immortality: Aliens

Showdown in Elongated Town: Mirror Master (Supervillains)

The Evil Sound of Music: Supernatural Weirdness

Phantom of the Cafeteria: Aliens

A Kind of Miracle in Central City: Random Criminals

An Earth Divided: Random Criminals (and a future android John Wilkes Booth)

Beyond the Speed of Life: Trickster, Captain Boomerang, and Gorilla Grodd (Supervillains)

Coincidence Can Kill: Random Criminals

Flashing Wheels: Aliens

Is This Poison Legal?: Random Criminals

The Flash in Cartoon Land: Abra Kadabra (Supervillains)

Death of an Immortal: Vandal Savage (Supervillains)

Curse of the Dragon's Eye: Mr. Element/Dr. Alchemy/Albert Desmond (Supervillains)

2D?: Aliens

Flash Times Five is Fatal: Supernatural Weirdness

The Flash of 1,000 Faces: Pied Piper (Supervillains)

The Million Dollar Deathtrap: Mirror Master and the Top (Supervillains)

The Slowest Man on Earth: The Turtle (Supervillains)

Time-Schedule for Disaster: Random Criminals (also Dr. Alchemy/Mr. Element/Albert Desmond cameo)

Make Way for the Speed Demons: Dr. Light (Supervillains)

The Heart That Attacked the World: Weather Wizard and Sinestro (Supervillains)

The Fastest Man Dead: Random Criminals

Green Lantern-Master Criminal of the 25th Century: Reverse-Flash (Supervillains)

The Hot-Cold War in Central City: Captain Cold and Heat Wave (Supervillains)

Flash—This Is Your Death: Captain Boomerang (Supervillains)

The Day I Saved the Life of the Flash: Trickster (Supervillains)

The Rag Doll Runs Wild: Ragdoll and Thinker (Supervillains)

The Fury of the Fire Demon: Dr. Alchemy/Mr. Element/Albert Desmond (Supervillains)

The Only Crook Flash Could Never Catch: Mirror Master, the Top, Pied Piper, Weather Wizard, and Heat Wave (Supervillains)

The Death-Rattle of the 12-Hour Man: Aliens

The Deadly Secret of the Flash: Reverse-Flash (Supervillains)

I’m Going To Kill You, Flash—But Not Till I’m Good and Ready: Sabretooth (Supervillains)

Vandal Savage—Wanted Dead and Alive: Vandal Savage (Supervillains)

Nowhere on the Face of the Earth: Supernatural Weirdness

The 1,000-Year Separation: Reverse-Flash (Supervillains)

A Switch in Crime: Random Criminals

The Tailor-Made Crimes of Central City: Mirror Master, Pied Piper, Trickster, and the Top (Supervillains)

Collision Course With Disaster: Aliens

Steal, Flash, Steal: Mirror Master (Supervillains)

The Charge of the Electric Gang: Random Criminals (cameos of Mirror Master, Captain Cold, Captain Boomerang, Weather Wizard, Trickster, and Heat Wave)

If I Can't Rob Central City, Nobody Can: Captain Cold, Captain Boomerang, Mirror Master, Weather Wizard, Trickster, Heat Wave, and the Top (posthumously) (Supervillains)

The Last Day of June is the Last Day of Central City: Captain Cold, Captain Boomerang, Mirror Master, Weather Wizard, Trickster, Heat Wave, and the Top (posthumously) (Supervillains)

Who Put the Zing in the Flash?: Random Criminals

Kill Me, Flash–Faster, Faster: Abra Kadabra (Supervillains)

The Mad, Mad Earth of Abra Kadabra: Abra Kadabra (Supervillains)

Challenge of the Cardboard Criminal: Aliens

A Hero Named Super: Aliens

One Freeze-Dried Flash–Coming Right Up!: Golden Glider and Captain Cold (Supervillains)

Vengeance on Ice: Golden Glider and Captain Cold (Supervillains)

Double Dose of Danger: Random Criminals

Don't Mess With the Molder: Random Criminals

To Believe or Not to Believe: Weather Wizard, Trickster, Captain Cold, Pied Piper, Mirror Master, and Mazdan (Supervillains)

Flashback to Danger: Weather Wizard, Trickster, Captain Cold, Pied Piper, Mirror Master, and Mazdan (Supervillains)

Prisoner of the Past: Weather Wizard, Trickster, Captain Cold, Pied Piper, Golden Glider, and Mazdan (Supervillains)

The Golden Glider’s Triple Play: Golden Glider (Supervillains)

The Day Flash Ran His Last Mile: Black Hand (Golden Glider cameo) (Supervillains)

Black Hand—the Kill-Proof Criminal!: Black Hand (Supervillains)

The 1,000-Year-Old Root: Random Criminals

The Lure of the Ringmaster: Golden Glider (Supervillains)

With This Ring, I Thee Master: Golden Glider (Supervillains)

Nobody Stays a Flash Forever: Golden Glider (Supervillains)

The Golden Glider’s Final Fling: Golden Glider (Supervillains)

Shift The Earth Goodbye: Aliens

Secret of the Shooting Star: Aliens

Beyond the Super-Speed Barrier: Turtle Man and Gorilla Grodd (Supervillains)

Heat Wave Plays it Cool: Heat Wave (Supervillains)

The Case of the Missing Super-Speed: Random Criminal

Heat Wave’s Blaze of Glory: Heat Wave (Supervillains)

Origin of the Flash's Uniform: Random Criminals

Riddle of the Runaway Comic: Random Criminals

Domain of the Dark-Eyed Dragons: Aliens

A Fast Way to Die: The Clown (Clive Yorkin cameo) (Supervillains)

The Silent Slayer of Central City: The Clown (Clive Yorkin cameo) (Supervillains)

The Girl with the Master Mind: The Clown (Clive Yorkin cameo) (Supervillains); Supernatural Weirdness

Harvest of Hate: Random Criminals (Clive Yorkin cameo); Supernatural Weirdness

The Mark of the Beast: Clive Yorkin (Supervillains); Supernatural Weirdness

The Last Dance: Reverse-Flash and Clive Yorkin (Supervillains); Supernatural Weirdness

Freakout: Clive Yorkin (Supervillains)

The Self-Destruct Flash: Mirror Master (Supervillains): Supernatural Weirdness

Road to Oblivion: Captain Boomerang, Heat Wave, and Clive Yorkin (Supervillains)

Death-Feast: Clive Yorkin and Heat Wave (Supervillains)

The Wrong Man: Clive Yorkin (Supervillains); Supernatural Weirdness

Deadly Games: Reverse-Flash (Supervillains)

Mishmash: Reverse-Flash (Supervillains)

Flashback: Reverse-Flash (Supervillains)

Run, Flash–Run for Your Life!: Aliens

If, At First You Don't Succeed: Trickster

The Color Schemes of the Rainbow Raider: Rainbow Raider (Supervillains)

Dr. Alchemy and Mr. Desmond: Dr. Alchemy/Mr. Element/Albert Desmond and Dr. Alchemy II/Alvin Desmond (Supervillains); Supernatural Weirdness

The Day It Rained Flash: Dr. Alchemy/Mr. Element/Albert Desmond and Dr. Alchemy II/Alvin Desmond (Supervillains); Supernatural Weirdness

The Good–the Bad–and the Unexpected: Dr. Alchemy/Mr. Element/Albert Desmond and Dr. Alchemy II/Alvin Desmond (Supervillains); Supernatural Weirdness

Will You Believe Me When I'm Dead?: Random Criminals

The Sabretooth is a Very Deadly Beast: Sabretooth (Supervillains)

Mirror, Mirror, Off the Wall: Mirror Master (Supervillains)

Pied Piper's Paradox Peril: Pied Piper (Supervillains)

The Deadliest Man Alive: Atomic Skull (Supervillains)

The Fiend the World Forgot: Gorilla Grodd (Supervillains)

In Grodd We Trust: Gorilla Grodd (Supervillains)

The Man Who Was Cursed to the Bone: Random Criminals

Capt. Cold's Cold, Cold Flame: Captain Cold and the Top (Supervillains); Supernatural Weirdness

A Deadly Shade of Peril: The Shade, Rainbow Raider, and the Top (Supervillains); Supernatural Weirdness

A Stab in the Black: The Shade, Rainbow Raider, and the Top (Supervillains); Supernatural Weirdness

1981–A Flash Odyssey: Abra Kadabra (Supervillains)

And The Beat Goes Off!: Random Criminals; Golden Glider and the Top (Supervillains); Supernatural Weirdness

Lisa Starts With L and That Stands For Lethal: Golden Glider and the Top (Supervillains); Supernatural Weirdness

The Top is Alive and Well in Henry Allen: Golden Glider and the Top (Supervillains); Supernatural Weirdness

One More Blip—and You're Dead: Colonel Computron (Supervillains)

Don't Take My Wife–Please!: Aliens

Through A Glass–Permanently: Mirror Master (Supervillains)

Prey for the Piper: Pied Piper (Supervillains)

The Good–the Bad–And the Beautiful: Random Criminal

How Do You Kill a Legend?: Aliens

Colonel Computron Strikes Back–With a Vengeance: Colonel Computron and Captain Boomerang (Supervillains)

Captives of the Boom-Boom-Boomerang: Colonel Computron and Captain Boomerang (Supervillains)

Dead Heat for a Scarlet Speedster: Heat Wave (reformed) and Fake Heat Wave (Supervillains)

3-Way Fight For the Super-Simian: Gorilla Grodd (Supervillains)

Look Upon the Eradicator: Eradictator, Captain Cold, Golden Glider, and Heat Wave (reformed) (Supervillains)

The Eradicator Strikes Again: Eradictator, Goldface, and Heat Wave (reformed) (Supervillains)

Speed Kills: Eradictator, Goldface, and Heat Wave (reformed) (Supervillains)

A Fast Way to Die: Eradictator, Goldface, and Heat Wave (reformed) (Supervillains)

The Killer Who Wiped Central City Clean: Eradicator(Supervillains)

A Slight Touch of Death: Eradicator (Supervillains)

The Final Purge: Eradicator and Mirror Master (Supervillains)

Hell in the Fast Lane: Reverse-Flash and Sabretooth (Supervillains)

Burning a Speedster at Both Ends: Reverse-Flash and Sabretooth (Supervillains)

Run, Flash -- Run For Your Wife: Reverse-Flash (Supervillains)

The Slayer and the Slain: Reverse-Flash (Supervillains) and The Arc That Never Ends

Dead Reckoning: Trickster, Captain Cold, Captain Boomerang, Pied Piper, Weather Wizard (Supervillains); The Arc That Never Ends

Warning: Danger Ahead: Supernatural Weirdness

Shame in Scarlet: Weather Wizard (Supervillains); The Arc That Never Ends

Burnout!: Gorilla Grodd (Supervillains) and The Arc That Never Ends

Reverse-Flashback: The Arc That Never Ends (This issue is 90% reprint)

What Is the Sinister Secret of Simian and Son?: Gorilla Grodd (Supervillains) and The Arc That Never Ends

Beware the Land Of Grodd!: Gorilla Grodd (Supervillains) and The Arc That Never Ends

Dead Heat!: Gorilla Grodd (Supervillains) and The Arc That Never Ends

Defend the Flash–and Die?: Rainbow Raider (Supervillains) and The Arc That Never Ends

Down With the Flash: Pied Piper (Supervillains) and The Arc That Never Ends

How to Trash a Flash: Pied Piper (Supervillains) and The Arc That Never Ends

Flash Freak-Out: Pied Piper (Supervillains) and The Arc That Never Ends

Murder on the Rocks: Pied Piper (Supervillains) and The Arc That Never Ends

Beware the Speed Demons: Pied Piper (Supervillains) and The Arc That Never Ends (also Captain Boomerang’s voice)

The Revenge of the Rogues: Pied Piper, Mirror Master, Captain Boomerang, Weather Wizard, Captain Cold, Trickster, Big Sir (Supervillains), and The Arc That Never Ends

Warday: Mirror Master, Captain Boomerang, Weather Wizard, Captain Cold, Trickster, Big Sir (Supervillains), and The Arc That Never Ends

Reach Out and Waste Someone: Mirror Master, Captain Boomerang, Weather Wizard, Captain Cold, Trickster, Big Sir (Supervillains), and The Arc That Never Ends

Trial and Tribulation: Mirror Master, Captain Boomerang, Weather Wizard, Captain Cold, Trickster, Big Sir (Supervillains), and the Arc That Never Ends

Smash-Up: Mirror Master, Captain Boomerang, Weather Wizard, Captain Cold, Trickster, Big Sir (Supervillains), and the Arc That Never Ends

Revenge and Revelations: Goldface (Supervillains) and the Arc That Never Ends

Betrayal: The Arc That Never Ends (This issue is 90% reprint)

The Secret Face of the Flash: Abra Kadabra (Supervillains) and the Arc That Never Ends

Dead Man’s Bluff: Pied Piper and Abra Kadabra (Supervillains); The Arc That Never Ends

Back From the Dead: Abra Kadabra, Mirror Master, Captain Cold, Trickster, Weather Wizard (Supervillains), and The Arc That Never Ends

The Final Verdict: Abra Kadabra, Captain Boomerang, Rainbow Raider (Supervillains), and The Arc That Never Ends

And the Truth Shall Set Him Free: Mirror Master, Captain Cold, Rainbow Raider, Trickster, Weather Wizard, and Captain Boomerang (Supervillains); Abra Kadabra; the Arc That Never Ends

Good-Bye, Flash: Mirror Master, Captain Cold, Rainbow Raider, Trickster, Weather Wizard, and Captain Boomerang; Abra Kadabra (Supervillains); the Arc That Never Ends

Silver Age Flash Comics:

Bronze Age Flash Comics:

Overall:

Villain Appearances Breakdown:

Dr. Light

Silver Age: 1

Bronze Age: 1

Total: 2

Black Hand

Silver Age: 0

Bronze Age: 2

Total: 2

Atomic Skull

Silver Age: 0

Bronze Age: 1

Total: 1

T.O. Morrow

Silver Age: 1

Bronze Age: 0

Total: 1

Professor Ivo

Silver Age: 1

Bronze Age: 0

Total: 1

Sinestro

Silver Age: 0

Bronze Age: 1

Total: 1

Vandal Savage

Silver Age: 1

Bronze Age: 2

Total: 3

Ragdoll

Silver Age: 0

Bronze Age: 1

Total: 1

Fiddler

Silver Age: 1

Bronze Age: 1

Total: 2

Clive Yorkin

Silver Age: 0

Bronze Age: 10

Total: 10

Turtle Man

Silver Age: 1

Bronze Age: 2

Total: 3

Turtle

Silver Age: 0

Bronze Age: 1

Total: 1

Shade

Silver Age: 2

Bronze Age: 2

Total: 4

Thinker

Silver Age: 1

Bronze Age: 1

Total: 2

Colonel Computron

Silver Age: 0

Bronze Age: 3

Total: 3

Rainbow Raider

Silver Age: 0

Bronze Age: 7

Total: 7

Big Sir

Silver Age: 0

Bronze Age: 5

Total: 5

Alvin Desmond

Silver Age: 0

Bronze Age: 3

Total: 3

Sabretooth

Silver Age: 0

Bronze Age: 4

Total: 4

Eradicator

Silver Age: 0

Bronze Age: 7

Total: 7

Goldface

Silver Age: 0

Bronze Age: 4

Total: 4

Golden Glider

Silver Age: 0

Bronze Age: 12

Total: 12

Mazdan

Silver Age: 1

Bronze Age: 3

Total: 4

Albert Desmond

Silver Age: 5

Bronze Age: 6

Total: 11

Grodd

Silver Age: 7

Bronze Age: 9

Total: 16

Kadabra

Silver Age: 7

Bronze Age: 10

Total: 17

Reverse Flash

Silver Age: 6

Bronze Age: 11

Total: 17

Weather Wizard

Silver Age: 4

Bronze Age: 18

Total: 22

Heat Wave

Silver Age: 5

Bronze Age: 15

Total: 20

Pied Piper

Silver Age: 5

Bronze Age: 16

Total: 21

Top

Silver Age: 5

Bronze Age: 11

Total: 16

Trickster

Silver Age: 6

Bronze Age: 19

Total: 25

Captain Boomerang

Silver Age: 5

Bronze Age: 18

Total: 23

Captain Cold

Silver Age: 10

Bronze Age: 20

Total: 30

Mirror Master

Silver Age: 11

Bronze Age: 23

Total: 34

Mirror Master (Sam Scudder) was in 10.8% of all Pre-Crisis Flash stories.

#flash comics #silver age dc #bronze age dc #fun with statistics #flash rogues

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longitudinalwaveme · 15 days ago

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Mirror Master vs Nicotine

As per Flash vol. 1 #146 (Sam Scudder smokes 4 cigarettes per hour)

Assuming consistency, and that Sam sleeps about 8 hours per night, that is 64 cigarettes a day, about 448 per week, 1,920 per month, and 23,040 per year. Yikes.

And, adjusting for inflation, Scudder is spending $56.67 a week on cigarettes, and $2,946.94 per year.

Mirror Master goes through about 3.2 packs a day, 22.4 packs per week, and 1,164.8 packs per year.

About 40 to 42% of adults smoked in 1964, the year Flash vol. 1 #146 was published. The average smoker was doing about a pack a day.

Today, about 14% of adults smoke (as of 2020). The average smoker does about half a pack per day.

Sam smokes about 3 times as much as the average smoker...in 1964.

It is kind of a miracle lung cancer didn't kill him before he died in Crisis on Infinite Earths.

#flash comics #mirror master #tw substance abuse #sam scudder

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The Arkham Experience: My Weird Concept for a Haunted House

I am a wimp, and I do not enjoy haunted houses. So naturally, I decided to create an entire haunted house walkthrough, complete with actor’s notes, safety guidelines, costume designs, room ideas, and advertisements. This experience will be based on Arkham Asylum from Batman comics...but will also serve as an educational experience to teach visitors about mental health, stigma, and the intersection between the legal system and mental illness. (Note: Since Arkham is usually located in New Jersey, I will be using the M'Naghten rule as the legal standard for insanity. I will also be basing my presentation of the characters on their typical depiction---almost every Batman character has outlier appearances that contradict how this attraction will play them.)

Basic Concept Information: The Scarecrow is the overarching villain for the haunted house as a whole. Not only is fear his thing, but he's also the embodiment of the worst-case scenario for psychology: a doctor who views his patients as lab rats and enjoys their suffering. But for the purposes of this attraction, he has not been unmasked as a villain, and he is not called Scarecrow. Crane uses the costume as a tool to torment his test subjects, but he has not encountered Batman directly yet, and has not been given a name by the media. Crane is a doctor at Arkham for this walkthrough.

Dr. Strange would be another useful character for similar purposes.

Joker is another point of interest. For this walkthrough, he has to be in the asylum, so it needs to be abundantly clear he shouldn't be there---especially since he's so strongly associated with so-called insanity in popular culture. So he will be the red herring. People will go into an Arkham-style haunted house expecting Joker to be the final boss, so him just being the red herring will be a good misdirect. Maybe the walkthrough could even deliberately play into that idea at the beginning in order to make the point (Joker is not insane; Crane and Strange as the real villains of the Asylum) more pointed. Advertising will focus on Joker as the main threat.

Room Walkthrough Order:

Admissions Lobby: Welcome to Arkham (introduce mental institutions; Dr. Crane appears)

Joker’s Cell: Laughter Isn’t Healing (Joker is not legally insane)

Harley Quinn’s Therapy Office: Misuse of Power

Ventriloquist’s Cell (Ventriloquist is sometimes insane, but needs treatment from a better hospital than Arkham)

Clayface’s Cell (Clayface is not insane; also touches on history of mental illness in horror movies)

Scarecrow’s Experiment Chamber: Fear as a Weapon (Scarecrow is not insane. But he is the worst-case scenario for psychology---a doctor who sees his patients as disposable test subjects. Touches on real-world abuse in psychiatric hospitals)

Killer Croc’s Cell (Killer Croc is not usually insane, but is sent to Arkham apparently because he is deformed. Or because Arkham is inexplicably the only institution in the city with advanced cells for no apparent reason. Either way, it is bad.)

Penguin’s Absence (wealthy people are treated differently by both the legal and psychiatric system)

Two-Face’s Trial: The Courtroom (Definition of legal insanity; Two-Face has DID but is usually not legally insane; visitors vote on whether various characters are insane---then learn likely real-world verdicts)

Dr. Amadeus Arkham’s Office (focuses on the history of psychiatric hospitals and how the best intentions often went wrong)

Dr. Jeremiah Arkham’s Office: The Incompetent Administrator (focuses on failures in modern psychiatric facilities as the result of overcrowding, budget cuts, etc.)

Ivy’s Garden Cell (Political extremism is not insanity)

Mad Hatter’s Cell: The Misuse of “Madness” (Mad Hatter’s presentation is extremely inconsistent)

Riddler’s Cell: False Institutionalization (Riddler is narcissistic, but usually not insane)

Firefly's Lair (misrepresentation of pyromania by the media)

Mr. Freeze’s Ice Block (intense grief is not insanity)

Reflection Hall: The True Horror (Mirrors warp reflections; audio of real-life misconceptions about mental illness: Scarecrow reappears for last scare)

Dr. Leslie Thompkins’ Room (What proper therapy looks like)

Exit Room: Reimagining Mental Health (examine message)

Important rules for actors playing characters:

Characters with mental illnesses or serious physical problems should not be played for horror (Ventriloquist, Harley, Two-Face, Croc).

Mentally ill characters (again, Ventriloquist) should not be played for humor.

Joker: be as Joker as you like, but always remember that you are playing a sane character weaponizing madness for laughs. Joker absolutely CAN be played for horror…but carefully. Joker is not mentally ill. And once again for the Joker actor: Joker is not insane. He is not mentally ill. The performance must reflect this. Joker's casting has to be done well. The association between Joker and "insanity" is very strong, and the actor has to be sure their performance doesn't reinforce the idea. It will be the trickiest role to cast, and should be cast the most carefully.

Two-Face: Actors should research DID and the judicial system, or at least get a crash course in both. DID should be portrayed as realistically as possible while still being recognizable as Two-Face. The actor should be confident in discussing the relationship between mental health and the law. DO NOT overplay the "evil" alter. No constant shouting.

The "research DID" should be required for the Scarface actor too.

For Ivy: keep the angry ranting to a minimum. We don't want the uninformed audience to start thinking you might actually be "crazy". Research environmentalism---it's important to your character. And underline this: don't flirt with the audience. They are not Batman; Ivy does not need to weaponize her beauty here. The costume should be designed with this in mind as well.

Harley Quinn: Research psychology. You are playing a psychologist. Look up symptoms of HPD/BPD/DPD (Harley shows signs of all three). UNDERSTAND ABUSE AND ITS EFFECTS. Do not play for comedy.

Killer Croc: Keep the growling to a minimum. Don't let the costume act for you. Remember you are playing a person, not an animal. Research the history of marginalized groups in mental health institutions.

Riddler: You can inject some humor for this, but don't go overboard. We don't want Riddler looking like Joker, nor do we want the uniformed audience to think he might really be insane. Research NPD, OCPD, and the history of false institutionalization (not an exact diagnostic match, but autism might be interesting to look into). Research riddles/puzzles---this is the most important thing to Edward, so you should know about it. No ranting.

Mr. Freeze: Don't let the suit act for you. Don't go overboard on emotional deadness (think Ansara from B: TAS and you are doing well.) Research grief and how it is sometimes medicalized. Research depression as well.

Firefly: Okay, here you CAN go over-the-top, because that's the point. Firefly is not a realistic depiction of pyromania (and the room will make this clear)---so just go nuts. Don't let the suit act for you.

Clayface: Research body dysmorphia; dissociative disorders, etc. Research the history of mental illness in horror (the character will be discussing this as inaccurate). Karlo is a bit of a ham actor, so you can be flamboyant--but don't go over the top. Treat the body dysmorphia and identity confusion seriously. Don't let the suit act for you.

Mad Hatter. Research schizophrenia. Research the imprecise use of mental health terminology. Be familiar with Alice in Wonderland.

Dr. Leslie Thompkins: Research as much as you can about psychology, but especially about effective therapy methods. Don't play into the sweet old lady role too much. Don't be impossibly sweet.

Dr. Amadeus Arkham: You can play for horror, but this should be secondary to regret. Research the tragic history of mental health facilities. Remember that you are playing a ghost who established Arkham in the late 19th century. Avoid modern terminology and definitely avoid modern slang. Don't play for cackling malice.

Dr. Jeremiah Arkham. Can be played for comedy, in moderation. Don't make him a cackling sadist or a cruel bureaucrat. Aim for frustrated, tired, overworked. Research the current problems with psychiatric facilities. Use proper psychiatric terminology.

Dr. Strange (voice over, not physically present). Research abuse in institutions, particularly of the more organizational, less direct variety. Be cold, calculating, and in control. No ranting. No laughter. Play for horror---but do it subtly. Use proper psychiatric terminology.

Corrupt/Abusive orderlies: Try to not come across as interchangeable. Don't be so cruel you become cartoonish-- small acts of cruelty can be more effective. Research the history of mistreatment from orderlies in psychiatric hospitals.

Scarecrow (Research): Probably the most important role in the whole experience. Research fear. Your character knows everything about it---and how to weaponize it. Research abuse in institutions---focusing on the more direct type (since Strange is covering the more organizational variety). Look into lobotomies (Walter Jackson Freeman II), electroshock therapy, psychologists who deliberately manipulated their patients---and the mass murder of psychiatric patients in Nazi Germany.

Scarecrow (performance): You are not insane. You are in control. Be precise in speech and language. Never raise your voice. Do not shriek or cackle. Your job is to embody fear and institutional abuse, not be a caricature of them. Use proper psychiatric terminology.

Unnamed Patients: RESEARCH mental illnesses (and what it’s like to be institutionalized). Do not play for comedy or horror. Be grounded. Do not scream or shriek unless justified (e.g., if you are playing an inmate who is abused by a guard or subjected to Scarecrow’s fear toxin.)

Penguin: Educated; quotes Shakespeare; polished; smug. Research how the wealthy receive different mental health care than the less fortunate.

Costume Design Notes:

Do not sexualize Ivy. (This is a part of her character, but sexy costumes will distract from the primary point being made in this experience.)

Do not sexualize Harley Quinn. (See Ivy.)

Do not go over-the-top with Killer Croc. Make sure he still looks human, not like a small Godzilla.

Do not let Clayface’s visual design distract from the actor or the message.

The same rule applies to Mr. Freeze.

Mad Hatter: Strange costumes are okay, but don't go overboard.

Firefly: go nuts. Over-the-top is the point.

Ventriloquist: Do not make Wesker or Scarface (the puppet) look silly.

Two-Face: Use the black/white suit from B: TAS. Make the scarring disturbing, but not so gory it distracts from the message. Keep the coin looking normal.

Riddler: Flashy, flamboyant---but not comedic. B: TAS suit is a useful model.

Dr. Leslie Thompkins: Don't make her a grandmother.

Jeremiah Arkham: Look rundown and tired, but still professionally dressed. No labcoat.

Hugo Strange (possibly on screens): Don't make him a mad scientist. No lab coat. Keeps his creepy glasses; but professionally dressed (a more put-together Jeremiah).

Staff uniform design: Keep it uniform. We don't want people remembering how weird one orderly looked. No mad scientists; no prison guard uniforms. Reference real psychiatric orderly outfits.

Joker: Go nuts. Joker is Joker, and he has a reputation to uphold (also important for the twist).

Patients who aren't named: uniforms (see real-world psychiatric hospital uniforms). Do not make the patients monsters. Do not make them stand out more than the main cast (Two-Face, etc).

Scarecrow (costume): Less is more. Keep the scarecrow motif, but don't make it silly, and don't make it look like a slasher movie costume. Subtle horror.

Dr. Crane costume (separate from the above): Professional. Neat. In control. Lab coat can be worn, but it must look like a real lab coat.

Dr. Amadeus Arkham: Should accurately represent a medical professional from the late 19th/early 20th century (look up photos). Do not play for horror; do not make him a mad scientist. No steampunk. Be as historically accurate as possible. Don't go overboard with ghost special effects. Less is more.

Penguin costume (on screen): Comic-accurate, but not played for humor. Should look rich and put-together.

Room setup (overview):

Avoid excessive blood.

Avoid soundtracks of screaming and laughing. Don't use strobe lighting or fog (Scarecrow section is an exception).

Victorian theming is appropriate but should not be overdone. It should emphasize lack of progress more than horror. The building should feel similar to Amadeus Arkham in that sense.

Don't overplay electroshock therapy, restraints, or medication. Less is more. When unethical treatment methods are shown, make them as realistic as possible (research historical and modern mistreatment of patients). Obviously, the fear toxin will be dramatic---which is why the rest needs to be grounded.

Economize on bars and handcuffs--this is not a prison.

Building needs to feel weighed down by history. Research mental institutions that were built in the 19th century.

Prop List:

ROOM-BY-ROOM PROPS

Admissions Lobby

Clipboard with guest name prewritten

Number tickets for audience interaction

Joker's Cell

Straitjacketed doll

Faux blood-stained chair

Torn joke pages/posters

Playing cards (optional)

Harley Quinn’s Office

Torn diploma

Cracked glasses

Audio log player or tape reels

Spiral notebook of ‘therapy’ notes

Scarecrow’s Lab

Doctor’s clipboard with mock files

Pen

Mannequin restraints (rubber/leather)

Sample vials and fog-emitting tech

Common Room

Scarface puppet (ventriloquist-controlled)

Two-Face’s coin (metal or plastic replica)

Playing cards, broken clock, tally marks on walls

Ivy’s Garden Cell

Vines (artificial but flexible)

Gardening gloves

Seed packets and planters (real or fake soil)

Killer Croc’s Holding Cell

Chains (foam or plastic-safe)

Water basin or dripping sound fixture

Torn fabric from past restraints

Riddler’s Cell

Light-up puzzle panel or keypad

Notecards with riddles

Chalk for wall scribbles

Firefly’s Chamber

Burnt firefighter mask (prop only)

Ignition trigger belt (non-functional)

Charred debris

Mr. Freeze’s Containment Pod

Music box playing “Nora’s Theme”

Cryo canister prop (with fog feature)

Frosted glass

Courtroom

Gavel (rubber or wood)

Projection setup for mugshots

Microphones or podium (non-functional)

Reflection Hall

Mirrored walls with light distortion overlays

Audio playback device

Final Hallway (Crane Reveal)

Hidden speaker system for voiceover

Red lighting strip for heartbeat effect

Exit Room (Dr. Thompkins)

Therapy flyers and pamphlets

Comic-style zine (“The Real Heroes Get Help”)

Table with QR code display

CHARACTER-SPECIFIC HANDHELD PROPS

Two-Face: Coin (weighted optional)

Ventriloquist: Scarface puppet

Dr. Jonathan Crane: Clipboard and pen

Orderlies: Carry satchels with mock med charts, soft restraints

Dr. Jeremiah Arkham: Case files or worn folder

Mr. Freeze: Detachable cryo emitter (fog-safe)

Riddler: Notecard deck of riddles or puzzles

Harley Quinn: Spiral notebook, pen, torn ID badge

Joker: Playing cards, optional flower sprayer

Performance Rules:

This will not be an R-rated experience.

No sex (except in discussions of sexual misconduct in mental health facilities)

No swearing (maybe an exception for Croc, but no hard swears).

Violence is realistic, not sensationalized.

No use of words like psycho, retard, loony, or incorrect diagnostic labels---unless the character using them is antagonistic. (Joker can use them as much as he wants, unless someone in the audience as an intellectual disability or similar; orderlies can insult patients; Penguin can say people in Arkham are nuts).

Amadeus Arkham can use outdated terminology if it is period-accurate for the late 19th/early 20th century, but should not be rude.

Be ready to adjust for specific guests. If middle/high school groups visit, tone down language and horror. If a specific group contains individuals with conditions such as Down’s Syndrome, ADHD, ASD, etc., adjust SFX accordingly and make sure actors avoid words like retard (even if playing antagonist).

There should also be a specific policy in place for physically disabled visitors.

Physical appearance suggestions (not hardline, but general):

The Scarecrow (Crane): ~45-60 years old. Reasonably thin (necessary for Scarecrow persona)

Dr. Amadeus Arkham; ~60 years old (ghost)

Dr. Jeremiah Arkham: ~40 years old. Should bear some resemblance to Amadeus.

Dr. Hugo Strange: ~45-60 years old. Beard preferable.

Harley Quinn: ~30-35 years old. Clearly a grown woman. We don't want to infantilize her.

Ivy: ~45-50 years old. Don't cast based on how attractive the actress is.

Killer Croc: ~25-35. African American (as Waylon is canonically). Height preferable but not mandatory

Joker: Can be any age under 60. Should be reasonably thin for character reasons.

Dr. Thompkins: ~55. We want to avoid grandmother vibes.

Clayface--height preferable but not mandatory. ~55

Mad Hatter---shortness preferable but not required. ~40-45

Two-Face: ~30-45.

Mr. Freeze: ~55-65. Be sure you can wear the suit.

Firefly: ~35. Be sure you can wear the suit.

Joker’s actor will give the list of behavioral requirements for the cast before the experience ...in-character, of course.

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The Book I'm Planning to Write

I am planning to write a book about DC comics characters, both for fans and as a way to educate people on mental illness, mental health care, and the way mental health issues intersect with the legal system. (I have a master's degree in pyschology). I am planning to primarily focus on Flash characters and Batman characters, but I will also be drawing from elsewhere in the DCU.

Part I

Chapter 1: Introduction (Needs title; will cover basic psychological concepts)

Chapter 2: Think Fast: Neurodevelopmental Conditions (Flash/Wally = ADHD, Bart/Impulse =ADHD; Jesse Quick = ADHD, inattentive symptoms dominating, Barry/Flash = possible ASD, the Top = ASD. Black Manta as an example of how autism should NOT be portrayed)

Chapter 3: Psychotic Disorders (Murmur = probable Schizophrenia, but with a note that he falls into the tropes of schizophrenia equaling violence and that that is problematic; Starboy from the Legion of Superheroes)

Chapter 3: Racing Thoughts and Spinning Moods (Mood Disorders: Wally West = Major Depressive Disorder, Hunter Zolomon/Zoom = MDD with psychotic features, The Top = Bipolar I with psychotic features. Top will get a lot of focus, so the chapter title is focusing on him)

Chapter 4: Anxiety Disorders: Trickster I (simple phobia---fear of heights). Otherwise, it's rather rare for characters in superhero comics to have anxiety disorders without PTSD, which will have its own chapter. Maybe Jessica Cruz could be agoraphobia and panic attacks, but in her case the symptoms are implied to be caused by trauma).

Chapter 5: PTSD (lots of options here, but I'll be focusing on McCulloch, the second Mirror Master, for C-PTSD, and Jessica Cruz for more typical PTSD).

Chapter 6: OCD and Related Disorders: Also bizarrely underrepresented in comics. Basically, there's maybe Riddler (really closer to OCPD), and…uh…uh…Batman has some symptoms I guess). Potentially Clayface as a metaphor for Body Dysmorphic Disorder.

Chapter 7: Eating Disorders Apparently Don't Exist in Comics. I can't think of a single example. (Suggestions are appreciated.)

Chapter 8: Addictions (Captain Boomerang = alcoholism, Roy Harper/Speedy = heroin, Mirror Master I = nicotine, Mirror Master II = cocaine. Maybe Mia Harper too?)

Chapter 9: Impulse Control Disorders (Heat Wave = pyromania, Trickster II = Conduct Disorder)

Chapter 10: Dissociative Disorders (DID = Dr. Alchemy/Mr. Element/Albert Desmond, Iatrogenic DID = Magenta, Dissociative Fugue= Reverse-Flash)

Chapter 11: Neurocognitive Conditions Also Don't Exist in Comics (no dementia---maybe Ira West, but that's a stretch)

Chapter 12: Cluster A Personality Disorders: Paranoid Personality Disorder (Golden Glider). Schizoid Personality Disorder and Schizotypal Personality Disorder are rarely depicted in comics---most arguable schizotypal characters could also have schizophrenia, a delusional disorder, or a psychotic disorder. Schizoid Personality Disorder is generally missing entirely. Suggestions are welcome.

Chapter 13: Borderline Personality Disorder (Weather Wizard and Pied Piper. Piper has had brief psychotic episodes; post-reform, he seems to be managing his symptoms; Weather Wizard's BPD is exacerbated by his guilt over the death of his brother Clyde)

Chapter 14: NPD (Mirror Master I is standard; Abra Kadabara is malignant NPD)

Chapter 15: ASPD (Low-Functioning: Captain Boomerang; High-Functioning Mild = Captain Cold--has a moral code; High-Functioning = Blacksmith, Gorilla Grodd, Reverse-Flash)

Chapter 17: Cluster C Personality Disorders: DPD = Harley Quinn, OCPD = Riddler)

Chapter 18. Paraphilias--- Rare in DC comics for obvious reasons. Reverse-Flash = stalking; both Barry (non-romantically) and Iris (romantically).

Part II: Gotham's Disturbing Legal and Psychiatric Incompetence

Chapter 19. What Sanity Means in a Legal Context (needs a better title: focus on the M'Naghten Rule and the Irresistible Impulse defense).

Chapter 20: Misdiagnosis Is No Laughing Matter (the Joker is neither insane nor psychotic)

Chapter 21: Flip a Coin (Two-Face clearly has DID, but is usually not insane. Discuss Guilty But Mentally Ill as a legal category)

Chapter 22: The Nightmare of Psychology (Scarecrow is not psychotic, nor insane--but he is a terrifying example of what happens when a psychologist experiments and practices with no ethical boundaries)

Chapter 23: Poisonous (Poison Ivy---political extremism is not a mental illness)

Chapter 24: Frozen Grief (Mr. Freeze = complicated grief is not insanity, and may not always be a mental illness)

Chapter 25: The Monster Isn't Who You Think (Killer Croc is not insane---focus on marginalized groups and how they are mistreated)

Chapter 26: The Puppet Show of Tragedy (the Ventriloquist has DID and poor insight--he should be in a psychiatric hospital, but not Arkham)

Chapter 27: We're All Mad Here (Mad Hatter and his wildly inconsistent portrayals underscore the ways in which clinical terminology is often misused in popular culture)

Chapter 28: Riddle Me This: Who Doesn't Belong in Arkham? (The Riddler is a narcissistic genius, but not insane--tackles unnecessary psychiatric institutionalization of those seen as strange or disruptive)

Chapter 29: I am Vengeance (Batman, trauma, and resiliency)

Chapter 31: Corruption and Incompetence: How the Psychiatric Forensic System in Gotham Fails on Every Level (focus on the totally baffling and arbitrary way Gotham sends people to Arkham over prison or vice versa)

Chapter 32: House of Horrors: Arkham Asylum's Outdated and Ineffective Treatment Methods (focuses both on Arkham's incompetence and historical abuse in psychiatric institutions)

Chapter 31: Medical Malpractice (Dr. Strange is institutional corruption at its finest; Dr. Crane is first an abusive psychologist and subsequently put in Arkham with doctors he likely taught; Dr. Quinzel is allowed to work with Joker right out of medical school with no supervision and subsequently violates psychological ethics by falling in love with her patient--leading directly to her abuse)

Chapter 32: Summary Chapter

Index of Psychology Terminology

Index of DC Comics References

I have a master's in psychology and I plan to extensively research all chapters.

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