Real name: Mr. Berstoff
First appearance: Flash Comics#3 (March 1940)
Abilities: Framing majors and selling secrets
Worst act: Framing Major Williams as a spy
Quote: "Oh Please Mr. Flash! Please Go Away!"
Created by: Gardner Fox (script) and Everett E. Hibbard (art)
Bit of a round about yarn. Major Williams comes back and he's in trouble again. Seems he's been accused of selling his latest invention to a hostile power. The Town Cackle, and its ace reporter Mr. Eddens seem convinced that Williams did it.
So the Flash has no choice but to forcibly strip Eddens to his underwear and leave him stranded on a rooftop. Back in the 40's there was no way to access a building's roof you know. After he gets borderline frostbite he confesses and directs the Flash to Mr. Berstoff. He passes himself off as a reporter and gets the spy to confess.
Berstoff also figures out the Flash is Jay Garrick, but that never comes up again. He tries to flee in a car and the Flash freaks him out by keeping pace with the car. Jay caps the caper off by making out with Joan in front of her father. Don't worry, he spins them around so fast they're invisible to the older man, which seems physically dangerous, but what do I know?
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