Real name: Unrevealed
First appearance: Showcase#4 1/2 (Sept./Oct. 1956)
Abilities: Scientific genius
Worst act: Armed robbery
Quote: "That's...what...happens...when...the...fastest...man...on...earth...meets...the...world's...slowest...man...ha...h--wh-wh-where'd...he...disappear...to...?"
Created by: Robert Kanigher (script), Carmine Infantino (pencils), Joe Kubert (inks)
Back again and we're dusting off this old baby. This time we're looking at the Silver Age Flash.
We focus mostly on police scientist Barry Allen and his recent encounter with lightning, but as he's coming to grips with that, someone is robbing a bank-very, very slowly.
Yeah, slow. He starts the robbery first, waits a bit, then goes back to finish.
Funny aside, it seems the Golden Age Flash also had a Turtle foe, back in All Flash#21.
He's... ok? I mean, the World's Slowest Man VS the Fastest Man on Earth is a neat idea but not exactly something that lends itself to a particularly interesting fight. The Turtle's attempt at escape is neat though, as all he does is sit in a rowboat and relax as the Flash's running across the water pushes the boat.
Thus his running around the boat and turning it into a waterspout is pretty neat.
For a starter villain he's acceptable. He wouldn't show up for a good bit later but attempts to make him an actual turtle man were a bit silly.
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