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The Flash #16
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let me tell you something, like a father to a father...
The Flash #16
A hubbie walks into a bar...
The Question #8:
•What's a Hub City straight?
Five unrelated cards and a switchblade.
•How many hubbies does it take to screw in a light bulb?
One, but the bulb must to be broken first.
•What happens when a hubbie doesn't pay his garbage bill?
They stop delivery
The Question #9
•Chick picks hubbie inna bar. They go to her place, she sticks out her chest, crosses her legs and says "show wat you do best, big boy". So he steals her tee vee.
The Question #10
•It is said that in Hub City you do not walk for your health. You run.
The Question #16
•Hubbies don't walk for their health, they run.
The Question #27
•[...] you hear about the Hub City husband who returned his Christmas necktie?
He said it was too tight.
A'ight, even I don't know how that last one should be by any means funny
Question: What's the archer aiming for?
Personally I really enjoyed GA & Question's collab in The Question #17-18 as the dynamic between those two was fantastically written, offering not only some humorous bits
but also insight into Oliver's empathy and heroism
Wow, a series about Joker has included some jokes? iMPoSsibLe
Dude, I love how Rosenberg's Joker series plays its humour both in like, the foreground [the LAX conversation] and the background [airship in the sky]
I have a question for God [PKJ]
Why?!
Why is this so...so adorable?
Src-> The Incredible Hulk #8
i dunno what must've happened for Ollie and Carter to team up;
like, world'd have to be in literally a dire situation, where most superheroes are either dead or being hunted by [I dunno] Omacs?
Like really, 'cause there's no other way they would--
....oh fuck
Bonus panel:
Src->Booster Gold #7-8
Inspired by recent encounters on both here and tiktok:
It was probably funnier in my head but oh well 🤷
I just finished reading The Flash #10 and:
Why does Bart look like an 8 year old???? He looks younger than Jay and Irey in this issue, this is getting ridiculous 😭.
HAPPY PRIDE MONTH 💙💖🤍💖💙
How are fandom takes about Jack and Janet's parenting getting worse every time I see them? I was convinced we hit a rock bottom a while ago but apparently not? Like "they left him at home all alone for months when he was just 4/5yr old without any heating" or "they had someone drop him food twice a week (also at 5yr)" or "they force fed him shrimps even though they new he was allergic". Do people think that they were actively trying to murder their son? What's next? They gave him a machete and left him alone in a jungle when he was three? Made him pay rent as a toddler? Sold him to One Direction? Where do we draw the line ???
The line? What line? There's none
At this point, I'm anxious [literally] to see someone write a whole backstory, showing how each week Jack&Janet would just order Tim to learn a new skill...unless there's one such "masterpiece" already out there
Donna-Roy's Date
Donna and Toy's Date - a thing that was subtly incorporated at the end of Teen Titans #19 [1967], but wasn't much explored till
Teen Titans: Year One #5
The issue delves into details of their first date. Donna has greatly fallen in love with Roy, to the point when she has even a poster with him. Perhaps it seems a tad childish, but it's accurate taking into account her approximate age & her fascination with mankind.
Roy, on the other hand, has a crush on Donna, while being as 70s-manly romantic on their date as it's possible. He borrows the Arrow Car, shows Donna his favourite place; damn, he even does the "putting-hand-on-back-of-the-seat" gesture. It already looks adorable, but Donna makes it even more cute, 'cause she doesn't know the pattern that Roy tries to follow, so when they go on the beach, she just jumpstarts her "super-speed". She's so in love that somehow she creates a heart out of clouds.
Alas, the ride gets stolen by Ding-Dong Daddy. Not only does this jeopardise the car [&prob Roy's allowance too], but also Harper's masculinity. A perfect date, everything was going according to the plan, but no - sth had to go south. Donna offers calling the Titans or carrying Roy in order to quicky find the car, but no - Speedy doesn't need anyone's help, although [as we find out later] it would certainly be a better alternative.
From here on out, Roy's solely focused on finding the car, forgetting simultaneously about his date
Even while fighting DDDaddy, Roy struggles to maintain his "pride"
As Donna saves Harper from becoming a roadkill, Roy instead of showing gratitude lashes out at her
Yes, he acted like a jerk. He tried to pull a perfect 1st date: he borrowed the car, he behaved romantically; he had been so focused on perfecting it, that once he lost control he ignored the reason why he had done it all in the first place - Donna.
Wonder Girl returns to her room in tears, rips Roy's poster off the wall, desperately trying to understand what went wrong
We never got a follow-up to this story
...
Well, not until
Titans #23
Who knows then knows about this issue's correlation with "Justice League: Cry for Justice", which is a massive red flag if you hated Arsenal's plotline in the aforementioned story.
"Different memories" stands as the main theme of this issue, as it delves into how Roy's inffluence and relationship with the team.
To say it was rocky at times would be an euphemism. Exemplary, Wally believes that it's Roy who taught the rest how to fight dirty.
The thing is - either Donna or Dick points out that Wally tends to romanticise the past. It stands in opposition to what the reader sees here; not only does Kid Flash act like a jealous, over-protective person, who's ready to "beat up anyone who hurts his crush, no matter the reason", but simultaneously Dick isn't too fond of Roy, as he kicks Harper out of the team;
And all of this happens right after that 1st date
You see the connection now, don't you?
This whole situation looks like an allegory to the infamous "teen romance movies/shows", where Roy clearly reffers to "the bad boy with issues, who sincerely loves the polite girl, but everyone around them disapproves it", whereas Donna is "the girl that sees in this bad boy more than anyone else"
The following pages show how Roy's life changed; from hooking up on drugs, to becoming this special agent or-what-not. While Roy handled his life, Wally still remained protective over Donna and antipathetic towards Harper [fortunately, he got his ass kicked for that].
Eventually, the issue ends with West's statement and one final memory, when Wally finally made peace with Roy. The statement, however, underlines how much more important it is for Wally to cherish the happy memories than to remember the whole picture
So, what's the point? That Teen Titans had worse days sometimes? Perhaps, but then: was it really necessary to write Dick and Wally as jerks in order to make Roy play the role of "a troublesome kid who got out"? Maybe, maybe not...
Anyway, the funniest part - Eddie Berganza who has written Titans #23 had been an editor on "Teen Titans: Year One" #5, whereas both issues were more or less about Roy's relationship with Donna
...
what a coincidence
La-li-lu-le-lo
Boyz-only cave
The fact that it's Roy and Wally who react to this (since they both seem to have a sort of a crush on Donna), makes this response even better
Teen Titans: Year One #3
rogues designs part 3
It's movie night, and they're watching The Princess Bride. If you don't think Eddie would have a DC Blue Beetle popcorn bucket, you're mistaken
ah, different times...
Flash-Tick crossover?
dunno what i love more: Chad-Barry or Chubby West
Is there a Doctor Alchemy on this flight?
Every Flash-Fan, whether you watched the CW series or simply are a comic fan-whatever, knows Dr Alchemy
Albert Desmond is undoubtly the most popular one as he's "the 1st Doctor" and has been serving this role non-stop pretty much since 2004, but there were some "proteges" I'd like to delve into, hence this post will be about nearly everything
So, once upon a time in popculture there used to exist this trope of "opposite twins":
-Samantha & Serena in Bewitched (which seems to be the primal source of this trend),
-Gwen & Sunny in Ben10,
-Wayne & Lucien from The Cramp Twins and many many more
Anyway, in
July '80; in The Flash #287
Cary Bates starts the arc with Dr Alchemy's attack at the lab in CCPD. Naturally, the last wearer of the mantle - Al Desmond, comes first to Barry's mind, although he doesn't want to believe that Al would revert to his criminal career
'cause here's the thing: Mister Element appeared in Showcase #13 whereas Dr Alchemy debuted in Showcase #14, where even Flash pointed out the quick change in Desmond's alter ego
What's even more interesting, it seemed like Al just "wanted to be" a criminal
Since then, Al did his time in prison, became a model citizen...
Well, it wasn't perfect, because he happened to have few relapses now and then, whether he:
was mind-controlled by Professor Zoom [The Flash #147]
was possesed by this "evil star" that aCtUalLy had been influencing his mental condition from the beginning [The Flash #216]
orrr was possesed by a demon? [The Flash #230]
In The Flash #153 Albert feels an urge towards doing evil, hence he behaves compulsively, firstly imitating having a gun, attempting to rob a restaurant and then suiting up in Element's costume
He later returns as Mr Element in order to rescue Flash, simultaneously deceiving Thawne ['cause Zoom believed that was the result of his "evil-making machine"] Fortunately, Barry takes Al to 25th century, where the latter goes through some "electro-re-education programme"
[at least it worked all right here, right Alex DeLarge?]
Later on, Al relinquishes "the Dr Alchemy-self" in The Flash #230
[aight, I know, sorry for this long interlude but I found it necessary to include it - now back to #287]
Upon meeting Desmonds, Rita - Al's wife, reveals that her husband's been absent at the time of Alchemy's assault, further increasing Barry's suspicion; police arrives, takes Albert to custody and not long after - Dr Alchemy escapes, ultimately leading Allen to a terryfying conclusion
But, reaching the final page, the reader finds out that
*tum tum tuuuum*
The Flash #288
Soooo the new Dr Alchemy is an Al Desmond. Both Desmonds happen to be "astral/platonic twins":
-they both were born into Desmond families [although they aren't really related]
-they both are fond of chemistry
-they have the same voice
And the most interesting aspect about their "connection" - while one is a good citizen, the other tends to behave violently, albeit this doesn't explain Al's becoming a criminal in the first place
and yeah, second-Albert created a hypnotic serum, which he named...desmondium
...right
As the second-Albert battles and seemingly wins over Flash, he proudly reveals his secret. Barry obviously gets out of the trap, but at least now his mind is at ease about Albert. Talking about Albert, what's up with him?
...
[*sets "Without me" by Eminem]
The Flash #289
That's right, Mr Element's back in action, but despite his previous returns, this time Al ain't sinister nor controlled - he's deliberately a good guy, whose only goal is to stop Dr Alchemy. Albert donned his old alter ego as he felt responsible for Dr Alchemy's deeds
Barry learns from Rita about Alchemy's potential hideout.
And so, the final battle between Dr Alchemy, Flash and Mr Element...doesn't happen as Al's quickly rendered unconcious, but heyy, Barry's here to save the day
And so, the two pals walk into the night as Al confesses that it's over finally
...
The Flash vol 2 40
Years later, Wally tries to exorcise an irish ghost out of Linda. In order to do that, they pay a visit to Albert Desmond who apparently inhabits now a goth-like mansion
And then...Albert?
So not only does he look different, but he behaves oddly, too. He's clearly obsessed with recreating the Philosopher's Stone for some reason
aight, it's Alvin
But what is "concerning" is his usage of that stone; Alvin seems out of practice, sloppy and uncreative when it comes to choosing the post-transformed product; he makes a few pauses, ponders too long over what the Stone can transform things into
To put it simply, isolation & obession drove him even more insane, rendering him insensible
But well, Wally manages to defeat him; he and Linda find the real Albert Desmond
poor guy...well anyway, hopefully this time it's really ov--
Ehh, for fock's sake...
The Flash vol 2 41
Alvin somehow breaks out [only leaving a salty statue of himself behind in the cell] and creates chaos for kicks, but suprisingly - this time he utilises the Philosopher Stone's powers quite well even going as far as to defeating Wally
Simultaneously Albert returns as Mr Element, but it still isn't enough to beat Alvin
Then a slight retcon happens while Wally realizes that Alvin is pretty much just a manifestation of Al's evilness with fake memories implemented by the Stone itself. In result, Al accepts the reality and destroys Alvin once and for all - FOR REAL this time
In Who's who in DC Universe #14 we find out that, sadly, after retrieving the Philosopher Stone, Albert started to become more and more seduced by his artefact
And it looks like he gave in, 'cause he appears few times in Waid's run
When Johns took over, he made Albert into a stereotypical mystic, who spends a lot of time on reading and practising alchemy [even his cell's been decorated in goth-theme] and he stays this way till N52&Rebirth
But before I get to that "version", lemme talk a bit about the third Alchemy - perhaps the lest known, Curtis Engstrom. He worked as an advisor on a S.T.A.R. Labs project that would use Philosopher's Stone's special properties to cure blood diseases. He of course stole both the device and the Stone. In prison he met a guy, who later tricked him, stealing the device from the first thief. Curtis decided to get his revenge on the guy, got the Philosopher's Stone, calling himself the Alchemist. Engstrom, despite lack of experience, cleverly uses the Stone's power i.e. by creating copper stalagmites while it's raining [electricity conducive] or by lacing an area with thin molybdenum strings [sharp enough to slice Flash] Engstrom only appears in two issues - The Flash #71-72
Rebirth
In Rebirth Albert does appear a few times. In The Flash #764-766 Albert tricks Barry into wielding Philosopher's Stone in order to control Flash himself; oh and he kinda absorbs Stone's powers so he doesn't physically need it anymore
A propos, depending on the issue, Albert either used the Stone to access powers or used it to channel his powers
Exemplary:
-in The Flash #216 Al revealed that the elemental-gun only concencrated his elemental energy, although nothing like this had ever happened before
-albeit in The Flash #230 a similar thing happened, this instance regarding Dr Alchemy, thus he didn't need the Philosopher's Stone anymore
-ever since the Alchemy-excorsion, Al has been constantly using his Elemental Gun
[The Flash #41 & the coolest Mr Element design, along with his cool af machine gun]
-then in Rebirth Al initially used the Philosopher's Stone embeded in a ring, but later he acquired the Stone's powers thanks to lighzinium - a protective material layered on the Flash-ring by Barry
...
Additional notes: °although mostly it's been implied that Al's identity disorder wasn't caused by the Philosopher's Stone, The Flash #765 clearly states a connection between those two aspects °the ring from The Flash #764-766 resembles greatly the Dragon-Eye one back from #216
°reaction-image
°intriguing, but whenever Dr Alchemy appeared in Waid's Flash-run he has never been referred to by his name; NOT ONCE
In fact in Waid's run he looks a lot more like Alvin, although considering the Who's who in DC Universe we have to think it's actually Allbert
°more interesting, The Flash vol 2 Annual 8 takes place right before Messner-Loebs' run and guess who's the villain of the week?
That's right, Dr Alchemy, whose name's never called out and in opposition to later issues we can't assume it's Albert under the mas--the hood
What's even funnier, present Wally's telling Linda that story, mentioning at the end "amazingly enough, Alchemy would eventually turn up again...and again that's another story"
If Wally'd be talking about #40-#41, then it's stupid cos Linda knows about that incident first hand cos she was there
°[*"The Man who sold the world" plays in the back*]
Thug: So uhh mr Desmond, how much of that gold do we need to transform?
Albert:
La-li-lu-le-lo
dang, so aside from running super-fast they can also XYZ?
Aye, speedsters, besides running swiftly, are able to tap into Speed Force, which provides them many additional skills. You know, time travel, health-regeneration etc.
So here's a list of less-known abilities/one-time tricks used by different speedsters [although it's surely not complete, so I'll try to update it from time to time]:
-siphoning out the air [New Teen Titans #28]
-super-speed...blinking? [The Flash #287]
-Flash, the pheromone tracker? [The Flash #287]
-they can fly now? [The Flash #230]
-I icnlude this 'cos it's not your typical "full-length arm whirlind" but rather a...kamehame-ha? [The Flash #153]
-speedsters, I'm going to turn myself into a cloud now [The Flash #288]
-normal matter->anti-matter switching [The Flash #289]