Captain Flash, created by Martin Smith and artist Mike Sekowsky, had another of those superhero origins that we in the real world know would kill a person. In this case a massive dose of radiation. The Captain also had another of those familiar young boys following him; a kid had no superpowers at all.
In this story from issue #1 (1954), Captain Flash encounters a being from the mirror. It ends with a promise from Captain Flash to continue the fight. He does, in issue #2, but my source is damaged so I don’t want to show it. Suffice it to say Captain Flash is in the same predicament at the end of that chapter, also. And Mirror Man does not appear in #3 or #4. He must still be out there. Maybe in your mirror.
I also noticed the Captain Flash logo bears some similarity to the later logo for DC’s Flash. Just saying.
2 comments:
Actually that read like a 60s DC superhero story, certainly not like a 40s super hero tale (not a lot going on in superheroes in the intervening years.). A little too short and a little too low stakes, but interesting.
Not only does the logo -- as you pointed out -- look similar to the flash, but the flash also has a villain named Mirror Master (I think, too lazy to look it up!) who goes in an out of mirrors! Somebody at DC was reading!
Brian, I wonder when Mike Sekowsky went to DC? I don't know if he co-created Captain Flash or not, but it makes me wonder about some of the coincidences.
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