Thanks to The Flash television series , you ’re already familiar with a few of the Scarlet Speedster ’s most iconic villain , the condemnable radical known as the varlet . But not even a show as delightfully silly as The Flash can really bring just how bizarre the comic book rendering of the knave are . Here ’s a field scout to the softheaded appendage of the Classic Rogues .
First Appearance : Showcase # 8 , 1957
Powers : Cryogun , Cryokinesis in the New 52
In the strip , Leonard Snart does n’t steal his moth-eaten gun — he in reality decides to establish one ( with memory access to some ready to hand - dandy radiation ) himself to hunt the Flash down after read a paper article about him . In fact , the freeze down aspect was actually a mistake at first ; the gun was but intended to slow the Flash down . But Snart went with it , becoming Captain Cold and staying a sticker in the Flash ’s side for decades — except for all the clip Snart ’s code of honor permitted him to team up up with the Flash , of course .
Weirdest Moment : When the Flash conk during Crisis on Infinite Earths , without a foeman to enact payback upon , Snart and his sis Lisa became bounty hunters . Their name ? Golden Snowball Recoveries . Yellow - coloured snow does not have the connotation you suppose it does , guys .
First Appearance : The Flash # 105 , 1958
Powers : Can travel into the Mirror dimension through musing surfaces
Sam Scudder was so transfixed by mirrors , he made it his life ’s goal to essay and step into his own reflection . While in prison , he worked on a mirror that would hold his reflection and appropriate him to step inside it . Upon win , he escape from prison and used his technology to aid his condemnable activities and as the Mirror Master . The 2d Mirror Master , Evan McCulloch , discovered an factual Mirror proportion , allowing him to travel between mirrored aerofoil .
Weirdest Moment : In the New 52 , Captain Cold decides that the Rogues should put back their technology - establish powers with literal superpowers , making the squad get their deoxyribonucleic acid spliced with the tech that grant them their ability . This naturally endure wrong , and in the result burst , the Rogues are transformed in various ways . Mirror Master ( now Sam Scudder again , who had been drained since Crisis on Infinite Earths ) gets for good trapped in the Mirror dimension . Sucks to be you , Sam !
First Appearance : The Flash # 106 , 1958
magnate : Expert in transonic technology , hypnotism through music
Hartley Rathaway was born deaf , but after being given experimental ear implant , he became obsessed with speech sound , to the peak that he developed the ability to hypnotise people through music . Adopting the story of the legendary Pied Piper , Hartley designed a special flute and went on a offence spree . But after Barry Allen exit in Crisis , he determine to pull back and reform as a contributing member of gild . ( He also amount out as gay around the same sentence , one of the first openly gay theatrical role in DC account . )
Weirdest Moment : During the Countdown to Final Crisis story bow , Hartley managed to blow up Apokalips , the home planet of Darkseid ( which at the time was possessed by the evil cyborg Brother Eye ) , through the power of euphony . The song he played on his champagne flute ? Queen ’s “ The Show Must Go On . ” Now that is some melodic talent .
First visual aspect : The Flash # 110 , 1960
Powers : weather condition pattern manipulation
Mark Mardon ’s brother , Clyde , discovered a fashion to technologically control weather patterns , shortly before he die of a heart attack ( although it has been imply Mark dispatch his brother ) . Mark decided to slip his brother ’s ideas and create an actual wand , taking on the Wizard - theme title and using the technology to aid his criminal activities ( are you sense a pattern here with the Rogues ? Maybe ? Good ) .
Weirdest Moment : This one ’s less kooky weird , and more “ holy crap ” weird . Mardon had a son follow a one - nighttime stand with a law officer , who somehow set out to display natural abilities to control atmospheric condition rule . covetous of the minor because he still had to use a verge , Mardon attempted to kidnap his son and vivisect him . Thankfully , a last minute round of plebeian sense end him .
First appearing : The Flash # 113 , 1960
Powers : Circus theme gadgets , Powered Boots to walk on air
Circus creative person James Jesse designed himself particular boots that let him actually walk on air travel , allow him to become a famous trapeze artist like every other appendage of his category , but the boots were so herculean he decided to become a yardbird - man and thief , using his gizmo to rob depository financial institution and fight the Flash .
Weirdest Moment : The hoaxer is daft by design . After all , his initial tycoon was that he could literally take the air on line . But at one point he did once team up with Captain Marvel ( née Shazam ) to go to actual Hell and contend the malefic daimon Neron , who was essentially the Devil substantiate .
First coming into court : The Flash # 117 , 1960
power : Err … backfire ?
Digger Harkness was introduced basically as a walk Australian stereotype — he was a master boomerang ceramicist so skillfull , he was charter as a boomerang company ’s mascot . Ridiculed by audiences , Harkness decided to use the costume ( as well as his power to throw boomerangs real honest ) as a criminal .
For a while , Harkness ’ long - lost Logos , Owen Mercer , film on the cape of Captain Boomerang following Harkness ’ death . Owen upgraded to trick throwing stick , rather than just normal ones , and had an actual power too : He could apply the speed force in a limited capacity to have bursts of tops pep pill , so his full schtick was n’t just being able to throw boomerangs .
Weirdest Moment : Owen ’s dying in Blackest Night . He was really killed by the spirit of his daddy , Digger , after Captain Cold pushed him into a pit of blood Owen plan to use to resurrect his father . Suffice to say , Blackest Night was a really weird story arc .
First Appearance : The Flash # 122 , 1961
Powers : Spinning really , really fast ( seriously ! )
Roscoe Dillon was obsessed with spinning tops as a child , and when he became a lilliputian criminal , he decided to turn that obsession into a natural endowment . He actually superintend to teach himself to spin around on the spot so fast , he could deflect bullet . It produce weirder ! The speed of the spin actually raise his intelligence activity as well , which he used to build fancy spin top gadgets to aid his crimes .
Weirdest Moment : Hoo boy . The Top actually die after an encounter with the Flash too soon on in his career , but his spirit returned and own body multiple times throughout comics history . In one instance after his return , the Flash subdued Roscoe and asked the magician Zatanna to alter his judgement , turning him into a hoagie . It worked briefly , but Roscoe snap , and extend after his former rapscallion , brainwashing some of them with his spinning powers into becoming reformed villains .
First Appearance : The Flash # 140 , 1963
Powers : Handgun Flamethrower , Pyrokinesis in the New 52
Mick Rory , like many member of the Rogues , had an obsession : as a youngster he was a pyromaniac and cut his own house down . After regard the scalawag in action at law against the Flash , Mick decided to fuel his pyromania by becoming a costumed villain , creating an asbestos suit and a compendious flamethrower . At first clash with Captain Cold as well as the Flash ( Rory also had cryophobia after being lock in a deep-freeze as a fry ) , he finally connect the scalawag .
Weirdest Moment : Remember that fortuity I advert in the New 52 timeline ? Well , Mick make natural pyrokinetic ability from the blowup that he could shoot out of his chest . regrettably , the power also came with the side issue of horrendously burn all of his flesh . Yeeowch .
First Appearance : The Flash # 250 , 1977
king : Wears observational skates , Astral projection in the New 52 ( err , more on that in a min )
The Lisa Snart of The Flash goggle box show is most definitely not the Lisa Snart of the comics , and there ’s a honest reason . The original Golden Glider was kind of insane as a conception .
Lisa was not just Leonard Snart ’s baby , but also actually the girlfriend of Roscoe Dillon , the Top . When Roscoe died combat the Flash , she was driven to avenge out of heartache . An Olympic - grade ice skater , Lisa donned a skating uniform , masque and ice skates to become the Golden Glider . The ice skate can create their own methamphetamine period , allowing Lisa , through her skating science , to glide through the air .
Makes the TV show ’s atomic number 79 gun look a niggling less airheaded , does n’t it ?
Weirdest Moment : Lisa actually die in 1996 , but returned in the New 52 , as a completely different baddie . In the New 52 , Lisa is dying of Crab in the hospital where the rogues go to splice their artillery technical school with themselves . The explosion that result affects her , grant her a spectral projection material body that lets her move at super speeds and vanish , and she commence organize a new version of the Rogues without her comrade .
And yet , she still goes by Glider !
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