Secret Origins, #41 Direct

Published: June 1989

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Secret Origins #41

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Issue Contents:
The Rogues Gallery of the Flash

Featuring Flash's Rogues' Gallery

1 page superhero
Characters
  • Flash
  • Weather Wizard
  • Heat Wave
  • Trickster
  • Pied Piper
  • Captain Cold
  • Captain Boomerang
Credits
Story Notes

The cover is based on and an homage to the classic Nov. 1967 cover of [gcd_link_story](153679) by [gcd_link_creator](1926) and [gcd_link_creator](9734).

A Rogue by Any Other Name, Chapter 1

Featuring Flash's Rogues' Gallery

Story 1 7 pages superhero
Storyline

A man with no memories enters the shop of Paul Gambi, a Central City tailor to the super-villains, who decides to help the man try to remember by recounting the origins of some of the Flash's Rogues.

Characters
  • Paul Gambi
  • Gorilla Grodd (in human form)
A Rogue by Any Other Name, Chapter 2: The Trickster

Featuring Flash's Rogues' Gallery

Story 2 5 pages superhero
Storyline

Paul Gambi tells the origin of circus performer turned villain, the Trickster.

Characters
  • Paul Gambi
  • Gorilla Grodd (in human form)
  • Trickster [James Jesse]
  • Booster Gold
A Rogue by Any Other Name, Chapter 3: The Pied Piper

Featuring Flash's Rogues' Gallery

Story 3 6 pages superhero
Storyline

Paul Gambi tells the origin of the spoiled rich Pied Piper. Trickster calls on the Piper for help.

Characters
  • Paul Gambi
  • Gorilla Grodd (in human form)
  • Pied Piper [Hartley Rathaway]
  • Trickster
A Rogue by Any Other Name, Chapter 4: Captain Cold and Heat Wave

Featuring Flash's Rogues' Gallery

Story 4 7 pages superhero
Storyline

Paul Gambi tells the origins of petty thief Captain Cold and pyromaniac Heat Wave. After Heat Wave performs a heroic act, he and Captain Cold join up with Trickster and Piper.

Characters
  • Paul Gambi
  • Gorilla Grodd (in human form)
  • Captain Cold [Len Snart]
  • Heat Wave [Mick Rory]
  • Trickster
  • Pied Piper
Credits
A Rogue by Any Other Name, Chapter 5: Captain Boomerang and the Weather Wizard

Featuring Flash's Rogues' Gallery

Story 5 4 pages superhero
Storyline

Paul Gambi tells the origins of criminal inventor Captain Boomerang and two-bit burglar Weather Wizard. Upon hearing of the super-hero, Flash, the mysterious stranger finally remembers who he is.

Characters
  • Paul Gambi
  • Gorilla Grodd (in human form)
  • Weather Wizard [Mark Mardon] (flashback)
A Rogue by Any Other Name, Chapter 6: Rally Round the Rogues!

Featuring Flash's Rogues' Gallery

Story 6 9 pages superhero
Storyline

The Rogues, having received a telepathic message from Solovar, arrive at Paul Gambi's shop to stop Gorilla Grodd.

Characters
  • Trickster
  • Captain Boomerang
  • Captain Cold
  • Heat Wave
  • Weather Wizard
  • Pied Piper
  • Gorilla Grodd
  • Paul Gambi
  • Solovar
Credits