Johnny Quick

Johnny Quick is the name of two DC Comics characters, each with the power of superhuman speed. The first was a superhero who appeared mostly in "More Fun Comics" during the Golden Age. The other was a supervillain, an evil version of The Flash from Earth-Three, appearing mostly during the Silver Age.

Johnny Quick (Johnny Chambers)

Johnny Quick's secret identity was Johnny Chambers, a newsreel photographer. He invoked his power by reciting a mathematical formula ("3X2(9YZ)4A").

He was a prominent member of The All-Star Squadron as well as husband to "Liberty Belle". His daughter, Jesse Chambers, assumed his speed mantra and became "Jesse Quick" and served a short while with the "Titans".

After the war he periodically was active as a superhero, having encountered "Savitar".

He ultimately entered the Speed Force, saving his daughter from Lady Flash - then called Lady Savitar.

Johnny Quick (Crime Syndicates)

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character_name = Johnny Quick
publisher = DC Comics
debut = "Crisis on Earth Three!", "Justice League of America" Vol. 1, #29 (August 1964)
creators = Gardner Fox (writer)
Mike Sekowsky (artist)
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full_name =
species =
homeworld = Earth-Three (pre-Crisis),
(post-Crisis),
Earth-3 (post-"52")
alliances = Crime Syndicate of Amerika
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powers = Super speed, possibly others similar to the Flash Johnny Quick was a supervillain on the alternate Earth designated as Earth-Three, but rather than being a counterpart of the Earth-Two Johnny Quick, he was a version of The Flash.Citation | last = Greenberger | first = Robert | author-link = Robert Greenberger | contribution = Crime Syndicate | editor-last = Dougall | editor-first = Alastair | title = The DC Comics Encyclopedia | pages = 89 | publisher = Dorling Kindersley | place = New York | year = 2008 | ISBN = 0-7566-4119-5 | oclc = 213309017] He and the other members of the Crime Syndicate of Amerika (all of whom were villainous counterparts of Justice League of America members) were Earth-Three's only superpowered beings, and had never been defeated by Earth-Three's only hero, Alexander Luthor (a heroic counterpart to Superman's nemesis Lex Luthor). Like the rest of the Crime Syndicate, he perished during the "Crisis" at the hands of the Anti-Monitor.

JLA: Earth 2

The character was revived in the 1990s as a villain from the "Anti-Matter Universe", rather than being from Earth-Three. Unlike the Flash, Johnny receives his powers by injecting himself with "Speed Juice" which resembles an illegal drug similar to heroin. This Johnny Quick is the counterpart of the Wally West Flash. According to Grant Morrison, who created this version of the character, he had a predecessor (corresponding to Barry Allen), whose blood was used to create the Speed Juice. A flashback to the early days of the Crime Syndicate showed this character as resembling the Pre-Crisis version.

52 version

In "52" Week 52, an alternate version of Earth-Three (called Earth-3) was shown as a part of the new Multiverse. In the depiction were characters that are altered versions of the original Justice League of America, including the Flash. The names of the characters and the team are not mentioned in the two panels in which they appear, but the altered Flash is visually similar to the Crime Syndicate Johnny Quick. [Comic book reference | title=52 | issue=52 | date=May 2, 2007 | publisher=DC Comics | page=11 | panel=3 ]

Based on comments by Grant Morrison, this alternate universe is not the pre-Crisis Earth-Three, making this a new character unrelated to previous versions. [cite web
url = http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=111900
title = "THE 52 EXIT INTERVIEWS: GRANT MORRISON"
accessdate = 2007-05-12
last = Brady
first = Matt
date = 2007-05-08
publisher = Newsarama] Earth-3 is a world populated by evil counterparts of Earth-2 heroes, where Johnny Quick is part of a "Golden Age" "Crime Society".

References

External links

* [http://www.hyperborea.org/flash/johnny.html The original Johnny Quick]
* [http://members.aol.com/MG4273/quick.htm Information on the Golden Age Johnny Quick stories]
* [http://www.toonopedia.com/johnny-q.htm Johnny Quick in the Toonopedia]
* [http://www.hyperborea.org/flash/jq-crimesyndicate1.html The Earth-3 Johnny Quick]