| Johnny Quick | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | "Crisis on Earth Three!",Justice League of America #29 (August 1964) |
| Created by | Gardner Fox (writer) Mike Sekowsky (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Jonathan "Johnny" Allen Jonathan "Johnny" Chambers |
| Species | Metahuman |
| Place of origin | Earth-Three (pre-Crisis), Antimatter Earth (post-Crisis), Earth-3 (post-52), Earth 3 (post-New 52; post-Rebirth) |
| Team affiliations | Crime Syndicate of America Crime Syndicate of Amerika Crime Society of America |
| Abilities | Superhuman speed |
Johnny Quick is the name of severalsupervillains appearing in stories published byDC Comics. All are evil or corrupted alternate-universe counterparts ofthe Flash. Johnny Quick first appeared inJustice League of America #29 (August 1964) alongside the rest of theCrime Syndicate of America.
Johnny Quick is a supervillain on the alternate Earth designated asEarth-Three and a counterpart ofthe Flash.[1] He and the other members of theCrime Syndicate of America (villainous counterparts of Justice League of America) are Earth-Three's only superpowered beings. InCrisis on Infinite Earths, Quick and the Crime Syndicate are killed when theAnti-Monitor destroys Earth-Three with a wave ofantimatter.[2] The Crime Syndicate returns inConvergence, whereBrainiac retrieves them and other inhabitants of doomed universes.[3]
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 a drug called "Speed Juice" which has Quick hopelessly addicted to and he goes into massive physical withdrawal without it.[1]
In52, an alternate version of Earth-Three calledEarth-3 was shown as a part of the newmultiverse. In the depiction were characters that are altered versions of the originalJustice League of America, includingthe 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.[4]
According toGrant Morrison, this alternate universe is not the pre-Crisis Earth-Three, making a new character unrelated to previous versions as Earth-3 is a world populated by evil counterparts of Earth-2 heroes, where Quick is part of a "Golden Age" "Crime Society".[5]
InThe New 52 continuity reboot, Johnny Quick is one of the members of theCrime Syndicate to arrive fromEarth 3 at the conclusion of the "Trinity War" event.[6] On Earth 3,Jonathan Allen works withRhonda Pineda as professional thieves and killers. One night after killing two cops, "Johnny and Rhonnie", as they are known, end up cornered on the roof ofS.T.A.R. Labs during a storm. Allen is hit by lightning, which gives him superhuman speed.[7]
During the 2013 eventForever Evil, Quick invadesIron Heights Penitentiary and frees its inmates.[8] WhenLex Luthor's team infiltrates the Watchtower, Quick joins in the fight against them, during whichCaptain Cold freezes one of his legs and breaks it off. Alexander Luthor of Earth 3 asMazahs kills Quick and steals his powers.[9]
Johnny Quick is resurrected during the 2019 event "Year of the Villain". WhenPerpetua arrives on Earth 3 to get the Crime Syndicate of America on her side, she kills Quick who is opposed to the proposed alliance.[10]
During the 2020 event "Dark Nights: Death Metal", Batman revives Johnny Quick using aBlack Lantern ring so he can help fight the forces of theDarkest Knight.[11]
A fifth incarnation of Johnny Quick, serial killerJonathan Chambers, is introduced after themultiverse is restored inDark Nights: Death Metal.[12]
All incarnations of Johnny Quick possess the same abilities as the Flash.
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