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For the superhero, see Johnny Quick (Johnny Chambers).
Johnny Quick
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearance"Crisis on Earth Three!", Justice League of America #29 (August 1964)
Created byGardner Fox (writer)
Mike Sekowsky (artist)
In-story information
Full nameJonathan "Johnny" Allen
Jonathan "Johnny" Chambers
SpeciesMetahuman
Place of originEarth-Three (pre-Crisis),
Antimatter Earth (post-Crisis),
Earth-3 (post-52),
Earth 3 (post-New 52; post-Rebirth)
Team affiliationsCrime Syndicate of America
Crime Syndicate of Amerika
Crime Society of America
AbilitiesSuperhuman speed

Johnny Quick is the name of several fictional supervillains appearing in stories published by DC Comics. All are evil or corrupted alternate-universe counterparts of the Flash. Johnny Quick first appeared in Justice League of America #29 (August 1964) alongside the rest of the Crime Syndicate of America.

Fictional character biography

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Crime Syndicate of America

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Johnny Quick is a supervillain from Earth-Three, a member of the Crime Syndicate of America, and the Flash's evil counterpart.[1] The group are killed by the Anti-Monitor in Crisis on Infinite Earths, but resurface in Convergence, where Brainiac retrieves them and other inhabitants of doomed universes.[2]

Anti-Matter Johnny Quick

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See also: JLA: Earth 2

The second incarnation of Johnny Quick originates from the antimatter universe, is the counterpart of Wally West, and derives his powers from the Speed Juice drug. He is heavily addicted to the drug and goes into withdrawal without it.[1]

Crime Society of America

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The third incarnation of Johnny Quick, introduced in 52, originates from a new version of Earth-Three and is part of the Crime Society, an evil counterpart of the Justice Society.[3][4]

The New 52 and DC Rebirth

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A fourth incarnation of Johnny Quick, Jonathan Allen, is introduced in The New 52. He is a professional thief who gains superhuman speed after being struck by lightning and exposed to chemicals, similar to Barry Allen.[5][6][7][8]

In Year of the Villain and Dark Nights: Death Metal, Perpetua kills Allen before Batman resurrects him with a Black Lantern ring.[9][10]

Infinite Frontier

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A fifth incarnation of Johnny Quick, serial killer Jonathan Chambers, is introduced after the multiverse is restored in Dark Nights: Death Metal.[11]

Powers and abilities

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All incarnations of Johnny Quick possess the same abilities as the Flash.

In other media

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Film

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Video games

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Johnny Quick appears in Lego DC Super-Villains, voiced by Anthony Ingruber.[14] After the Justice League disappear, he and the Crime Syndicate pose as the Justice Syndicate until the Flash and the Reverse-Flash corner and force him to expose the Syndicate's plans.

References

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  1. ^ a b Greenberger, Robert (2008). "Crime Syndicate". In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). The DC Comics Encyclopedia. New York: Dorling Kindersley. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1. OCLC 213309017.
  2. ^ Convergence: Crime Syndicate #1. DC Comics.
  3. ^ 52, no. 52, p. 11/3 (May 2, 2007). DC Comics.
  4. ^ Brady, Matt (2007-05-08). "THE 52 EXIT INTERVIEWS: GRANT MORRISON". Newsarama. Archived from the original on 2007-05-10. Retrieved 2007-05-12.
  5. ^ Justice League (vol. 2) #23. DC Comics.
  6. ^ Johns, Geoff (w), Reis, Ivan (p), Prado, Joe, Eber Ferreira, Rob Hunter, Andy Lanning (i), Reis, Rod, Tomeu Morey, Tony Avina (col), Napolitano, Nick J. (let). "Forever Numb" Justice League, vol. 2, no. 26 (February 2013). DC Comics.
  7. ^ Forever Evil #1. DC Comics.
  8. ^ Johns, Geoff (w), Finch, David (p), Friend, Richard (i), Oback, Sonia (col), Leigh, Rob (let). "Forever Evil Chapter Six: The Power of Mazahs!" Forever Evil, vol. 1, no. 6 (May 2014). DC Comics.
  9. ^ Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #1. DC Comics.
  10. ^ Dark Nights: Death Metal #5. DC Comics
  11. ^ Crime Syndicate #1. DC Comics
  12. ^ a b "Johnny Quick Voices (DC Universe)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 28, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  13. ^ Harvey, James (December 5, 2023). "Justice League: Crisis On Infinite Earths, Part One Arrives January 2024, Press Details". The World's Finest. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  14. ^ "Lego DC Super-Villains confirmed with first trailer". 30 May 2018.
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