Furious that The Top would stoop so low, Barry asked Zatanna to place a spell on the villain that would convince The Top he was actually a hero. Why you ask? It turns out that Barry caught The Top digging up Iris Allen’s grave. The Top, another member of the Captain Cold’s Rogues, placed hypnotic suggestions in several rogues, including Trickster, which urged them to fight for justice. See also A Brief History of Lens Flare - From Mistake to Mark of Authenticity to Annoyance? It would appear that the source of Trickster’s inspiration had died with Barry. When Barry did in fact die, sacrificing his life to save the planet, the Trickster hung up his rubber chicken and moved from Central City to Hollywood. Occasionally there was a plot to destroy The Flash, but let’s face it, villains would get bored without a hero there to knock them around. Trickster even joined Captain Cold’s Rogues in order to pull off bigger heists. The thrill of going up against the Scarlet Speedster motivated him to invent even deadlier toys. The supervillain took his circus training and love of western outlaws, particularly his “reverse namesake” Jesse James, to an entirely new level when he invented shoes that could walk on air. The Trickster first appeared in Flash (1 st series) #113 as a member of a trapeze family who had become bored with circus life. He’s a rogue and a prankster with a complicated past. Throughout his lifetime, Trickster befriends heroes, saves the Earth from becoming a living Hell, and even joins the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) so that he can track down and reform former colleagues. Seemingly bent on causing chaos with deadly gag gadgets, Trickster does have a soft spot for humanity. Although the prize wasn’t so much world domination as it was paying next month’s rent, The Trickster provided Barry with plenty of challenging battles that matched wits against speed.
Team Affiliations: Rogues, Secret Society of Super Villains, Black Lantern CorpsĪbilities: skilled acrobat and con-artist, above average intelligence, and innocent looking gadgets and gizmosĭeadly teddy bears, exploding Christmas presents, fake dog vomit, a sack of marbles…sounds like The Trickster is about to go toe to toe with The Flash (Barry Allen to be precise).
Created By: John Broome and Carmine Infantino