Progressive Ruin looks into a forgotten Flash supporting cast member — Mopee — and a surprise find in the old Flash comics letters column: a letter from a fan named Cary Bates!
4thletter! bemoans the fact that Barry Allen’s return appears to be linked to another speedster’s death.
Comic Coverage looks at an editor’s excuse for a then-shocking swear word appearing on the cover of a 1960s Flash comic.
Death in Comics is clearly on the collective mind of the blogosphere, with (again) 4thLetter weighing in.
And finally, Heroes’ Brea Grant posts this fan picture of Daphne, Flash and Quicksilver by Drawing Power:
I have the Mopee issue… while the story is fun, it never quite settled right that such a yutz of a character would be responsible for his origin. Since I’ve been out of touch since issue 40 or so of the second series – it would be interesting to see a run down of the origin retcons / rewwrites for all of those that have carried the mantle. I really liked the Secret Origins version that suggested Barry Allen became the bolt of lightning that gave him his powers – but that kind of symmety appeals to guys like me with interest in quantum physics…
I seem to recall seeing several letters from Cary Bates in the Flash lettercols. As well as from Peter Sanderson, Steve Leialoha, and I think at least one more person later in the industry.