he doesn’t run backwards but the
reverse-flash is every bit the
antithesis of the flash himself not like
the flash someone shall reverse welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’ll explore
the comic origins of eobard thawne aka
professor zoom aka the reverse flash the
reverse flash
eobard thawne what can i name is vo born
the 25th century kind he replicated the
accident that allowed me to tap into the
Speed Force became a criminal professor
zoom as with most comic book characters
there are often reimagining and
different versions to a character’s past
we have chosen to primarily follow the
storyline which unfolded in 1963 issue
number 139 which was expanded upon in
1993
the flash vol 2 number 74 to 79 in
professor zooms debut comic appearance
he was introduced as a brilliant
scientist from the 25th century
dissatisfied with the mundane utopia of
his time period when a time capsule from
Barry Allen aka the Flash’s 20th century
finds its way to his city he acquires
one of the speedsters super suits
discovering that the soup still held
super speed wave patterns professor zoom
dyes the suit in Reverse colors to
represent his aversion for the superhero
and uses his power to become the Flash’s
most diabolical villain through means of
time travel through his many escapades
with his rival professor zooms hate for
the Scarlet speedster soon transformed
into envy when he falls for the Flash’s
wife Iris West he offers her an
ultimatum to leave her husband and spend
the rest of her life with him for some
unknown reason iris decides to refuse
this generous offer
zoom becomes enraged and kills her by
vibrating his hand through her skull you
don’t have to kill thousands of
innocents to bring me down no no I don’t
but I choose to when the flash discovers
the one responsible for the death of his
wife he sends professor zoom into a
timeless boyd through means of his time
machine believing himself to be rid of
the villain forever you may have my
powers song but you have almost zero
imagination about using them years later
the two would be fated to meet again
when professor zoom finally makes his
way out of the hellish realm of no
return and seeks to have Barry join his
late wife he makes his dashing return on
the day of Barry Allen’s second wedding
and attempts to kill his new fiancee
refusing to let the cruel fate befall
him again the flash stops professor zoom
by snapping his neck killing him
instantly
eobard thawne’s origin story was later
revised in the Wally West flash era
where the professor was revealed to be a
flash fanatic in the 25th century his
obsession for the hero drove him to not
only study his biography but transmute
his facial features to resemble him when
he uses his time machine to go back and
meet his hero he doesn’t travel back far
enough and ends up in a time after Barry
Allen’s death it is here that he
discovers his destiny in becoming the
reverse-flash his idols greatest threat
the realization warps his mind leading
to him posing as a resurrected Barry
Allen initially fooling the public his
identity is later revealed when his
jealousy of the real flash spirals out
of control Wally West challenges the
villain and sends him back to his own
time wiped of his memory but with a
newly acquired distaste for the flash
while Professor zooms disposition has
allowed him to make subsequent attacks
on the Flash’s life he’s prevented from
ever killing him as he would cease to
exist without the superhero fuelling the
Speed Force
he’s instead settled with forcing Barry
Allen to live out a life of despair and
grief by killing the ones closest to him
through means of time travel such as his
own mother Oh Barry
that’s the beauty of all this I didn’t
do any of it you did
despite the super speedsters hate for
each other the Speed Force forever
tethers them to each other with the
flash representing its positive energy
and professor zoom representing its
negative professor zoom has since
appeared across various media notable
for being the antagonist in the beloved
2013 animated feature Justice League the
flashpoint paradox I’ve notified STAR
Labs to ready a cozy little cell for you
professor recently we’ve seen professor
zoom on the small screen portrayed by
actor Tom cavanna on CWS the flash my
goals are beyond your understanding are
you a fan of the man in the yellow suit
for more super top 10s and great comic
book origins be sure to subscribe to
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reverse-flash is every bit the
antithesis of the flash himself not like
the flash someone shall reverse welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’ll explore
the comic origins of eobard thawne aka
professor zoom aka the reverse flash the
reverse flash
eobard thawne what can i name is vo born
the 25th century kind he replicated the
accident that allowed me to tap into the
Speed Force became a criminal professor
zoom as with most comic book characters
there are often reimagining and
different versions to a character’s past
we have chosen to primarily follow the
storyline which unfolded in 1963 issue
number 139 which was expanded upon in
1993
the flash vol 2 number 74 to 79 in
professor zooms debut comic appearance
he was introduced as a brilliant
scientist from the 25th century
dissatisfied with the mundane utopia of
his time period when a time capsule from
Barry Allen aka the Flash’s 20th century
finds its way to his city he acquires
one of the speedsters super suits
discovering that the soup still held
super speed wave patterns professor zoom
dyes the suit in Reverse colors to
represent his aversion for the superhero
and uses his power to become the Flash’s
most diabolical villain through means of
time travel through his many escapades
with his rival professor zooms hate for
the Scarlet speedster soon transformed
into envy when he falls for the Flash’s
wife Iris West he offers her an
ultimatum to leave her husband and spend
the rest of her life with him for some
unknown reason iris decides to refuse
this generous offer
zoom becomes enraged and kills her by
vibrating his hand through her skull you
don’t have to kill thousands of
innocents to bring me down no no I don’t
but I choose to when the flash discovers
the one responsible for the death of his
wife he sends professor zoom into a
timeless boyd through means of his time
machine believing himself to be rid of
the villain forever you may have my
powers song but you have almost zero
imagination about using them years later
the two would be fated to meet again
when professor zoom finally makes his
way out of the hellish realm of no
return and seeks to have Barry join his
late wife he makes his dashing return on
the day of Barry Allen’s second wedding
and attempts to kill his new fiancee
refusing to let the cruel fate befall
him again the flash stops professor zoom
by snapping his neck killing him
instantly
eobard thawne’s origin story was later
revised in the Wally West flash era
where the professor was revealed to be a
flash fanatic in the 25th century his
obsession for the hero drove him to not
only study his biography but transmute
his facial features to resemble him when
he uses his time machine to go back and
meet his hero he doesn’t travel back far
enough and ends up in a time after Barry
Allen’s death it is here that he
discovers his destiny in becoming the
reverse-flash his idols greatest threat
the realization warps his mind leading
to him posing as a resurrected Barry
Allen initially fooling the public his
identity is later revealed when his
jealousy of the real flash spirals out
of control Wally West challenges the
villain and sends him back to his own
time wiped of his memory but with a
newly acquired distaste for the flash
while Professor zooms disposition has
allowed him to make subsequent attacks
on the Flash’s life he’s prevented from
ever killing him as he would cease to
exist without the superhero fuelling the
Speed Force
he’s instead settled with forcing Barry
Allen to live out a life of despair and
grief by killing the ones closest to him
through means of time travel such as his
own mother Oh Barry
that’s the beauty of all this I didn’t
do any of it you did
despite the super speedsters hate for
each other the Speed Force forever
tethers them to each other with the
flash representing its positive energy
and professor zoom representing its
negative professor zoom has since
appeared across various media notable
for being the antagonist in the beloved
2013 animated feature Justice League the
flashpoint paradox I’ve notified STAR
Labs to ready a cozy little cell for you
professor recently we’ve seen professor
zoom on the small screen portrayed by
actor Tom cavanna on CWS the flash my
goals are beyond your understanding are
you a fan of the man in the yellow suit
for more super top 10s and great comic
book origins be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com choose shoot /
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