they say that music hath charms and
sometimes those charms can be deadly
you call yourself the Pied Piper yes
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we
will explore the comic book origins of
the Pied Piper as with most comic book
characters they’re often reimagining
zand different versions to a character’s
past we have chosen to primarily follow
the storyline which unfolded in 1959 s
flash number 106 and was expanded upon
in 2002 s flash volume 2 number 190 and
2012 flash vol 4 number 8 – in music
vitiation one of the most colorful
members of the Flash’s rogues gallery
the Pied Piper has been causing trouble
for the Scarlet speedster since 1959 in
his debut adventure a mysterious figure
clad in green tights and a polka dot
blouse committed a series of strange
break-ins he accessed both a safe filled
with money and an exclusive jewelry
store but he stole nothing
later this figure used a magical pipe in
order to gather a gang of thieves the
strange music this Pied Piper played put
the gang members under his control he
told them that they would help him on a
daring crime spree and help rid central
city of its costumed crime fighter at
the same time the Pied Piper revealed
that he had made an intensive study of
all aspects of sound and have thus
gained complete mastery over it
he used his pipe to manipulate sound and
sound waves in surprising ways to prove
this he used his instruments to send a
message over the airwaves alerting the
flash that he was about to finish the
thefts he had left undone
I can’t say I didn’t keep up my end of
the bargain
flash took the bait and intercepted the
piper and his cronies in the middle of
the job but the Pied Piper used his
talents to create a vibratory field
which temporarily paralyzed to the flash
thus enabling the villain to escape he
was able to further confound to flash by
manipulating both water and earth with
his sonic skills
fortunately the flash was able to
manipulate the airwaves himself in order
to knock the pipe out of the villains
hands unarmed the piper was easy to
subdue it’s over at the way you know my
name over the years the Pied Piper
underwent some changes eventually giving
up his villainous ways and becoming an
ally of the Wally West’s version of the
flash his origin was then fleshed out in
a 2002 tale hartley rathaway was born
into an extremely wealthy family with
all the advantages except attentive
parents his mother and father were
horrified when they eventually realized
their son was deaf with money being no
object they managed to cure Hartley’s
deafness by means of micro robotic
implant Hartley can now hear the tiniest
of sounds from very far away he fell in
love with music and wanted to become a
musician unfortunately he had no talent
in that area he did however have a
special ability in the more technical
aspects of sound creation Hartley became
an ardent student of all things related
to sound along the way he created a
flute that produced vibrations on
strange new frequencies Hartley learned
how to use this to manipulate both sound
waves and people thus beginning his
criminal career
hartley rathaway has also turned up in
the rebooted new 52 universe in his
first new appearance he had renounced
his costumed past employed is the
conductor of the Central City symphony
he seemed to have fulfilled his ambition
to be intimately involved in making
music the Pied Piper is a fascinating
vote for the fastest man alive
because his power is based on sound he’s
also an interesting option for
portrayals and other media
how did you know we were working with
the flash I wrote a hexagonal algorithm
wherever the master of malevolent music
shows up he’s sure to create a sensation
are you a fan of the Pied Piper form or
comic book origins be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
you
sometimes those charms can be deadly
you call yourself the Pied Piper yes
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we
will explore the comic book origins of
the Pied Piper as with most comic book
characters they’re often reimagining
zand different versions to a character’s
past we have chosen to primarily follow
the storyline which unfolded in 1959 s
flash number 106 and was expanded upon
in 2002 s flash volume 2 number 190 and
2012 flash vol 4 number 8 – in music
vitiation one of the most colorful
members of the Flash’s rogues gallery
the Pied Piper has been causing trouble
for the Scarlet speedster since 1959 in
his debut adventure a mysterious figure
clad in green tights and a polka dot
blouse committed a series of strange
break-ins he accessed both a safe filled
with money and an exclusive jewelry
store but he stole nothing
later this figure used a magical pipe in
order to gather a gang of thieves the
strange music this Pied Piper played put
the gang members under his control he
told them that they would help him on a
daring crime spree and help rid central
city of its costumed crime fighter at
the same time the Pied Piper revealed
that he had made an intensive study of
all aspects of sound and have thus
gained complete mastery over it
he used his pipe to manipulate sound and
sound waves in surprising ways to prove
this he used his instruments to send a
message over the airwaves alerting the
flash that he was about to finish the
thefts he had left undone
I can’t say I didn’t keep up my end of
the bargain
flash took the bait and intercepted the
piper and his cronies in the middle of
the job but the Pied Piper used his
talents to create a vibratory field
which temporarily paralyzed to the flash
thus enabling the villain to escape he
was able to further confound to flash by
manipulating both water and earth with
his sonic skills
fortunately the flash was able to
manipulate the airwaves himself in order
to knock the pipe out of the villains
hands unarmed the piper was easy to
subdue it’s over at the way you know my
name over the years the Pied Piper
underwent some changes eventually giving
up his villainous ways and becoming an
ally of the Wally West’s version of the
flash his origin was then fleshed out in
a 2002 tale hartley rathaway was born
into an extremely wealthy family with
all the advantages except attentive
parents his mother and father were
horrified when they eventually realized
their son was deaf with money being no
object they managed to cure Hartley’s
deafness by means of micro robotic
implant Hartley can now hear the tiniest
of sounds from very far away he fell in
love with music and wanted to become a
musician unfortunately he had no talent
in that area he did however have a
special ability in the more technical
aspects of sound creation Hartley became
an ardent student of all things related
to sound along the way he created a
flute that produced vibrations on
strange new frequencies Hartley learned
how to use this to manipulate both sound
waves and people thus beginning his
criminal career
hartley rathaway has also turned up in
the rebooted new 52 universe in his
first new appearance he had renounced
his costumed past employed is the
conductor of the Central City symphony
he seemed to have fulfilled his ambition
to be intimately involved in making
music the Pied Piper is a fascinating
vote for the fastest man alive
because his power is based on sound he’s
also an interesting option for
portrayals and other media
how did you know we were working with
the flash I wrote a hexagonal algorithm
wherever the master of malevolent music
shows up he’s sure to create a sensation
are you a fan of the Pied Piper form or
comic book origins be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
you
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