The Flash (1990s)
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| Name: | The Flash |
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| Creator: | Robert Kanigher, John Broome, Carmine Infantino |
| Date(s): | September 20, 1990 - May 18, 1991 |
| Medium: | Live-action television show, tie-in comics & video game |
| Country of Origin: | United States |
| External Links: | Wiki page TV.com IMDB |
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The Flash is a 1990s CBS live-action television series about the DC Comics superhero of the same name which lasted for one season.
Canon
John Wesley Shipp stars as Barry Allen who becomes the Flash after an accident at his work in S.T.A.R. Labs where he gains the ability of super speed. He's joined by his co-worker, Dr. Christina "Tina" McGee (played by Amanda Pays) and close friend, Julio Mendez (played by Alex Désert).
Fandom
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The fandom is a small one with only a handful of works located mainly on FFN and AO3.
Connections to other Fandoms
With the revival of The Flash on the CW in 2014, several actors returned to the franchise in supporting roles. John Wesley Shipp played Barry Allen's father, Henry Allen, in two seasons, as well as playing Earth 3 Jay Garrick. Mark Hamill reprised his role of the Trickster for 2 episodes and also played the Earth 3 Trickster in one episode. Amanda Pays returns as Tina McGee, now the director of Mercury Labs.
Some fans suspect Earth 3 or another Earth could be the Earth where events in the 1990s show took place. The multiverse allows for events in the 1990s show to be part of the CW Flash's continuity. This is also supported by the glimpse of John Wesley Shipp's Flash as Grant Gustin's Flash travels through to Earth-2[1].
Notable Fanworks
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- The Flash 1990 x 2014 :: Barry x (Chris)Tina // Barry x Caitlin :: History repeating itself?, a gif picspams of parallels between Barry/Christina of the 90s Flash and Barry/Caitlin of the 2014 series
Archives and Communities
- Flash (TV) works at FFN (which is mainly the CW series)
- The Flash (1990) at AO3
Resources
References
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- ^ The Flash Season 2 Episode 13 "Welcome to Earth-2"