Johnny Quick is the name of several fictional

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s appearing in stories published by

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. All are evil or corrupted alternate-universe counterparts of

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. Johnny Quick first appeared in ''

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'' #29 (August 1964) alongside the rest of the

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Fictional character biography

Crime Syndicate of America

Johnny Quick is a supervillain from

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, a member of the

, and the Flash's evil counterpart. The group are killed by the

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in ''

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'', but resurface in ''

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'', where Brainiac retrieves them and other inhabitants of doomed universes.

Anti-Matter Johnny Quick

The second incarnation of Johnny Quick originates from the antimatter universe, is the counterpart of

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, and derives his powers from the Speed Juice drug. He is heavily addicted to the drug and goes into withdrawal without it.

Crime Society of America

The third incarnation of Johnny Quick, introduced in '' 52'', originates from a new version of Earth-Three and is part of the Crime Society, an evil counterpart of the Justice Society.

The New 52 and DC Rebirth

A fourth incarnation of Johnny Quick, Jonathan Allen, is introduced in ''

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''. He is a professional thief who gains superhuman speed after being struck by lightning and exposed to chemicals, similar to Barry Allen. In '' Year of the Villain'' and '' Dark Nights: Death Metal'', Perpetua kills Allen before

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resurrects him with a

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ring.

Infinite Frontier

A fifth incarnation of Johnny Quick, serial killer Jonathan Chambers, is introduced after the

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is restored in ''Dark Nights: Death Metal''.

Powers and abilities

All incarnations of Johnny Quick possess the same abilities as the Flash.

In other media

Film

*Johnny Quick appears in '' Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths'', voiced by

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. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. This version resembles the Reverse-Flash and is

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. While subjugating his Earth, he and the Crime Syndicate battle the

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until Owlman betrays the former to destroy Earth-Prime and the multiverse and Quick sacrifices himself to transport

to Earth-Prime. *Johnny Quick appears in '' Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths'', voiced by Liam McIntyre.

Video games

Johnny Quick appears in '' Lego DC Super-Villains'', voiced by

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. After the Justice League disappear, he and the Crime Syndicate pose as the Justice Syndicate until the Flash and the Reverse-Flash corner and force him to expose the Syndicate's plans.

References

External links

Johnny Quick entry on DCDatabaseProject

Earth-3 Johnny Quick entry on DCDatabaseProject
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