A group of villains that plagued the
Silver Age Flash,
Barry Allen. The
Rogues Gallery are published by
DC Comics
and first appeared in
The Flash #130 in 1962.
In the town of Central City, the Scarlet Speedster known as
the Flash clashed time and again with a wide variety of villains
and ne'r-do-wells. He always found a way to defeat said villains
and after a time the villains found that they tired of having their
collective asses handed to them by the Fastest Man Alive.
Five of the villains decided that there was strength in numbers
and banded together to defeat their common enemy. This group of
villains came to be known as the Rogues Gallery and clashed time
and again with the Flash. The original members of the group were:
Over the years, the membership of the group expanded or changed as
foes of
the Flash switched out. Other members of the group, include:
The
Rogues Gallery were never able to defeat
the Flash and after his
disappearance, most of the group retired. Some have come out of retirement
to commit crimes again and in some cases have reformed and used
their abilities of good.
Recently, the original five were part of a plot by the demon Neron to
entrap Wally West, the present-day Flash. The five were killed
and returned to life with enhanced powers but no souls, making them
ruthless killers. The Flash was able to defeat Neron and get the
Rogues Gallery's souls restored.