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Flashpoint, not to be confused with 2011's Flashpoint (DC Comics), is a 1999 DC Comics DC Comics story published under the Elseworlds imprint starring The Flash. It was written by Pat McGreal and illustrated by Norm Breyfogle, Rick Parker, and Noelle Giddings.Set in a variant of the DC universe where Barry Allen was this reality's sole superhero, life was good—until saving JFK caused him to get hit by a mysterious career-ending bullet. Now paralyzed from the neck down, the former Flash spends his days dreaming of both his glory days and a strange world where there are more heroes like him, all while he works on the space program.But everything changes when Wally West uncovers a strange tuning fork on Mars—an artifact that the philanthropic Vandal Savage is very intrigued by. With his mind still working at super-speed and with unexpected help from a hero in the shadows, can Barry solve the mystery in time to save the future? |
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Expendable Clone |
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Expendable Clone: Vandal Savage creates clones of Wally West to figure out the key to Barry's speed, but later deems them expendable enough to destroy. |
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Suicidal Cosmic Temper Tantrum |
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Suicidal Cosmic Temper Tantrum: Boredom with immortality made Vandal Savage try to open a gateway to the end of time and destroy everything on Earth, including himself. |
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Who Shot JFK? |
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Who Shot JFK?: Flash's injury occurred when saving JFK from the many bullets that popped up trying to kill him, including from Lee Harvey Oswald, the grassy knoll, and Vandal Savage. |
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President for Life |
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President for Life: JFK was elected to a tenth term and is still in power by the time of the story. |
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Mythology Gag: The Flash's hero career began in 1956, AKA the year Showcase #4, his first appearance, was published. |
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Career-Ending Injury |
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Career-Ending Injury: Flash was paralyzed from the neck down after saving JFK from assassins, ending his superhero career. |
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Ambiguous Ending |
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Ambiguous Ending: The ending leaves it ambiguous as to whether Barry has been transported to another universe or is just imagining it as he dies. |
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Walking Transplant |
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Walking Transplant: Vandal Savage creates brain-dead clones of himself to harvest their organs and keep himself youthful in his immortality. |
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Really 700 Years Old |
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Really 700 Years Old: JFK has been taking anti-aging treatments to stay youthful. Once Barry and Vandal Savage are gone, this wears off and he starts feeling his real age. |
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Like Reality, Unless Noted |
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Like Reality, Unless Noted: The main difference from the main DC universe is that Barry Allen was the world's only superhero. Martian Manhunter is one other. |
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Villain with Good Publicity |
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Villain with Good Publicity: Vandal Savage is completely trusted by Barry and the public at large, and it takes a lot of effort to prove he had evil designs on the world. He uses this trust to kill J'onn J'onnz. |
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Big Bad |
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Big Bad: Vandal Savage ruined Barry's life and is behind the plot of the story, wanting to trigger Flashpoint and use the Speed Force to ravage the Earth. |
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Kill It with Fire |
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Kill It with Fire: Vandal Savage incinerates J'onn J'onnz with flames, reducing him to bones. |
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Glory Days |
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Glory Days: Barry lived the good life up until the mid-60s and frequently reminisces on his past handiwork and adoration. |
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The End of the World as We Know It |
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The End of the World as We Know It: This happened in the backstory when Mars' civilization was destroyed by the Speed Force tuning fork, which had the unintended side effect of vaporizing everything organic on the planet. |
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Alternate Universe Reed Richards Is Awesome: While Barry's body was ruined, his mind still worked at super speed, and he managed to accelerate the space program to the point where humans successfully landed on Mars. |
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Dying Dream: As he expends himself to save the world, Barry dreams of the regular DC universe and its heroes welcoming him. |
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