Warning: Spoilers for The Flash #12TheFlash’senemies - or the Rogues, as they call themselves - have long since been a staple of his stories. Wherever the Flash runs, the Rogues are waiting for him with a scheme they’ve concocted to slow him down. Now, after thirty-five years,one of the Flash’s most iconic villains has been killed off, and his death rewrites DC’s history in a shocking way.
InThe Flash#12 by Simon Spurrier, Ramón Pérez, and Vasco Georgiev, it’s the Flash Family versusthe Arc Anglesin an epic battle to save time itself from destruction.The Flash’s Rogues, who feel betrayed by the Arc Angles after they didn’t get the rewards they were promised for aiding their cause, are temporarily given super-speed to join the fight against the cosmic beings. When the situation grows dire, the Rogues attempt to flee. However,Mirror Master is unable to escape in time, so the Arc Angles dispose of him.
WithMirror Master not only being killed, but completely erased from the timelineof the DC Universe, he’s been given a fate that’s even more horrifying than death.
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An Iconic Flash Villain Has Been Erased from Existence
Mirror Master Suffers a Fate Worse Than Death
Though the original Mirror Master existed long before, during the Silver Age, Evan McCulloch’s Mirror Master made his first appearance inAnimal Man#8 by Grant Morrison and Chas Truog. Whatset this Mirror Master apartfrom his predecessor are his thick Scottish accent and his proficiency with the mirror-based tech he inherited. As Mirror Master, McCulloch has performed reality-bending feats that exceed anything that came before. However,no feat could prevent his untimely demiseat the hands of the Flash’s cosmic foes. Mirror Master is no more - and he only just returned to the pages of DC Comics, too.
For Evan McCulloch’s origin story as Mirror Master, check outThe Flash(1987) #212 by Geoff Johns and Steven Cummings, available now!
Although Evan McCulloch succeeded the original Mirror Master after his death inCrisis on Infinite Earths#10 by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, Sam Scudder was restored to life as Mirror Master in DC’sNew 52 reboot, replacing McCulloch for over a decade. McCulloch only made his post-Flashpoint return as Mirror Master in a brief prologue story by Spurrier and Mike Deodato Jr. in 2023’sThe Flash#800. Now, one year after his comeback, he’s already gone again. Worse than that,he’s been wiped from existence, so no one will remember him.Even for one of the Flash’s most dastardly villains, that’s a tragic fate.
Mirror Master May Be Gone for Good This Time
Only Time Will Tell If He’ll Make Another Comeback
Mirror Master is a fan-favorite Flash Rogue who stands out from the rest with his vast arsenal of reality-warping tricks, so it’s a shock to see him gone in the blink of an eye.Barry Allen’s Flashpoint disasterwiped him from existence before, and now it’s happened again thanks to the Arc Angles. The difference is that this time his disappearance might be permanent. Mirror Master can’t seem to catch a break, having faced a terrifying end that would send shivers up anyone’s spine, and readers will have to wait and see whether this truly marks the end for thisFlashvillain.
THE FLASH #12 (2024)
The Flash
The Flash is the superhero name given to the DC Comics character who utilizes unparalleled speed tied to a dimensional power known as the “speed force” to overwhelm their opposition. Premiering in 1939, the original Flash arrived as Jay Garrick. Still, it would be superseded by Barry Allen in popularity and featured status, but the Flash is one character that has met many of their alternate selves. The character is typically seen as a part of the Justice League in nearly all incarnations.
