working late then night shift like you Batman
don’t try catching this guy in a jar
don’t try catching this guy in a jar welcome to watchmojo.com and today we
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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we will explore the comic book origins of
will explore the comic book origins of
will explore the comic book origins of the Firefly
who are you as with most comic book
who are you as with most comic book characters they’re often reimagining and
characters they’re often reimagining and
characters they’re often reimagining and different versions to a character’s past
different versions to a character’s past
different versions to a character’s past we’ve chosen to primarily follow the
we’ve chosen to primarily follow the
we’ve chosen to primarily follow the storyline which unfolded in 1952 s
storyline which unfolded in 1952 s
storyline which unfolded in 1952 s Detective Comics number 184 which was
Detective Comics number 184 which was
Detective Comics number 184 which was expanded upon in 1959 s Batman number
expanded upon in 1959 s Batman number
expanded upon in 1959 s Batman number 126 1993’s Detective Comics number 661
126 1993’s Detective Comics number 661
126 1993’s Detective Comics number 661 and 662 and 2003 s Batgirl year one
and 662 and 2003 s Batgirl year one
and 662 and 2003 s Batgirl year one number five the villain known as the
number five the villain known as the
number five the villain known as the Firefly has been seen in several
Firefly has been seen in several
Firefly has been seen in several incarnations the first debuting in 1952
incarnations the first debuting in 1952
incarnations the first debuting in 1952 was Garfield lynns a lighting effects
was Garfield lynns a lighting effects
was Garfield lynns a lighting effects expert Linz used his brilliant lighting
expert Linz used his brilliant lighting
expert Linz used his brilliant lighting techniques to create the illusion of
techniques to create the illusion of
techniques to create the illusion of fire at a theatrical event lens what are
fire at a theatrical event lens what are
fire at a theatrical event lens what are you doing are you crazy
you doing are you crazy
you doing are you crazy in the ensuing panic he robbed the
in the ensuing panic he robbed the
in the ensuing panic he robbed the patrons and escaped with Batman and
patrons and escaped with Batman and
patrons and escaped with Batman and Robin in hot pursuit they almost caught
Robin in hot pursuit they almost caught
Robin in hot pursuit they almost caught him but the world’s greatest detective
him but the world’s greatest detective
him but the world’s greatest detective was misled by an actual Firefly which he
was misled by an actual Firefly which he
was misled by an actual Firefly which he and Robin mistakenly thought was a
and Robin mistakenly thought was a
and Robin mistakenly thought was a cigarette that Linz was smoking Linz
cigarette that Linz was smoking Linz
cigarette that Linz was smoking Linz took inspiration from the mistake and
took inspiration from the mistake and
took inspiration from the mistake and named himself the Firefly fashioning a
named himself the Firefly fashioning a
named himself the Firefly fashioning a costume he used his manipulation of
costume he used his manipulation of
costume he used his manipulation of lights to go on a crime spree eventually
lights to go on a crime spree eventually
lights to go on a crime spree eventually Linz was captured when the dynamic duo
Linz was captured when the dynamic duo
Linz was captured when the dynamic duo used his own lighting tricks against him
used his own lighting tricks against him
used his own lighting tricks against him Batman
Batman
Batman Color Me unimpressed
in 1959 the Firefly showed up in Gotham
in 1959 the Firefly showed up in Gotham City again this time however he wore a
City again this time however he wore a
City again this time however he wore a different costume and was indeed a
different costume and was indeed a
different costume and was indeed a different person rather than Garfield
different person rather than Garfield
different person rather than Garfield lynns this was Ted Carson a playboy from
lynns this was Ted Carson a playboy from
lynns this was Ted Carson a playboy from one of Gotham’s most prestigious
one of Gotham’s most prestigious
one of Gotham’s most prestigious families Carson led Batman Robin and
families Carson led Batman Robin and
families Carson led Batman Robin and Batman on a merry chase before they
Batman on a merry chase before they
Batman on a merry chase before they caught him it turned out that Carson’s
caught him it turned out that Carson’s
caught him it turned out that Carson’s fortune had been frittered away and that
fortune had been frittered away and that
fortune had been frittered away and that the former millionaire had turned to
the former millionaire had turned to
the former millionaire had turned to crime in order to pay his gambling debts
when the Firefly was reintroduced in
when the Firefly was reintroduced in 1993 he was a much darker character
1993 he was a much darker character
1993 he was a much darker character again he was Garfield lynns this time a
again he was Garfield lynns this time a
again he was Garfield lynns this time a pyrotechnics expert who used to be the
pyrotechnics expert who used to be the
pyrotechnics expert who used to be the biggest special-effects wizard in
biggest special-effects wizard in
biggest special-effects wizard in Hollywood unfortunately his love of fire
Hollywood unfortunately his love of fire
Hollywood unfortunately his love of fire had unhinged him turning him into a
had unhinged him turning him into a
had unhinged him turning him into a dangerous arsonist who was burning up
dangerous arsonist who was burning up
dangerous arsonist who was burning up selected targets in Gotham yes you were
selected targets in Gotham yes you were
selected targets in Gotham yes you were wrong Cass and I’ll show you how wrong
wrong Cass and I’ll show you how wrong
wrong Cass and I’ll show you how wrong you were
you were
you were I’ll show them all Robin learned that
I’ll show them all Robin learned that
I’ll show them all Robin learned that Lin’s was an orphan and that he had a
Lin’s was an orphan and that he had a
Lin’s was an orphan and that he had a sister named Amanda she revealed that
sister named Amanda she revealed that
sister named Amanda she revealed that when they were children potential
when they were children potential
when they were children potential parents would talk about all the places
parents would talk about all the places
parents would talk about all the places they would go and they had adopted
they would go and they had adopted
they would go and they had adopted Garfield and Amanda unfortunately they
Garfield and Amanda unfortunately they
Garfield and Amanda unfortunately they all backed out of the adoption after
all backed out of the adoption after
all backed out of the adoption after they got to know Garfield now he was
they got to know Garfield now he was
they got to know Garfield now he was getting his revenge by burning down the
getting his revenge by burning down the
getting his revenge by burning down the amusement park the zoo and all the other
amusement park the zoo and all the other
amusement park the zoo and all the other places they promised they would go as a
places they promised they would go as a
places they promised they would go as a family with that information
family with that information
family with that information Batman was able to track him down and
Batman was able to track him down and
Batman was able to track him down and capture him another revision came about
capture him another revision came about
capture him another revision came about in 2003 in this retelling Lin’s was
in 2003 in this retelling Lin’s was
in 2003 in this retelling Lin’s was again a Hollywood special-effects expert
again a Hollywood special-effects expert
again a Hollywood special-effects expert however he intentionally caused an
however he intentionally caused an
however he intentionally caused an explosion that caused serious damage to
explosion that caused serious damage to
explosion that caused serious damage to an actress it became clear that Lin’s
an actress it became clear that Lin’s
an actress it became clear that Lin’s had a sick fascination and an obsession
had a sick fascination and an obsession
had a sick fascination and an obsession with fire and his career was over he
with fire and his career was over he
with fire and his career was over he quickly joined forces with Killer Moth a
quickly joined forces with Killer Moth a
quickly joined forces with Killer Moth a villain who had a unique gimmick forcing
villain who had a unique gimmick forcing
villain who had a unique gimmick forcing other gangsters to pay him protection
other gangsters to pay him protection
other gangsters to pay him protection money
money
money unfortunately for Killer Moth Firefly
unfortunately for Killer Moth Firefly
unfortunately for Killer Moth Firefly proved that he was more interested in
proved that he was more interested in
proved that he was more interested in creating massive fires than in shaking
creating massive fires than in shaking
creating massive fires than in shaking down other crooks a more recent
down other crooks a more recent
down other crooks a more recent iteration of Firefly came along in 2013
iteration of Firefly came along in 2013
iteration of Firefly came along in 2013 Cindy cook an enormous ly wealthy and
Cindy cook an enormous ly wealthy and
Cindy cook an enormous ly wealthy and famous film star was being stalked by
famous film star was being stalked by
famous film star was being stalked by Garfield lynns a yes you guessed it
Garfield lynns a yes you guessed it
Garfield lynns a yes you guessed it pyrotechnic specialist for the film
pyrotechnic specialist for the film
pyrotechnic specialist for the film industry let me get you here
industry let me get you here
industry let me get you here Linds
I make a child she also revealed that
I make a child she also revealed that until recently she had been seeing a man
until recently she had been seeing a man
until recently she had been seeing a man named Ted Carson whose charred body had
named Ted Carson whose charred body had
named Ted Carson whose charred body had just been discovered clearly a victim of
just been discovered clearly a victim of
just been discovered clearly a victim of the Firefly kids tough break
the Firefly kids tough break
the Firefly kids tough break hope you like a Batgirl and
hope you like a Batgirl and
hope you like a Batgirl and Nightwing hunted for Lynn’s and found
Nightwing hunted for Lynn’s and found
Nightwing hunted for Lynn’s and found leads indicating where he would strike
leads indicating where he would strike
leads indicating where he would strike next
next
next however this was a ruse his actual
however this was a ruse his actual
however this was a ruse his actual target was Cindy whose penthouse he
target was Cindy whose penthouse he
target was Cindy whose penthouse he torched but this in turn was also a
torched but this in turn was also a
torched but this in turn was also a diversion the body inside wasn’t really
diversion the body inside wasn’t really
diversion the body inside wasn’t really Cindy cook she had been kidnapped by the
Cindy cook she had been kidnapped by the
Cindy cook she had been kidnapped by the Firefly it turned out that this Firefly
Firefly it turned out that this Firefly
Firefly it turned out that this Firefly was actually Ted Carson and not Lynn’s
was actually Ted Carson and not Lynn’s
was actually Ted Carson and not Lynn’s he had faked his death killing Linds
he had faked his death killing Linds
he had faked his death killing Linds instead and then it switched the bodies
instead and then it switched the bodies
instead and then it switched the bodies his whole campaign was an elaborate
his whole campaign was an elaborate
his whole campaign was an elaborate trick to make Cindy run away with him
trick to make Cindy run away with him
trick to make Cindy run away with him fortunately Batgirl and Nightwing
fortunately Batgirl and Nightwing
fortunately Batgirl and Nightwing brought him to justice instead the
brought him to justice instead the
brought him to justice instead the Firefly makes for a formidable opponent
Firefly makes for a formidable opponent
Firefly makes for a formidable opponent especially after he switched to his fire
especially after he switched to his fire
especially after he switched to his fire based weaponry when he’s around it’s
based weaponry when he’s around it’s
based weaponry when he’s around it’s guaranteed that audiences are in for a
guaranteed that audiences are in for a
guaranteed that audiences are in for a hot ass time cuz I got the hottest show
hot ass time cuz I got the hottest show
hot ass time cuz I got the hottest show in town oh are you a fan of the
in town oh are you a fan of the
in town oh are you a fan of the villainous Firefly for more comic book
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