I told you Holly if you’re giving it air leave a chunk my way I what goes around
leave a chunk my way I what goes around
leave a chunk my way I what goes around comes around
comes around
comes around as this supervillain certainly knows
as this supervillain certainly knows
as this supervillain certainly knows welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll explore the comic book origins of
explore the comic book origins of
explore the comic book origins of Captain Boomerang George Harkness aka
Captain Boomerang George Harkness aka
Captain Boomerang George Harkness aka Captain Boomerang expert thief and
Captain Boomerang expert thief and
Captain Boomerang expert thief and inventor as with most comic book
inventor as with most comic book
inventor 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 1960s flash
storyline which unfolded in 1960s flash
storyline which unfolded in 1960s flash number 117 which was expanded upon in
number 117 which was expanded upon in
number 117 which was expanded upon in 1990s Suicide Squad number 44 and 2004
1990s Suicide Squad number 44 and 2004
1990s Suicide Squad number 44 and 2004 to 2005 identity crisis numbers four to
to 2005 identity crisis numbers four to
to 2005 identity crisis numbers four to six this villain from Down Under can get
six this villain from Down Under can get
six this villain from Down Under can get a lot done with various types of
a lot done with various types of
a lot done with various types of boomerangs he’s given the flash a run
boomerangs he’s given the flash a run
boomerangs he’s given the flash a run for his money for decades but just how
for his money for decades but just how
for his money for decades but just how did he come to be if I don’t visualize a
did he come to be if I don’t visualize a
did he come to be if I don’t visualize a mortgage payment soon the wife will have
mortgage payment soon the wife will have
mortgage payment soon the wife will have me bagging groceries for a living she’s
me bagging groceries for a living she’s
me bagging groceries for a living she’s always been an ice queen that one
always been an ice queen that one
always been an ice queen that one Captain Boomerang you old son of a wall
Captain Boomerang you old son of a wall
Captain Boomerang you old son of a wall of a the answer goes back to the 1960s
of a the answer goes back to the 1960s
of a the answer goes back to the 1960s in the DC Universe when a toy tycoon
in the DC Universe when a toy tycoon
in the DC Universe when a toy tycoon named WW Wiggins wanted to make the
named WW Wiggins wanted to make the
named WW Wiggins wanted to make the boomerang into the next big children’s
boomerang into the next big children’s
boomerang into the next big children’s toy fad to promote the product he
toy fad to promote the product he
toy fad to promote the product he decided to find an expert to show people
decided to find an expert to show people
decided to find an expert to show people just what could be done with a boomerang
as luck would have it petty criminal
as luck would have it petty criminal George digger Harkness an Australian
George digger Harkness an Australian
George digger Harkness an Australian newly arrived in America had just been
newly arrived in America had just been
newly arrived in America had just been thinking about incorporating boomerangs
thinking about incorporating boomerangs
thinking about incorporating boomerangs into his crooked activities digger was
into his crooked activities digger was
into his crooked activities digger was given the job with the toy company who
given the job with the toy company who
given the job with the toy company who also supplied him with a snazzy new set
also supplied him with a snazzy new set
also supplied him with a snazzy new set of threads and named him Captain
of threads and named him Captain
of threads and named him Captain Boomerang what goes around comes around
Boomerang what goes around comes around
Boomerang what goes around comes around digger was a hit with the public as the
digger was a hit with the public as the
digger was a hit with the public as the boomerang promoter but he really cleaned
boomerang promoter but he really cleaned
boomerang promoter but he really cleaned up moonlighting as a boomerang throwing
up moonlighting as a boomerang throwing
up moonlighting as a boomerang throwing criminal when the flash caught up with
criminal when the flash caught up with
criminal when the flash caught up with him digger even had a story to throw him
him digger even had a story to throw him
him digger even had a story to throw him off his track he claimed that someone
off his track he claimed that someone
off his track he claimed that someone else was impersonating him to commit
else was impersonating him to commit
else was impersonating him to commit these crimes and was hurting his good
these crimes and was hurting his good
these crimes and was hurting his good name with their activities he even hired
name with their activities he even hired
name with their activities he even hired some other crooks to pretend to be his
some other crooks to pretend to be his
some other crooks to pretend to be his lovable mother and father who convinced
lovable mother and father who convinced
lovable mother and father who convinced flash of diggers innocence later
flash of diggers innocence later
flash of diggers innocence later boomerang was able to knock the flash
boomerang was able to knock the flash
boomerang was able to knock the flash unconscious the villain had a stash of
unconscious the villain had a stash of
unconscious the villain had a stash of special trick boomerangs including a
special trick boomerangs including a
special trick boomerangs including a gigantic one which he then tied the
gigantic one which he then tied the
gigantic one which he then tied the flash to using a powerful launching
flash to using a powerful launching
flash to using a powerful launching device he hurled the flash into the
device he hurled the flash into the
device he hurled the flash into the atmosphere classic if that didn’t kill
atmosphere classic if that didn’t kill
atmosphere classic if that didn’t kill the Scarlet speedster the boomerangs
the Scarlet speedster the boomerangs
the Scarlet speedster the boomerangs subsequent plunge into the ocean would
subsequent plunge into the ocean would
subsequent plunge into the ocean would fortunately flash was able to generate
fortunately flash was able to generate
fortunately flash was able to generate sufficient friction to break the ropes
sufficient friction to break the ropes
sufficient friction to break the ropes escaping he then made quick work of
escaping he then made quick work of
escaping he then made quick work of Captain Boomerang
Captain Boomerang
Captain Boomerang however the villain came back time and
however the villain came back time and
however the villain came back time and time again to bedeviled the flash and
time again to bedeviled the flash and
time again to bedeviled the flash and eventually became part of the Suicide
eventually became part of the Suicide
eventually became part of the Suicide Squad in 1990 Captain Boomerang origins
Squad in 1990 Captain Boomerang origins
Squad in 1990 Captain Boomerang origins were retooled and updated in a trip back
were retooled and updated in a trip back
were retooled and updated in a trip back to Australia to attend his mother’s
to Australia to attend his mother’s
to Australia to attend his mother’s funeral
funeral
funeral we met the rest of his family readers
we met the rest of his family readers
we met the rest of his family readers learned that digger had always been
learned that digger had always been
learned that digger had always been bullied by his father who strongly
bullied by his father who strongly
bullied by his father who strongly favored his brother boomerangs mother
favored his brother boomerangs mother
favored his brother boomerangs mother was the only family member who had cared
was the only family member who had cared
was the only family member who had cared for him
for him
for him digger became a small-time hood before
digger became a small-time hood before
digger became a small-time hood before he was out of his teens when he got into
he was out of his teens when he got into
he was out of his teens when he got into trouble
trouble
trouble his mother arranged for him to come to
his mother arranged for him to come to
his mother arranged for him to come to America to work for an old friend of
America to work for an old friend of
America to work for an old friend of theirs
theirs
theirs ww Wiggins in this retelling Wiggins was
ww Wiggins in this retelling Wiggins was
ww Wiggins in this retelling Wiggins was no tycoon just a businessman trying to
no tycoon just a businessman trying to
no tycoon just a businessman trying to make the boomerang into a profitable
make the boomerang into a profitable
make the boomerang into a profitable venture digger was hired to promote the
venture digger was hired to promote the
venture digger was hired to promote the boomerangs at carnivals and dressed in
boomerangs at carnivals and dressed in
boomerangs at carnivals and dressed in his now familiar costume he ran into the
his now familiar costume he ran into the
his now familiar costume he ran into the flash as soon as he turned to crime
good night captain boomerang here seems
good night captain boomerang here seems that mirror master wasn’t after the task
that mirror master wasn’t after the task
that mirror master wasn’t after the task wiggins actually didn’t do all of this
wiggins actually didn’t do all of this
wiggins actually didn’t do all of this out of the kindness of his own heart
out of the kindness of his own heart
out of the kindness of his own heart though it turned out that he was diggers
though it turned out that he was diggers
though it turned out that he was diggers real father in 2004 it was revealed that
real father in 2004 it was revealed that
real father in 2004 it was revealed that digger himself was also a father he got
digger himself was also a father he got
digger himself was also a father he got in touch with snout grown-up son Owen
in touch with snout grown-up son Owen
in touch with snout grown-up son Owen Mercer who had been told that his mother
Mercer who had been told that his mother
Mercer who had been told that his mother was another flash fo the golden glider
was another flash fo the golden glider
was another flash fo the golden glider digger taught Owen how to use a
digger taught Owen how to use a
digger taught Owen how to use a boomerang and discovered that Owen also
boomerang and discovered that Owen also
boomerang and discovered that Owen also possessed super speed which he inherited
possessed super speed which he inherited
possessed super speed which he inherited from his real mother a 30th century
from his real mother a 30th century
from his real mother a 30th century speedster named Melanie Thawne when
speedster named Melanie Thawne when
speedster named Melanie Thawne when digger died soon after Owen became the
digger died soon after Owen became the
digger died soon after Owen became the second Captain Boomerang the new 52
second Captain Boomerang the new 52
second Captain Boomerang the new 52 reboot eventually brought back digger
reboot eventually brought back digger
reboot eventually brought back digger Harkness as everyone’s favorite
Harkness as everyone’s favorite
Harkness as everyone’s favorite boomerang based bad guy it’s a short
boomerang based bad guy it’s a short
boomerang based bad guy it’s a short list Captain Boomerang has had a long
list Captain Boomerang has had a long
list Captain Boomerang has had a long and very visible career in the DC
and very visible career in the DC
and very visible career in the DC Universe a major member of Flash’s
Universe a major member of Flash’s
Universe a major member of Flash’s rogues gallery he has also been a steady
rogues gallery he has also been a steady
rogues gallery he has also been a steady presence in various incarnations of The
presence in various incarnations of The
presence in various incarnations of The Suicide Squad
Suicide Squad
Suicide Squad like a bloody recurring nightmare all
like a bloody recurring nightmare all
like a bloody recurring nightmare all this is not bad for someone who started
this is not bad for someone who started
this is not bad for someone who started out shilling for children’s toys are you
out shilling for children’s toys are you
out shilling for children’s toys are you a fan of the rogue called Captain
a fan of the rogue called Captain
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