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Girder is one of the Flash's older villains and was incarcerated in Iron Heights.
History
He attempted to escape during the Central City blackout but was stopped by the Flash when they attempted to take Iris West hostage.[1]. He was left at Iron Heights where he would again attack the Flash upon the latter's next visit to research the Keystone Murderer. He was stopped once again and left in prison.[2]
When the Crime Syndicate came to Earth and supposedly killed the Justice League, Girder, along with Tar Pit and Chroma, appealed to Grodd for a share of control of the city. Chroma was brutally murdered by Grodd and had his head mounted on a pike, leaving Tar Pit and Girder to flee the city.[3]
Rebirth
Girder was invited to join the Legion of Zoom, a group organized by the Reverse-Flash to finally defeat the Flash. [4] He was eventually imprisoned in Iron Heights. Girder and Tar Pit tried to murder Wally West in his cell, but they accidentally damaged Wally's power dampening collar and he easily overpowered them.[5]
Infinite Frontier
Warden Wolfe secretly released Girder from prison and promised to reduce his sentence if he did something for Wolfe that would launch his mayoral campaign. Girder assumed that Wolfe would not keep his promise and instead robbed a bank in Chicago, planning to take the money and flee to South America where there are no superheroes.[6] The Flash and Kid Flash captured him and returned him to prison. Wolfe had Girder killed to prevent him revealing the truth about his "escape".[7]
Powers and Abilities
Powers
Weaknesses
- Vulnerability to Magnetism: Being mostly made of metal Girder can be easily magnetized and turned into a giant magnet.[8]
Notes
- Anthony Woodward was created by Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver, first appearing in The Flash: Iron Heights. However, in the Prime Earth continuity, Anthony Woodward first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in The Flash (Volume 4) #5 by Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato.
Trivia
- Girder is a fan of Barry Manilow's music.[9]
Related
- 45 Appearances of Anthony Woodward (Prime Earth)
- 16 Images featuring Anthony Woodward (Prime Earth)
- Quotations by or about Anthony Woodward (Prime Earth)
- Character Gallery: Anthony Woodward (Prime Earth)
Footnotes
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Secret Society of Super-Villains member |
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