Matthew Paulson (New Earth)

Matthew Paulson
Real Name	Matthew Paulson
Other Aliases	Harvey Paulson
Relatives	Wife · Bobby Paulson (son)
Affiliation	Central City Police Department
Base Of Operations	Central City
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Detective
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Brown
Origin
Universe	Earth-One · New Earth
Creators	Cary Bates · Don Heck
First Appearance	The Flash #273 (May, 1979)

Chief Matthew Paulson was Barry Allen's supervisor at the Central City Police Department. Matthew was a corrupt cop. His successor was Darryl Frye.

Notes

• Although this character was originally introduced during DC's Earth-One era of publication, their existence following the events of the 1985–86 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths remains intact. However, some elements of the character's Pre-Crisis history may have been altered or removed for Post-Crisis New Earth continuity, and should be considered apocryphal.
  

Trivia

• His first name Matthew was given in The Flash Vol 1 282.
• In The Life Story of the Flash his name is given as Harvey Paulson.

Related

• 10 Appearances of Matthew Paulson (New Earth)
• 1 Images featuring Matthew Paulson (New Earth)
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• Character Gallery: Matthew Paulson (New Earth)

Footnotes

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