History
Patty Spivot was the part-time lab assistant to police scientist Barry Allen in Central City. One day, she was nearly bathed in experimental chemicals when lightning struck the crime lab. However, Barry whisked her to safety at superspeed. During the incident, Barry had a brief daydream about what would have happened had he not been there. In it, Patty gained superspeed and adopted the identity Ms. Flash. However, her speed had disastrous side effects, resulting in the destruction of Central City.[1]
She later became the police department's full-time forensic blood analyst.[2]
After David Singh took over the crime lab as director and began to emphasize the quantity of the cases solved over the quality, Patty decided to leave Central City for Blue Valley, Nebraska.[3]
Barry attempted to contact Patty to get help on the case of Elongated Kid's death.[4] She was visiting her mother in Keystone City at the time, so she went to the police lab to meet him. She told him that she was enjoying her new life in Blue Valley. Wanting to put the past behind her, she asked not to get involved. However, Barry received a call to another crime scene, and he convinced her to join him. Here, they found a young boy hiding in a shipping container.[5] They brought the boy to the police station to interview as a witness, but he refused to open up to anyone but Patty. However, shortly thereafter, the boy revealed himself to her as Professor Zoom, the Reverse-Flash.[6] It was he who had been responsible for the deaths of Elongated Kid and others, and he threatened to kill Patty in the same way, by accelerating her aging process until she died of old age within seconds. However, Flash, Kid Flash, and Hot Pursuit arrived on the scene just in time, saving Patty.[7]
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.
- In Flash #272, Patty was referred to as "Pam".
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- 31 Appearances of Patty Spivot (New Earth)
- 5 Images featuring Patty Spivot (New Earth)
- Quotations by or about Patty Spivot (New Earth)
- Character Gallery: Patty Spivot (New Earth)
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