Ted Carson (Prime Earth)

Firefly
Mainstream Universe‎‎, 2011‎-present
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Real Name	Ted Carson
Main Alias	Firefly
Affiliation	Formerly Gotham City Fire Department
Base Of Operations	Gotham City
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Criminal · Formerly Teacher
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	5' 11"
Weight	167 lbs (76 kg)
Eyes	Blue
Hair	Blond
Origin
Universe	Prime Earth
Creators	Bill Finger · Sheldon Moldoff
First Appearance	Forever Evil #1 (November, 2013)

Ted Carson is Firefly, a Gotham City criminal who uses a robotic flying suit to accompany his pyromania, making him an enemy of Batman and Nightwing.

History

Ted Carson would fake his death, insinuating that Garfield Lynns had returned as Firefly, in order to run away with his former girlfriend Cindy Cooke. However, Carson's plan was discovered by Nightwing and Batgirl, who took him down and returned him to Arkham.

Firefly didn't stay in captivity long though because, after the apparent destruction of the Justice League by the Crime Syndicate, Gotham City was turned into a war zone between the escaped criminals of Arkham Asylum and Blackgate Penitentiary. Carson, siding with Arkham, lead a battle between the two sides until Arkham was eventually defeated by Bane's superior determination.

Even later, after the appearance of Challengers Mountain and a dangerous, cross dimensional group of Dark Knights, one of the fiends - the Batman Who Laughs - released several inmates from Arkham and gave them metal Joker cards that granted them powers under the condition that they would protect the mountain in Gotham. Carson received one of these cards and used his opportunity to become a Man-Bat and burn down his designated section of the city.

He and his new protégé Lady Firefly were hired by Two-Face to burn down an apartment building with evidence about Frank's murder.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Pyrotechnics: Firefly is an expert in pyrotechnics and explosives.
• Demolitions
• Mechanical Engineering
• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic)

Other Characteristics

• Pyromania: Firefly suffers from Pyromania, an impulse control disorder in which he deliberately starts fires in order to relieve tension or for gratification.
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Flamethrowers
• Firefly's suit
  • Jetpack
• Dynamites

Notes

• The original Ted Carson was created by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff, appearing first in Batman #126. This version of the character first appeared in Forever Evil #1 by Geoff Johns and David Finch.

• Though the character of Firefly was reintroduced in Forever Evil, the reveal that Firefly was in fact Ted Carson wouldn't come until the characters real re-introduction almost two months later in Nightwing Annual (Volume 3) #1 by Kyle Higgins and Jason Masters.

• Another character who typically has been called Firefly, Garfield Lynns, is killed by Ted in his first appearance. In Batman: The War of Jokes and Riddles set before The New 52, there is another Firefly prior to Ted Carson whose appearance matches Garfield Lynns.

Related

• 46 Appearances of Ted Carson (Prime Earth)
• 9 Images featuring Ted Carson (Prime Earth)
• Quotations by or about Ted Carson (Prime Earth)
• Character Gallery: Ted Carson (Prime Earth)

Footnotes

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