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Stardate 06.12.2021.A: "Run, Barry, Run!" On This Day In The Flash History!

6/12/2021

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In my continuing quest to make SciFiHistory.Net the web's premiere source for All Things SciFi, I'm quickly penning this piece just this morning (early riser here, folks) in hope of promoting yet one more genre franchise ... namely DC Comics' superspeedster The Flash!  The 'running man' has enjoyed a few TV incarnations as well as a few big screen appearances, and I think it's about time he be given his due in this space ... don't you think?

​Mind you: I'm still hammering out formats with which to make this stuff appealing all on its own, so bear with me as we grow, change, flex, etc.

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Comic book writer Len Wein (1948-2017) is largely regarded in the industry for his work in creating the wide, wide, wet world of DC Comics' Swamp Thing, but in his work for the company he also did some work on The Flash, namely the issues 208, 212, 215, 217 from the Scarlet Speedster's run in the years 1971–1972.  Readers are always thankful when such renowned veterans pen stories and/or complete bits and pieces of the broader puzzle, and Wein's career is certainly one deserving further study.  Wein was born on this day in 1948.
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Ah, the lovely Paula Marshall!  How do we love thee?  Let us count the ways!  Though I'd seen her in other things, the actress really caught my eye in the short-lived but vastly underrated TV Fantasy/Serial Cupid (1998-1999), a show that deserved a huge audience.  Little did I know until I recently rewatched CBS's pilot episode of The Flash that she was in that 1990 installment as none other Barry's long-time love interest Iris West!  Alas, her character only appeared in the pilot, as Allen's attentions in this incarnation were reserved for Christina McGee (played by the lovely Amanda Pays).  Marshall was born on this day in 1964.
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Honestly, I'm not a fan of the Kevin Smith universe of things, but -- as always -- I have nothing but respect for folks who can toil away and actually make a career out of the entertainment business ... so in that respect let's give a shout-out to today's birthday boy Jason Mewes.  To date, this lucky Thespian has enjoyed a pair of appearances in the popular Flash incarnation on The CW; and I suspect if longtime collaborator Smith has anything to say about it then we haven't seen the last of this merry man!  Mewes was born on this day in 1974.
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Alas, faithful readers, that's all I have for today (or this is all my research has rewarded me to this point); but you know I'll be on the lookout for items to add to this space in the years ahead.  In the meantime, let's all hope that Barry keeps running!

​-- EZ 
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