Crisis In The Multiverse...Thanks Flash!

Welcome to Casually Comics today we're looking at The Flash and how he ended up creating the multiverse. Golden and Silver age meet in this classic tale that has given the world a beloved story device.
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[@zardox78]

Everybody being so nice to each other in Flash world reminds me of that one episode of JLU, where Flash just kind of talks Mark Hamill's character into turning himself in (when he finishes his drink). "You stopped taking your pills again, didn't you? You're wearing the outfit again."

[@joeker5208]

“Got me again, Flash!”😂

[@BaccarWozat]

I might point out it's been shown in interviews that the original idea for "Flash of Two Worlds" came from the artist, Carmine Infantino. DC artists usually drew covers for books after the idea for the issue had been made, but before it was written. In this case, Infantino had gotten to the point where he would draw a cover depicting something strange or unusual and Gardner Fox would THEN figure out how to write the story. One day he drew the original Flash next to the new one and Mr. Fox was all like, "That is a challenge".

[@d36williams]

that's dope, that's great on Fox's part, let the artist fly and create a narrative to support it.

[@ProjektTaku]

this explains the trippeness of silver age stories and covers, and I like the idea of just running with whatever cover the artist made.

[@davidkirby9234]

I'm *just* old enough to have read "The Flash of Two Worlds" when it first came out. I loved "Crisis of Infinite Earths" (got a sneak peak at a Diamond retailers convention that a friend snuck me in to) but never understood why it was necessary, and future developments have increased that confusion. But I was on the floor laughing with your comment in this video about the orphans: "Maybe Bruce can come to the show and pick one, but only if they have dark hair. That's the rule." I'm a big Batman fan, and this may be the best comment you've made in my 2 or 3 months of watching your videos!

[@davidmcmahon4633]

I just realize as you went over this that the Earth-One Flash playing tennis by himself was actually a homage of the Golden Age Flash who was also seen playing tennis by himself after he came out of his months long coma and discovered he had superpowers. I've read Golden Age's Flash's origin story and this first team-up issue a couple of times each and this is the first time it has dawned on me that that is what happened.

[@robertfritz4971]

Now, I want to join the Flash’s Rogues Villain Book Club, as well. Bet it only costs a dime!

[@Calzaki]

No you don't. Take it from someone who's been a member and had to listen to Captain Cold and Heatwave argue for 3 hours about the most important use of symbolism in 'A song of Ice and Fire"

[@ramonjaimez3006]

I can totally see Heat Wave breaking down at "The Fault in Our Stars," Weather Wizard telling him to 'Man Up,' and then Captain Cold blasting him with the freeze gun while yelling, "We don't interrupt when someone is connecting with their feelings!"

[@rogeraimable5477]

Sasha your shirt is giving me Twoface vibes

[@Xehanort10]

When she flips a coin if it comes up heads she reviews a good comic. If it comes up tails she reviews a bad one.

[@johnbockelie3899]

So, go inhale some heavy water, and your the Flash. O k.

[@DuelistDragonRey]

5:20 I have to talk about the original Jay Garrick's origin in flash comics #1. I love and hate how he got his powers from a total lack of lab safety. He stays up late at his university lab and he decides to smoke right there next to school equipment. His smoke was so good that he leans back and drops glass containers that were on the table. This third bit is unimportant for the origin but he didn't have a lab coat or apron either. I am humored and annoyed by this origin.

[@TheZeroAssassin]

And ever since he's been trying to keep people safe. He's trying to prevent anyone else getting super-powers. :P

[@johnbockelie3899]

I saw a comic book at the library about E.C. comics.

[@JanArrah]

It's also important to note that this started the entire "Crisis" concept.. since we got yearly Crisis events where the JLA and JSA would often team up to deal with a threat.

[@zer0luv]

Your "Thanks Flash" is a mood that needs to be repeated every time Grant Gustin's Flash does something stupid.

[@unigenius]

That and "Nice going, BARRY!"

[@xaviercolon9124]

No it's God dammit Barry

[@TJUC123]

You’re late. He stopped time traveling a while ago. He’s not allowed anymore. 😂😂😂

[@lunamalfoy7]

Barry Allen has given us a lot. For example: His CW counterpart gives me headaches. Hi, I come here to salt sometimes.

[@unigenius]

Ooo, you ain't never lied!!!

[@MistarZtv]

Damn it Barry not again

[@sd-wc9ep]

Trolololololo trololololooooo

[@timsmalley7432]

let's take the lamest character in comics EVER-Vibe and put him on TV

[@Calzaki]

Pity the Rogues never got their due on the CW, they'd be a much better season big bad as a group than the Annual Evil Speedster

[@HovektheArtist]

I agree that its sad that so few showed up individually for one to 3 episodes and didn't work together unless it was a fire and ice special

[@Calzaki]

@@HovektheArtist I think Legends of Tomorrow really shot the DCCWU/arrowverse in the foot because it stole away a lot of great secondary characters which detracted from existing shows and stopped potentially great stories, especially on Flash, while at the same time none of them were good enough or had a good enough concept to hold together a show for more than 2 seasons without descending into what it is now... Just pop culture gags, campy in jokes and shipping

[@blackphoenix77]

I don't mind the multiverse at all: I can't see how it could have possibly confused people.

[@kazemizu]

Black Phoenix it confusing when people don’t know one exists. Unless they know about the idea of a multi-verse, they’ll think all of the stories are just one continuity. Honestly, it’s an easy fix though >.>

[@210SAi]

Pre Internet before you could quickly, easily and inexpensively look up stuff of course it’s not confusing. People who were casual comic book readers had lots of difficulty keeping characters straight pre Internet. Hence the ‘attempt’ of Crisis on IE attempting to condense the Multiverse

[@DoctorTopper]

I think we all agree the attempt at simplifying, simply backfired. Good stories came from it, but it compounds the continuity complexity.

[@taubate1718]

​@@DoctorTopperMarvel has a multiverse, and it never had this problem that DC had with continuity of universes

[@DoctorTopper]

@@taubate1718 It wasn't the multiverse itself that was confusing, its the way there was a universe with a multiverse and another universe without a multiverse and their histories are intertwined.

[@DinoRubble]

“The Thinker is a camper. I am not gaming with him.” 1. 😂 2. I can’t tell you how much I felt this.

[@sirelfinjedi]

I heard Carmine Infantino (the artist) say in an interview once that the covers had to be out in those days for solicitations months before the books were started. So he drew that cover before the story was dreamed up. He almost sounded like he was trolling Gardner Fox, who then had to figure out the why and how.

Golden Age Earth-2 needs some love, specially after the post-Flashpoint Earth-2...

[@cunnyman]

New 52 Earth 2 is a horrible place to live in. Apocalypse is happening every monday.

@@cunnyman It's also a horrible thing to read.

[@Outlier999]

I kind of wish there really was a multiverse. Maybe somewhere there would be a version of me who got almost everything right.

[@ThePatxiao]

I'm just realizing the Justice League kinda adapted this story when they had GL, Flash, Martian Manhunter and Hawkgirl go to an alternate universe where the expies of the Justice Society lived and they had the villains steal things as a contest.

[@jimkirk4357]

Looks like SMALLVILLE seasons 1 & 2 on the desk behind you. My daughters and I watched that whole series as they grew up. BSG and Dr Who as well. What a great time to watch TV THAT was!

[@GabePuratekuta]

Yep, 1978 and 2001 had some good shows.

[@donaldsmith6814]

I was lucky enough to have "been there" when this issue came out! LOVED it! Shame on DC for the stuff they are putting out these days! Would have loved to have known someone like you back then, to talk about the comics I loved.

[@unigenius]

Jay Garrick's villains are in their own Hellfire Club.

[@DIEGhostfish]

5:10 I love how a post crisis map just made Keystone and Central city the two Kansas Cities.

[@joshuaingobo1559]

I like the pre-Crisis version where the cities of Keystone and Central live in the state of Ohio (with Keystone being on Earth-Two and Central being on Earth-One).

[@MauriceMGrayJr]

l'd love to get your take on the multitude of lesser WWII heroes, like TNT and Dyna-Mite. Everybody got a boy sidekick once Batman got Robin, but these guys had actual powers. Too many guys didn't have powers or even gimmicks- they just put on costumes and beat people up (Wildcat, Atom, Mr Terrific, Firebrand). I always found the WW II heroes interesting, especially once All Star Squadron became a thing. TNT and Dyna-Mite always held my attention, probably because they didn't get much exposure.

[@kennyhagan5781]

My uncle had those very comics! I read them in 1975,while visiting over the summer. I am very grateful that you have posted this.The problems I have had describing the plot of the stories are many because people just don't want to believe that the SILVER AGE was spawned in the multiverse. Now you have given me a way to convince them....gently. Some comics fans are touchy. I already had my own subscription to BATMAN and had brought a few along with me,along with the latest issue of MAD of course. My uncle saw me reading one, and decided that it would be all right to let me see his comic collection and read through them because I would be there for a month. You brought back some awesome memories and I wholeheartedly thank you. Great video.

[@Xehanort10]

7:21 "Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light. Surrender now or prepare to fight." "Meowth. That's right."

[@henriquebitencourt4280]

Flash, messing with the timeline since the 50s, he never learn

[@d36williams]

The meta jokes about the writer definitely became a staple. I would be curious to the history... but there are sooooo many comics I don't think such a small trope could be easily tracked

[@JoeKawano]

“The story that started the multiverse!"

[@fourcatsandagarden]

Into the Flasher-Verse ....wait a tick (Also as SOON as you said Simple and Clean I started singing. You are permanently sucked into Double. For me, it is 'simple and clean' spoken together.)

[@freddyb6105]

Please more DC Silver Age Crisis'! I just read the ones with the Crime Syndicate... Also 'The Borderlands' was a place between the Earths.. With all the crisis's and retcons, I'm wondering who's still there 🤔

[@Rikku12e]

Man I love that this comic is referenced kind of in the Justice League cartoon in the episode where they go to the other Earth with a knockoff Justice Society of America right down to the comic book writer being kind of mentally connected to the other Earth

[@QuicksilverSG]

I bought this issue at a newstand when I was 10, and it made me a big fan of The Flash. I was an avid comic book reader, but had never heard of or seen any of the Golden Age superheroes before. Golden Age comics were rare finds in the 60's - I had just one Batman comic from the 40's, a gift from an uncle. No one treated them as valuable, and kids like me would trade old issues for new ones as soon as we finished reading them.

[@Death138death]

New to your channel and happy to have found it. Thank you for your content and all of your in-depth reviews, this flash story has always been one of my favorites.

[@egarrett02]

Great video! Now, there MUST be a Flash’s Rogues Villains Book Club! Would you consider a small series that goes into each Rogue? Or a group of other bad guys as well? If you’ve already done that I will hopefully find it in your other KZbins. Just a thought... I really appreciate the thoughtfulness and in-depth analysis you put into your videos.

[@Darkwiccawillow]

Cruella De Vil, Cruella De Vil. 🎶 That’s the vibe that shirt gives me.

[@jazzygeofferz]

The multiverse was good. I like when we used to get events like "Crisis On Multiple Earths."I used to like borrowing these ones from my local library.

[@agypsychild]

The reasons my Flash is better than your Flash didn’t happen are two generations still respected each other with the younger ones probably reading the older ones Flash comics. And the both were created by the same person.

[@AlSidre]

Oh so that Justice League episode "Legends" was a reference to a Flash on Two Worlds as well as JSA/Justice League I finally get the references. I'm more happy about this than I should be :-)

[@moonled]

I liked this idea from Flash of Two Worlds up to Crisis on Infinite Earths, but today every story seems to be about saving the multiverse. I have a similar problem with Green Lantern. I gave up on him when he went from being a superhero to almost full time intergalactic poilceman.

[@DannyPhantomBeast]

I seem to recall some obscure Wonder Woman story that actually predates this one, that arguably introduced the multiverse even before Flash of Two Worlds. I'll see if I can't find it the issue... But if you find it, it'd make for a great casually comics episode.

[@DannyPhantomBeast]

Wonder Woman #59. You're welcome.

[@freshoffthehook904]

"He is out to steal anything" me: proceeds to sing "I steal everything" from the Team Starkid production of Twisted.

[@Shimarenda]

Having never read this comic, I had no idea how much the Justice League episode Legends was based on it. Possibly my favorite JL story. It seems to me that there would be no need for the complications of a multiverse if there was not an insistence on a canonical continuity. If writers could just tell stories about an interesting character, making it match the character without the need to match a history, things might be simpler. But I suppose there are advantages both ways.

[@ThatJohnKillion1970]

Had things worked out differently, we'd be talking about all the Golden Age characters being on Earth-1 and the Silver Age characters being on Earth-2.

[@ProjektTaku]

that just sounds so trippy to me, "Jay garrick, the flash of earth-one". However it does make sense when you consider the silver age character's are essentially reboot's and 2.0 versions of the golden age ones who came first, literally being the second, plus it means that they're closer to earth 3, which is an evil parallel to their world (not to be confused with the antimatter universe, a singular universe that's a dark parallel to the multiverse which shares similarities with earth 3, not to be confused with the dark multiverse, another dark parallel to the multiverse which is completely disconnected from the previously established dark parallel to the dc multiverse).

[@MrA2Zor029]

Sasha! Brilliant Presentation. & the SHIRT! Representing 2 different Dimensions! Meta on TOP of Meta! EXCELLENT!!! love ( it's an Agape thing ) Steve Holliday

[@captainawsomeist]

I love your videos Sasha, you do a lot of research and make it fun! As an avid comic book reader/collector for over 20 years, I appreciate the care that you put into your content! Keep up the great work! 😁

[@ProjektTaku]

I love how the flash rogues are bros to each other.

[@ConfusedPufferFish-fq4ji]

I remember Earth-1 and Earth-2. Had a great time with JSA Collections.

[@FVanth]

Greetings comic channel. You're my favorite comic book review channel. I'm just now finding this video and the Silver Age break down video in 2022. One of them spawned a question. You mentioned the Dark Age of comics. What is that? Do you have a video on that? If not, can we have one? Lastly with my autism and slower processing speed, I'm finding I'm enjoying your slower videos like this one more and more. Would it be possible to make more like them from time to time?

[@eternaldreamer37]

"Who doesn't wanna watch the flash?" LOLOLOL!!!!

[@elmerlopezjr4089]

The original storyline of Black Canary was, Larry Drake had died in a JLA/JSA team up. She was so devastated, the JSA thought it would be better if she went with the JLA.

[@collecto6228]

Wonderfully described! You really dig the Silver vibe!

[@arpitpatel2781]

Please do a video on When Alan Scott first met Hal Jordan. I think it's Green Lantern #40 (Oct. 1965).

[@jesseperrett3692]

I think the reason people in the streets weren't being hurt by all the Fiddler's shattering glass is back when the comic book came out (and especially in Keystone City) there were about as many people out in the streets as right now, during the covd crisis. Younger kids don't see the streets we older kids saw. You see the bustling BS we have now...my condolences.

[@unigenius]

The Fiddler reminds me of the Music Meister!

[@MementoMorituri]

"Team Rocket's blasting off again!"

[@1devilkat]

I love the multiversal and AU stuff both Marvel and DC, even my favorite genre of fiction is alternate history. Any chance you could do something on the Marvel's Exiles at some point?

[@gakabler]

Thank you for invoking Cool World!

[@johnjohnson1204]

RIP Gardner Fox

[@Merrick]

4:42 that looks like badminton to me, but I'm not going to argue with the flash

[@mikewilson3581]

How about doing an episode on 1977's DC Special # 29 : The Untold Origin Of The Justice Society?

[@KasumiKenshirou]

I always thought it was weird that the Earth with the older versions of the heroes was Earth 2 rather than Earth 1.

[@Branchout1097]

If I were a villain of the fastest man alive, I WOULD join the Flash's Villains Book Club! 😊

[@gregorycroff7443]

Love the Team Rocket Song!

[@macmay3042]

Was literally watching this during lunch when I got the notification that you've got a new video... #MoreSasha

[@TJUC123]

He inhaled hard water? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DaveMania01]

Doing a youtube thing, because your videos are great :)

[@welcometothetroyiverse8864]

I love the multiverse stories. I’m writing novels about it. My tag title lol.

[@GabePuratekuta]

When *isn't* there a crisis in the multiverse?

[@markseay4930]

Your superpower is being able to talk that fast and keep all your stuff straight

[@ravenwilder4099]

It's a pity Silver Age Lois Lane wasn't a comic book fan, otherwise they might've picked up a Golden Age issue of Action Comics and gone, "Wait, Clark Kent is Superman?"

[@zachwise476]

Jaaaaaames

[@cornlips7247]

I am waiting for the spider-verse graphic novel/full story to get to my house and I can't wait to read it!

[@Xehanort10]

Barry might mess with the timeline a lot but at least during the Flashpoint of the comics Barry realised his mistake and fixed it. But the CW Barry didn't care how him going back in time to save his mother from Thawne affected anyone else as long as he was happy. He was a selfish prick who only ended up reversing Flashpoint because it was making him lose his memories of Iris. But where comics Barry and Iris actually love each other show Barry and Iris's relationship is obsessive lust portrayed as love.

[@frankenerie]

I always found it strange that since Jay and the JSA came first, their earth should have been called Earth 1.

[@rastrisfrustreslosgomez544]

DAMIT BARRY!

[@GrimDrago]

I think I'd join that book club. Maybe they'll even a cool supervillain name.

[@jameschulo8187]

I needed you to say meouth that’s me 🤣

[@dwlopez57]

I hope they never get more than 10 Flashes I'll run out of fingers to keep track of them, but how about multiple Sashas?

[@markcarpenter6020]

It always amazes me that American comics was on the same path as Japanese Manga up until the comics code came into existence.

[@Branchout1097]

Thanks Flash, if not for you Berry Allen and you Jay Gerrick we wouldn't have the DC universe constantly rebooting itself every few decades or Marvel constantly overusing the idea for their recent films over and over and over again. Thanks a lot.

[@mrbruce307]

thanks Sasha

[@welcometothetroyiverse8864]

I used to battle in the fields of the multiplayer. Until I camper shot me in the knee. Now I play RPG’s like Skyrim. My first rpg was Blood Omen :Legacy of Kain. What games are you into? Also into DND. If you play.

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

Yeah. Green Arrow as a love interest is a head scratcher for me, too. Upon reading BC's intro, I began shipping her and Superman.

[@Harleyxjokerforever]

I love comics and all but multi-verse stuff makes my brain hurts. 😖

[@eastsidepeezy7514]

What's a brain

[@aarondeutsch4425]

In my Open Mnded Comics Club I had a story o The Pince of Two worlds whivh I based it on this Story

[@royfranks9262]

U doing a joker movie review

[@CasuallyComics]

Most likely not lol

[@royfranks9262]

Casually Comic do you think you make video on two face and scarecrow first appearance anyway thanks for answering the question

[@welcometothetroyiverse8864]

We can start a book club. I’m down. I’ll offer up Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. If you haven’t already read it by now.

[@athenahitchin7738]

Thank you for calling out the brain use myth!

[@fduniho]

I loved the multiverse, and getting rid of it was one of the things I didn't like about Crisis on Infinite Earths. I would have been happier with them making a new earth for more updated characters, like Marvel did with the Ultimate universe. I suppose that would have made things messier, and stuff like the death of Superman would have been less impactful. It pleases me that you want to call the original Captain Marvel Captain Marvel. I don't care if Marvel wants to have its own Captain Marvel, except I do care about them wanting exclusive rights to the name when to me the original will always be Captain Marvel.

[@doomprojectgaming9259]

I do a lot of things by accident

[@denzilredden5096]

Thanks Flash......lol

[@BanazirGalpsi1968]

Vilanous book club.

[@sciencefictionsam]

Pendantic comment "unique" is an absolute. Nothing is very unique or a little bit unique.

[@Vox-Multis]

Pedantic followup: the word is "pedantic", not "pendantic".

[@josefeliciano1077]

Yeah,Billy was there first!

[@howardgstrecke]

Flash plays with himself?? In front of the kids?? That's why he's called the Flash I guess 🤔

[@michaelkopala3738]

I thought that the CW universe uses the multi earths very well. Until, of course, they killed them all off on their last crossover. I thought the original Flash was well developed and treated with respect.

[@thatdapperfellow]

No they didn't? Everything except Supergirl Earth is still there.

[@DylerMillions]

The rogues gallery are good guys. Except mirror master.

[@Vario69]

Crisis in the news!... Thanks Ezra Miller!

[@ctrsind]

You read comics and talk about them on camera... Aren't you literally a book club?

[@michaelkopala3738]

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