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Character History

Pre-Crisis

Garfield Lynns was a down-and-out film Visual effects expert who attempted to rob a theater by faking a fire, only to be stopped by Batman and Robin. He slipped out, and in the darkness Batman saw a distant firefly, which he mistook for Lynns' lit cigarette and chased in the wrong direction. Inspired, Lynns became The Firefly, using various lighting effects and optical illusions in his crimes. Crisis on Infinite Earths was a 12-issue comic book limited series (identified as a 12-part maxi-series) and crossover event, produced by DC Comics in 1985 in order to simplify their fifty-year-old continuity. ... Visual Effects (or VFX for short) is the term given to a sub-category of special effects in which images or film frames are created and manipulated for film and video. ... Robin is a fictional character, a superhero in the DC Comics universe. ...

In the Knightfall storyline, Firefly's plan was to burn all the places he didn't go to as a child. Firefly burnt down his first target and escaped when Batman arrived. When he burned down his second target Batman arrived again and Firefly escaped from him again. At his third target, Gotham Zoo, Batman arrived again and their fight ends up on a bridge where Batman captures Firefly and leaves him hanging on the bridge. Cover to Batman #497: The breaking of the Bat. ...

The second Firefly is Ted Carson, an ostensibly wealthy gold-mine heir who gambles away the family fortune and turns to crime to maintain his lifestyle. He is also Bruce Wayne's rival for the affections of Kathy Kane, aka Batwoman. Batwoman (originally referred to as the Bat-Woman) is a fictional character, a female counterpart to DC Comics popular superhero Batman. ...

Post-Crisis

Garfield Lynns was originally a pyrotechnic expert for motion pictures, but became a victim of Gotham City's severe poverty and turned to crime, displaying signs of pyromania. Lynns was captured by Batman and Robin after his first robbery. Lynns took up arson as a hobby, but it soon turned to an obsession; he believes he can see visions in the flames. Inspired by actual fireflies, he built a suit and became a professional arsonist. Early in his criminal career Firefly became the protégé of Killer Moth, looking to duplicate the success of crime-fighting duo Batman and Robin. The alliance fell apart when Killer Moth realized the full extent of Firefly's madness and feared for his well-being. This article is about the fictional place. ... A boy from an East Cipinang trash dump slum in Jakarta, Indonesia shows what he found. ... Property damage caused by fire Pyromania is an obsession with fire and starting fires in an intentional fashion. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... Robin is a fictional character, a superhero in the DC Comics universe. ... The Skyline Parkway Motel in Afton, Virginia after an arson fire on July 9, 2004. ... This page is a candidate to be copied to Wiktionary. ... Killer Moth is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. ...

In a recent attempt to burn Gotham to the ground, Firefly was horribly burned when a chemical factory he set erupted in an explosion. Ninety-percent of his body was burned, and he began his recovery in Blackgate Prison. A prison in the Batman-franchise were non-insane criminals such as The Penguin, Firefly, and Clayface gets incarnated when captured. ...

He made a short appearance in the JLA story arc "Crisis Of Conscience" (JLA #115-#119) fighting Catwoman in Gotham City over a diamond before Batman turned up. Although an epic battle between the Secret Society and the Justice League ensued, Firefly was knocked out and stayed down during the entire battle. He made another short appearance in the 2005 mini series Villains United, when the Secret Six attempted to escape the Society's grasp. For the animated television series, see Justice League (TV series) or Justice League Unlimited. ... Catwoman is a fictional character associated with DC Comics Batman franchise and created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. ... This article is about the mineral. ... For the Europe album, see Secret Society (Europe album). ... Villains United is a six-issue comic book limited series, written by Gail Simone with art by Dale Eaglesham and Wade von Grawbadger, published by DC Comics in 2005. ... The Secret Six is the name of three distinct, fictional comic book teams in the DC Comics universe, plus an alternate universes fourth team. ...

Firefly was among the numerous heroes and villains slain by the OMACs in the pages of DC's The OMAC Project. OMACs are an organization of powerful cyborgs that exist in the DC Universe. ... The OMAC Project #1; cover by Jose Ladronn. ...

In Other Media

Firefly as he appears on The New Batman Adventures.

• In The New Batman Adventures, Firefly was voiced by Mark Rolston. In "Torch Song" version, he was a pyrotechnics engineer who became obsessed with the singer he worked for (who was his ex-girlfriend). He also appeared in "Legends of the Dark Knight," in which he had been hired to burn down a building so that its owner could collect the insurance. It was revealed by the producers in an article about the The New Batman Adventures in Wizard Magazine #172 that they had been forbidden by the network to use him or any other pyromaniac character in The New Batman Adventures while it aired on Kids' WB.

• He later reappeared on Justice League, in the episode "Only a Dream" as one of the villains (besides Volcana, Luminus, Copperhead, and Solomon Grundy) sprung from prison. He and Volcana were apprehended by Green Lantern. Mark Rolston reprises his role.

• In the Batman Beyond animated TV show, Firefly's costume can be seen on display in the Batcave.

• The Firefly appears in the animated TV show, The Batman voiced by Jason Marsden. In the series, he's a mercenary for hire and an arsonist for hire. His weapons and paraphernalia include a heat ray, a battle suit, and a jetpack(which sounds like a fly when it is used). He has appeared in the episodes The Big Heat, Team Penguin and Fire and Ice. In White Heat, Firefly gains a new partner and lover, Blaze, and they both steal a Phosphorus Isotope to upgrade his battle suit. Unfortunely, an accident causes the isotope to mutate Firefly into Phosphorus, who acquires greater powers, but is also driven insane.

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