Speed Demon (comics)
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Speed Demon, sometimes called Speed-Demon, is the name of three fictional characters and Amalgam Comics superheroes. The true debut of all three of them was in Speed Demon #1 (1996), though the first one did not truly appear. Only the second Speed Demon's first appearance in the Amalgam Universe has been revealed, mentioned as Speed-Demon Showcase #1. The Speed Demons are a combination of DC Comics' Flash and Etrigan, and Marvel Comics' Ghost Rider.
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[edit] Character history
[edit] Jay Garrick
The first Speed Demon was Jay Garrick (based on the Golden Age Flash), who bonded with Etrigan in the Golden Age. His greatest foe was the Night Spectre, an evil demon who collected souls, as they were the source of his power. Jay Garrick eventually retired as Speed Demon, but was forced to come out of retirement as a much older man, years after the Golden Age had ended, in order for him to fight against the Night Spectre. As the Speed Demon once again, Jay Garrick played a major part in the Secret Crisis of the Infinity Hour, a huge event that spanned across the entire Amalgam Universe. He was killed during the event, and the Night Spectre captured Garrick's soul upon his death. His soul was later freed by the second and third Speed Demons.
[edit] Blaze Allen
The second Speed Demon was Blaze Allen (an amalgam of Johnny Blaze and Barry Allen), who was an amateur mystic that the Night Spectre discovered. When Blaze Allen refused to allow Night Spectre to take his soul, the Night Spectre left. Blaze Allen, who worked at the Quentin Carnival was eventually married to Iris Simpson by Father Hellstrom. However, just after Blaze and Iris became married, the Night Spectre appeared and drained Iris of her lifeforce. This put Blaze into a deep depression, and he began delving more and more into magic.
Eventually, he was approached by Merlin, who helped Blaze bond with the demon Etrigan, so that Blaze could make sure that Iris' soul would rest in peace, by recovering it from the Night Spectre. By chanting "Gone, gone o' form of man, arise the demon Etrigan," Blaze Allen became the second Speed Demon. In his adventures as Speed Demon, he fought foes including the alien creature Dr. Doomsday (not to be confused with Doomsday), Vengeance, Uatu the Guardian, the Green Goblin, and of course the Night Spectre.
His secret identity was later discovered by his nephew Wally West (an amalgam of DC's Wally West with Daniel Ketch), who also worked at the Quentin Carnival with him, and treated Blaze like a father. After this, Speed Demon battled against the Night Spectre alongside Wally, and they successfully freed the souls being held by Night Spectre, including the souls of Jay Garrick and Iris Simpson.
[edit] Wally West
The third Speed Demon was Wally West, the nephew of Blaze Allen, who contacted Merlin after accidentally discovering his uncle's secret identity. Wanting to help out his uncle, he had Merlin bond him with an unrevealed demon. Becoming the third Speed Demon, or the 'Kid Demon', Wally West fought alongside his uncle against the Night Spectre to free the souls held the evil demon. Wally West rides a flaming motorcycle in his first appearance as Speed Demon. When Blaze Allen realized that Wally West was not bonded with Etrigan, he feared what could be the true source of Wally's new powers.
