Whip (character)
| Whip | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Flash Comics #1 |
| Created by | Grant Morrison Fabian Nicieza |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Rodney Gaynor |
| Team affiliations | Unnamed assassin League of Assassins |
| Notable aliases | Fernando Suarez (El Castigo) Johnny Lash Shelly Gaynor Unnamed assassin |
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The Whip is the alias used by different characters in DC Comics with four of them being superheroes. The third one made his first appearance in Flash Comics #1.[1] The fourth Whip appeared in 2005 and was created by Grant Morrison. The fifth Whip appeared in 2011 and was created by Fabian Nicieza.
Fictional character biography
[edit]Fernando Suarez (El Castigo)
[edit]The first Whip was Don Fernando Suarez. In 1840s Mexico, Fernando was the protector of the poor in a small Mexican town.[2] His name was El Castigo, which was incorrectly translated from Spanish as The Whip (it should be "The Punishment").[3] The Whip was the first Latin American superhero in mainstream American comic books.[4]
Johnny Lash
[edit]The second Whip had no relation to Don Fernando. His name was Johnny Lash, and he appeared in Crack Western #70, published by Quality Comics.
Rodney Gaynor
[edit]Rodrigo "Rodney" Elwood Gaynor is a descendant of Don Suarez who assumes the Whip mantle to battle land barons who tax the poor. He becomes an ally of Vigilante and a member of the All-Star Squadron.
Shelly Gaynor
[edit]Shelly Gaynor is the granddaughter of Rod Gaynor and a columnist for the Daily Recorder. She becomes the fourth Whip and a member of the Seven Soldiers before being killed by the Sheeda.[5]
Unnamed assassin
[edit]Another female Whip, unconnected to any of the previous versions, appears as a member of the League of Assassins.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Benton, Mike (1992). Superhero Comics of the Golden Age: The Illustrated History. Dallas: Taylor Publishing Company. pp. 163–164. ISBN 0-87833-808-X. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ Nevins, Jess (2013). Encyclopedia of Golden Age Superheroes. High Rock Press. pp. 290–291. ISBN 978-1-61318-023-5.
- ^ Markstein, Don. "The Whip". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ Frederick Luis Aldama, Latinx Superheroes in Mainstream Comics, University of Arizona Press, 2017, p. 11.
- ^ Seven Soldiers #0. DC Comics.
- ^ Azrael: Death's Dark Knight #1. DC Comics.
External links
[edit]- The Whip (Don Suarez) at the DCU Guide
- The Whip (Don Suarez) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- The Whip (Johnny Lash) at the DCU Guide
- The Whip (Rodrigo Gaynor) at the DCU Guide
- The Whip (Rodrigo Gaynor) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- The Whip (Shelly Gaynor) at the DCU Guide
- The Whip (Shelly Gaynor) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- The Whip (Rodney Gaynor) at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on September 2, 2015.
- Groups of fictional characters
- Characters created by Fabian Nicieza
- Characters created by Grant Morrison
- Comics characters introduced in 1940
- Comics characters introduced in 1951
- Comics characters introduced in 2005
- Comics characters introduced in 2011
- DC Comics superheroes
- DC Comics male superheroes
- DC Comics female superheroes
- Fictional characters from the 19th century
- Fictional whip users
- Fictional writers
- Golden Age superheroes
- Mexican superheroes