Whip (character)#Shelly Gaynor
{{Short description|Name for several DC Comics characters}}
{{Infobox comics character
|character_name = Whip
|publisher = DC Comics
|debut = Flash Comics #1
|creators = Grant Morrison
Fabian Nicieza
|alter ego = Rodney Gaynor
|aliases = Fernando Suarez (El Castigo)
Johnny Lash
Shelly Gaynor
Unnamed assassin
|affiliations = Unnamed assassin
League of Assassins
|powers = * Agility
- Enhanced weaponry
- Hand to hand combat}}
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.{{cite book |last1=Benton |first1=Mike |title=Superhero Comics of the Golden Age: The Illustrated History |date=1992 |publisher=Taylor Publishing Company |location=Dallas |isbn=0-87833-808-X |url=https://archive.org/details/superherocomicso0000bent/page/162 |access-date=8 April 2020 |pages=163–164}} 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
=Fernando Suarez (El Castigo)=
The first Whip was Don Fernando Suarez. In 1840s Mexico, Fernando was the protector of the poor in a small Mexican town.{{cite book |last1=Nevins |first1=Jess |title=Encyclopedia of Golden Age Superheroes |date=2013 |publisher=High Rock Press |isbn=978-1-61318-023-5 |pages=290–291}} His name was El Castigo, which was incorrectly translated from Spanish as The Whip (it should be "The Punishment").{{cite web |last1=Markstein |first1=Don |website=Don Markstein's Toonopedia |access-date=2 April 2020 |url=http://www.toonopedia.com/whip.htm |title=The Whip}} The Whip was the first Latin American superhero in mainstream American comic books.Frederick Luis Aldama, Latinx Superheroes in Mainstream Comics, University of Arizona Press, 2017, p. 11.
=Johnny Lash=
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=
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=
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.Seven Soldiers #0. DC Comics.
=Unnamed assassin=
Another female Whip, unconnected to any of the previous versions, appears as a member of the League of Assassins.Azrael: Death's Dark Knight #1. DC Comics.
References
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External links
- [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=whip The Whip (Don Suarez)] at the DCU Guide
- {{comicbookdb|type=character|id=21921|title=The Whip (Don Suarez)}}
- [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=whip2 The Whip (Johnny Lash)] at the DCU Guide
- [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=whip3 The Whip (Rodrigo Gaynor)] at the DCU Guide
- {{comicbookdb|type=character|id=1527|title=The Whip (Rodrigo Gaynor)}}
- [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=whip4 The Whip (Shelly Gaynor)] at the DCU Guide
- {{comicbookdb|type=character|id=24386|title=The Whip (Shelly Gaynor)}}
- [http://toonopedia.com/whip.htm The Whip (Rodney Gaynor)] at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. [https://archive.today/20240527120922/https://www.webcitation.org/6bERB34Dl?url=http://toonopedia.com/whip.htm Archived] from the original on September 2, 2015.
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