Royal Flush Gang
| Royal Flush Gang | |
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The second Royal Flush Gang vs JLA, art by George Pérez
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Justice League of America #43 March (1966) |
| Created by |
Gardner Fox (writer) Mike Sekowsky (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Member(s) | Ace King Queen Jack Ten Wild Card or Wildcard (some versions) |
The Royal Flush Gang or RFG are fictional characters in DC Comics. They first appeared in Justice League of America #43 in March 1966 under the leadership of Professor Amos Fortune.
They are a group of playing card-themed supervillains who are usually thwarted by the superheroes they encounter. Their code names based on an ace-high straight in poker: King, Queen, Jack, Ten and Ace.
The original Royal Flush Gang was Professor Amos Fortune's childhood gang. With Fortune himself as Ace, they fought the Justice League on two occasions, using Fortune's luck-altering "stellaration" technology to realize the fortune-telling significance of playing cards. After Fortune abandoned the Gang, they attempted to steal paintings containing clues to a hidden treasure but were thwarted by the Joker's manipulations. Most of them then abandoned their criminal careers, although Jack briefly joined the Secret Society of Super Villains as "Hi-Jack". Fortune's gang wore costumes based on the suit of clubs. In the pages of JLA Classified, it was revealed the original Royal Flush Gang (sans Amos Fortune) reunited to fight the "Detroit Era" Justice League and their successors in the second gang. In this battle, the original King, Queen and Ten were all killed.
The second Royal Flush Gang was set up by Green Lantern villain Hector Hammond in Justice League of America #203. Hammond led the group as "Wildcard". This version wore costumes based on the suit of spades. The gang split up and went on to have separate criminal careers before re-establishing themselves, without Hammond. They were twice hired by Maxwell Lord as part of his manipulation of Justice League International. Later, they were reorganized and reoutfitted by a successor to the Golden Age Green Lantern villain the Gambler masquerading as the Joker.
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