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Who Is Clive Yorkin? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Clive Yorkin (DC Comics): A silver-age enemy of the Flash, his death touch killed anyone he came in contact with instantly.

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Clive Yorkin is a DC Comics comic book character, with over 23 comic issue appearances. A silver-age enemy of the Flash, his death touch killed anyone he came in contact with instantly.

Who is Clive Yorkin?

Clive Yorkin was a career criminal that would have spent his life in jail until he volunteered for a prison experiment. The experiment went wrong driving Clive insane and giving the ability of a death touch. He was believed to have killed Iris West, proved to be innocent, it was later confirmed it was the Reverse Flash. Major Story Arcs The Secret of Barry Allen More information see: Flash: The Secret of Barry Allen While visiting Iron Heights , Doctor Ashley Zolomon sees Clive Yorkin locked up. Identity Crisis For more information see: Identity Crisis.

Key facts

Clive Yorkin is of human origin and first appeared in "The Silent Slayer of Central City!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 23 recorded issue appearances, Clive Yorkin ranks among the most featured characters in comics.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Clive Yorkin?

A silver-age enemy of the Flash, his death touch killed anyone he came in contact with instantly.

When did Clive Yorkin first appear?

Clive Yorkin first appeared in "The Silent Slayer of Central City!".

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