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 PIED PIPER II (Hartley Rathaway)BIOGRAPHY
Created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino

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Pied Piper (Hartley Rathaway)
The Original Universe


PERSONAL DATA


Real Name: Hartley Rathaway
Aliases: Piper; Henry Darrow
Citizenship: American
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Osgood Rathaway (father; deceased); Rachel Rathaway (mother; deceased)
Group Affiliation(s): Rogues
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 158 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Reddish blond
First Appearance: Flash Vol. 1 #106 (April-May 1959): "The Pied Piper of Peril!"
Creators: John Broome and Carmine Infantino


HISTORY

Hartley Rathaway was born deaf, a situation which his wealthy parents were determined to 'correct'. When he was granted hearing, music became his life. Unfortunately a terrible musician, he became a scientific genius in the field of sonics, using music-induced hypnosis to get what he wanted. Becoming bored, he took on the identity of the Pied Piper and battled the Flash many times.

He has since reformed and assisted Wally West, the new Flash on numerous occasions. Recently framed for the murder of his own parents, Piper was driven mad by an unjustified stay in Iron Heights and has gone on the run, recruited along with Heat Wave for some sort of government operation organised by James Jesse, the former Trickster.


CHRONOLOGY

For a definitive list of appearances of Pied Piper in chronological order click here (1959-2011) and here (2011-present)

PROFILE REFERENCES

Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #18 (August 1986)

Who's Who in the DC Universe #16 (February 1992)
Flash Secret Files #1 (November 1997)