1.) Have Keystone and Central cities always been right across the river from each other much like east and west St. Louis?
2.) Prior to this, was Barry's mother killed in their home with his father wrongly convicted and dying in prison? It kinda adds a new layer to the long "Flash on trial" storyline if that's so.
As I recall, the idea of Keystone and Central as twin cities was introduced shortly after the Crisis on Infinite Earths, in a revision of the "Flash of Two Worlds" story.
I'm pretty sure I remember 1) as having been established for as long as I've been attentive to such things (which, at this point, would be since at least the '90s...).
It was actually established in the early part of CoIE 11, when Kal-L flies over a sign for the twin cities on the way to se Jay Garrick...
The Baron said:
As I recall, the idea of Keystone and Central as twin cities was introduced shortly after the Crisis on Infinite Earths, in a revision of the "Flash of Two Worlds" story.
It's actually in the early pages of CoIE 11 - when Kal-L flies to see Jay Garrick, he goes over a sign announcing arrival at the twin cities of Keystone and Central City.
The Baron said:
As I recall, the idea of Keystone and Central as twin cities was introduced shortly after the Crisis on Infinite Earths, in a revision of the "Flash of Two Worlds" story.
Before "Crisis", Keystone occupied the same area on Earth-Two as Central City did on Earth-One. Barry's father was a respected doctor whose body was briefly taken over by the spirit of the deceased Top, complete with the Golden Glider and wearing the Top's costume!
The others are all correct; Keystone was on Earth-2 until Crisis on Infinite Earths. As to Barry Allen's mother, I don't recall anything about her at all until Flash: Reborn. I think (although I could be wrong) the who-killed-Momma bit is a retcon invented by Johns. Of course, given that she was killed by Reverse Flash traveling backwards in time, that could actually be a plot element -- that is to say, that it didn't happen that way until "recently." That wasn't mentioned, but it occurred to me.
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2.) Prior to this, was Barry's mother killed in their home with his father wrongly convicted and dying in prison? It kinda adds a new layer to the long "Flash on trial" storyline if that's so.
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