Kyri

KYRI

Real Name: Kyri

Class: Extraterrestrial android

Occupation: Guardian

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Mobile across the galaxy

First Appearance: Flash I #107 (June-July, 1959)

Powers: Kyri was an android who possessed superhuman speed. His mode of transportation was an intergalactic spaceship.

History: (Flash I #107) - Kyri, and he was an android created by the Rulers of the Galaxy to keep the universe safe. During a mission his spaceship crashed on Earth, disrupting his mental energy and giving him amnesia. He wandered the outskirts of Central City in a daze, but when he spotted a parked truck rolling out of control downhill he instinctively ran at superspeed to keep the truck from crashing. Central City’s own superhero Flash also spotted the truck, and was amazed when Kyri outran him. Kyri told Flash he had no memory of who he was, so Flash took him to seek medical treatment, but the doctors could find nothing wrong with him. Iris West got wind of the story and convinced the Picture News to propose a race between the stranger and Flash, to prove who really was the fastest man alive, with proceeds going towards charity. Flash couldn’t refuse, fearing his reputation would suffer if he did, and the stranger agreed to the race. The stranger, to the shock of everyone, handily beat Flash. Flash took the stranger to the doctors again, and after a round of electroshock therapy he regained his memory. He explained his origins to Flash and told him the electroshock treatments took away his superspeed, so he asked for Flash’s help completing his current mission, and the Scarlet Speedster agreed. Flash repaired his ship and Kyri piloted them to planetoid F203. F203 was near the center of the galaxy and a dimensional nexus where every several years the forces of another dimension threatened to break through. As they approached the planetoid they observed the dimensional rift had already begun to open, and Kyri told Flash he need him to repair the barrier around the nexus. At the dimensional weak spot Flash melted a number of rocks and minerals in a specific order described by Kyri to seal the barrier. Kyri thanked Flash for his help and returned him home while he went to rendezvous with the Rulers of the Galaxy. Flash was happy to give Iris the scoop about his latest adventure, and told her that because Kyri was an artificial lifeform he was still the fastest man alive.

Comments: Created by John Broome & Carmine Infantino.

Kyri's appearance in Flash I #107 was reprinted in Flash I #160.