Sam Scudder Samuel Joseph Scudder is a simple convict, but has the goal to learn how to get inside the reflection of a mirror. Stumbling into a hall of mirrors, he experiments and discovers a way to get in his own reflection. He uses this power to become the criminal Mirror Master, and is a frequent foe of
the Flash. Scudder is killed around the same time as
Barry Allen, alongside
Icicle, during
Crisis on Infinite Earths. In the
Blackest Night crossover event, Sam Scudder is reanimated as an undead
Black Lantern during the
Blackest Night and is preparing an attack on the
Rogues with the other deceased members, who are also reanimated. In
The New 52, a 2011 reboot of the DC Comics universe, Sam Scudder is the current Mirror Master. It is revealed that a year prior he,
Captain Cold,
Heat Wave, and
Weather Wizard underwent a procedure at an unknown facility that would merge them with their weapons, giving them superpowers. The procedure went awry, causing an explosion at the facility.
Golden Glider, who was also at the facility, was caught in the explosion. The five were given superpowers but each in a twisted manner. Heat Wave gains
pyrokinesis but at the cost of his body being burned, Weather Wizard becomes emotionally tied to his weather wand causing constant depression, Mirror Master is trapped in Mirror World, and Golden Glider becomes an astral projection of herself. It is implied that Mirror Master is in a romantic relationship with her. The Rogues blame Cold for this and have turned against him because of it.
Evan McCulloch Scottish mercenary
Evan McCulloch was left as a baby on the doorstep of an orphanage run by Mrs. McCulloch, with nothing but his first name and a photograph of his parents. He grows up fairly normal and around age 8, McCulloch is sexually assaulted by an older boy. McCulloch drowns the boy in a creek in self-defense, and eventually leaves the orphanage at age 16. He settles in
Glasgow, taking up a life that leads to crime and eventually takes up employment as an assassin. He becomes one of the most renowned mercenaries in the
United Kingdom. One day, he has two hits scheduled, and due to an eye injury is unable to make out his second target. After firing his shot, he recognizes the target as his father. At his father's funeral, McCulloch sees his mother. He tries to work up the courage to see her, but visits her too late, discovering that she has committed suicide. Stricken with grief at the loss of both parents, McCulloch decides to turn himself in but is instead picked up by a consortium of U.S. government and big business interests, who offer him the costume and weapons of the original Mirror Master in exchange for his services. He moves to
Keystone City and comes into conflict with
Wally West, the third Flash. He discovers a "Mirror Dimension" which enables him to travel through any reflective surface. In
Underworld Unleashed, the
Rogues accept Mirror Master as Scudder's successor. After being betrayed by
Neron, Mirror Master and four of the other Rogues die and go to Hell, only to return after a confrontation between Neron and the Flash. In "
One Year Later", Mirror Master appears as a member of the new
Suicide Squad.
Inertia persuades Mirror Master and the Rogues to kill
Bart Allen, but they are enraged after learning that they murdered a child. In
The Flash #12 (2024), Mirror Master and the Rogues work with the Arc Angles, a group of inter-dimensional entities who are poisoning the
Speed Force. After the Arc Angles betray Mirror Master, he works with
Barry Allen and Wally West to battle them. During the battle, Mirror Master is killed by the Arc Angles and erased from history. Mirror Master is later revealed to have survived and been transported to the
Absolute Universe (AU), where he meets his AU counterpart. ==Powers and abilities==