Prank is a fiction

Fiction

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al character

Character (arts)

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 from the television series The Flash

The Flash (TV series)

The Flash is a 1990 American television series that starred John Wesley Shipp as the superhero, the Flash , and co-starred Amanda Pays. The series was developed from the DC Comics characters by the writing team of Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo, and produced by their company, Pet Fly Productions, in...

, created by Danny Bilson

Danny Bilson

Daniel "Danny" Bilson is an American writer, director, and producer of movies, television, videogames, and comic books. With his writing partner Paul DeMeo, Danny Bilson wrote the movie The Rocketeer , the video game James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing , the television series The Sentinel ,...

 and Paul De Meo

Paul De Meo

Paul De Meo is an American screenwriter and film producer. He is also a video game creator and frequently works with Danny Bilson. Their credits include The Rocketeer, Eliminators and The Flash television series.-External links:...

, that first appeared in episode 22, "Trial of the Trickster" (May 18, 1991). Prank is the sidekick of the Trickster

Trickster (comics)

The Trickster is the name of two fictional characters, DC Comics supervillains that are both enemies of the Flash. The original Trickster first appeared in Flash #113 , while the second debuted in Flash #183 .-James Jesse:The original Trickster is a practical joker and conman whose favorite...

 (played by Mark Hamill

Mark Hamill

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) and wears a unitard

Unitard

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-like costume with patterns that resemble the first Trickster's costume from episode 12, "The Trickster". It also includes a pair of shiny pink and light green gloves and a blue cloak. Prank did not originate from the DC Comics

DC Comics

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 universe, but was created exclusively for the show.

The Trickster had two female sidekicks (of sorts) called Prank. The first was Megan Lockhart (played by Joyce Hyser

Joyce Hyser

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), a private investigator with whom the Trickster had become obsessed. He captured her and forced her to wear the costume. In a later episode, thrill-seeker and toy store heiress Zoey Clark (played by Corinne Bohrer

Corinne Bohrer

Corinne Vilhelma Bohrer is an American movie and television actress.-Early life:She grew up in Arlington, Texas, a suburb of the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex area, where she attended Lamar High School. She was active in drama, band, and student government...

) declared herself Prank and broke the Trickster out of custody. She helped him in his schemes, even when it became clear that he alternated between using her and abusing her. In this, Prank is a precursor to Harley Quinn

Harley Quinn

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, who would have a similar relationship with the Joker

Joker (comics)

The Joker is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain published by DC Comics. He is the archenemy of Batman, having been directly responsible for numerous tragedies in Batman's life, including the paralysis of Barbara Gordon and the death of Jason Todd, the second Robin...

.

In other media

In the animated series The Batman

The Batman (TV series)

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, a version of Prank is shown, this time as a sidekick of the Joker

Joker (comics)

The Joker is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain published by DC Comics. He is the archenemy of Batman, having been directly responsible for numerous tragedies in Batman's life, including the paralysis of Barbara Gordon and the death of Jason Todd, the second Robin...

. Joker at the time was jealous of Batman

Batman

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 for acquiring a sidekick, so he convinces a schoolboy named Donnie to become his sidekick, named Prank.