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Young Peter Parker's classmates, he was a bully through and through. Ironically he was also Spider-Man's biggest fan.
Flash Thompson was a famous football player at Midtown High School. He was popular, had good friends like Liz Osborn and even had a scapegoat: [[Peter Parker:char:3113]]. When Spider-Man had made his entrance, Flash found in him a true hero. Flash decided to became his number one fan. The antagonism was Flash loved Spider-Man and hated [[Peter Parker:char:3113]], moreover when Liz Osborn was attracted by Peter.
Flash Thompson succeeded to enter at Empire State University with a sport grant. He became rapidly friend with Harry Osborn, Gwen Stacy. Flash tried to introduce [[Peter Parker:char:3113]] to Gwen and Harry. But Peter was worried about his Aunt May poisoned by his radioactive blood. That was why Peter didn’t respond to Flash. Gwen, Harry and Flash didn’t appreciate to be snob by him. In consequence, Flash and Harry tried to annoy Peter. Little by little, Peter reconciled with Flash. Flash became also friend with Mary Jane.
One day, Flash decided to enrol in the army. In South East Asia, he met Sha Shan and fell in love of her. When he came back in New York, he found Sha Shan on a restaurant. She didn’t want to discuss with him. Flash persisted and found the reason of her strange behaviour. She became Sister Sun in Legion of Light and she was forced to follow orders from her husband Korba (Brother Power). With the help of Spider-Man and Razorback, Flash succeeded to liberate Sha Shan. She became his girlfriend.
After his separation with Sha Shan, Flash was psychologically weak. He had a flirt with Betty Brant and even told at television that Hobgoblin was a coward. Consequently, [[Roderick Kingsley:char:23527]] decided to take his revenge. He tried to convince people that Flash Thompson was Hobgoblin. But with the help of Spider-Man, Flash succeeded to clean his reputation.
The price for that victory was heavy because Flash was injured at his arm during his battle against Hobgoblin. His football career was over. Without Betty Brant and job opportunities, Flash fell quickly into alcoholism.
Surprisingly, it was Green Goblin who succeeded to bring him in the right way. But Green Goblin tried to destroy Flash’s respect for Spider-Man. Norman failed and decided to kill Flash into an apparent alcohol accident. Flash didn’t die but fell into coma.
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