Paul Gambi

Paul Gambi
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	The Flash #141 (Dec 1963)
Created by	John Broome
In-story information
Full name	Paul Gambi
Notable aliases	Crime Tailor

Paul Gambi is a fictional tailor appearing in comics published by DC Comics. His name is an homage to real life fan Paul Gambaccini. Paul Gambi first appeared in The Flash #141 and was created by John Broome.

Fictional character biography

Paul Gambi is a tailor in Central City who associates himself with the Rogues as seen in his first appearance where Flash pursues Top to his place of work. Following Top's defeat, Paul was arrested for being an accessory to Top.

Paul Gambi later gives Flash a new suit. While testing it out, Flash sees that the loot of the villains that he fights goes missing.

An amnesiac Gorilla Grodd in human form stumbles into Paul Gambi's shop. To help with Gorilla Grodd's amnesia, Paul Gambi starts to tell him the origins of the Rogues. Upon Flash's name triggering his memory, Gorilla Grodd persuades Paul to make him a Grodd suit. When the Rogues arrive and attack Grodd, he suddenly transforms back into a gorilla. After Gorilla Grodd is defeated, Solovar thanks Paul for stalling before taking Gorilla Grodd back to Gorilla City.

Paul Gambi later created the "ultimate super-costume" which was first worn by serial killer Dell Merriwether until he was defeated by Flash and Green Lantern and got sentenced to the electric chair. What Paul didn't count on is that the Suit gained a mind of it's own and could not be destroyed.

In the "DC Rebirth" reboot, Flash invades the business of Paul Gambi in order to get information on where the Rogues are. He was unable to get an answer out of Paul.

Family

Paul Gambi had family members that also appeared in DC Comics.

• Anthony Gambi - The nephew of Paul Gambi who became the supervillain Replicant.

• Peter Gambi - The brother of Paul Gambi who is also a tailor in Suicide Slum and served as a tailor for Black Lightning.

Customer list

The following have been known clients of Paul Gambi:

• Flash
• Gorilla Grodd
• Rogues
  • Captain Boomerang
  • Captain Cold
  • Heat Wave
  • Mirror Master
  • Top
  • Weather Wizard

In other media

• Paul Gambi is alluded to in the pilot episode for The Flash TV series. When Barry Allen first discovers his speed, he accidentally runs into a van saying Gambi's Drycleaning hinting at his existence in the show's universe.

• Paul Gambi appears in issue #15 of the Batman: The Brave and the Bold comic series.

External links

• Flash - Those Who Ride the Lightning profile on Paul Gambi

See also

• Leo Zelinsky, a character with a similar concept in the Marvel Universe

External links

• Paul Gambi at DC Comics Wiki.