Joseph Kline (Earth-90: Pre-Crisis)

Joe Kline

Biographical

Species

Human

Status

Deceased

Aliases

The Voice of the City

Home Universe

Earth-90

Associations

Occupation

Reporter for WCCN

Affiliation

WCCN

Appearances

Portrayed by

Richard Belzer

First Appearance	Last Appearance
Pilot	The Trial of the Trickster

Joseph "Joe" Kline was a reporter of WCCN who often referred himself as "The Voice of the City".^[1]

Biography[edit source]

The Dark Riders attack[edit source]

In 1990, Joe Kline invited Arthur Cooper to his show in order to interview him about the Dark Riders and express some concern about the new police squad that will bring them down.^[1]

During the period where multiple fires happened in Central City, he tried to interview Arthur Simonson after his trial where he pointed out that despite being considered "non-guilty", he still ran an illegal casino. Simonson then replied that one day, Kline would lose his voice.^[2]

Day of the Dead Festival[edit source]

During early November 1990, Joe informed the city about the upcoming testimony of Peter Paul Aguilar that could reveal some shocking information about Reuben Calderon being Central City's notorious drug lord. When the trial was delayed, Joe interviewed the federal prosecutor Marguerite Giarelo about the reason of the delay. When the prosecutor tried to mislead the information, Joe told her if it was true that Calderon held hostage a relative of Aguilar, but she didn't comment on that. A wind then blew them which disoriented them to the point that Joe asked to cut it.^[3]

Appearances[edit source]

Appearances
	Pilot	Appears
	Watching the Detectives	Appears
	Double Vision	Appears
	Ghost in the Machine	Appears
	Beat the Clock	Appears
	Tina, Is That You?	Appears
	Fast Forward	Appears
	Deadly Nightshade	Appears
	Good Night, Central City	Appears
	The Trial of the Trickster	Appears

Notes[edit source]

He could be related to Arthur Kline.
Despite being considered as a public figure, he still has bad habits (such as flirting with girl with abuse or being egocentric).
The character was created exclusively for the show before he appeared for the first time in The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive comic.

Gallery[edit source]

Joe Kline during the trial of the Trickster.

References[edit source]

[Pilot_(The_Flash:_1990)-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Pilot

[2] Watching the Detectives

[3] Double Vision

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