Franco Mortelli (Earth-90: Pre-Crisis)

"Franco Mortelli, professional driver. Known in the Italian press as the fastest man on Earth."

- Mitch Lestrange about Franco Mortelli

Franco Mortelli was a gateway driver known in the Italian press as The fastest man on Earth.

Early Life
At some point, Franco Mortelli became a known criminal in Italy for his driving skills. This earned him the nickname of "The fastest man on Earth".

The Museum theft
In 1990, Franco joined Stan Kovacs' group in order to help him steal the Death Mask of Rasputin and met him at the Marco's Billiards. Later, the team would rob Star Labs in order to get materials for the upcoming heist but was interrupted by a Red figure. Franco drove the car away from the scene and started noticing red flashes' presence around the car until he clearly notices a man dressed in red running at his speed. This took him by surprise and when trying to escape him, the man placed a mattress on the car which lowered enough his visibility and cause an accident that killed him.