The first known human who ever tapped into the Speed Force, "zen master of speed" Max Mercury consistently traveled forward through time, always known by a different name over the years. A friend of Jay Garrick and Johnny Quick, Max taught Wally West how to use his speed at it's full potential and became a mentor to Bart Allen, Impulse. The original creation of Max Crandall was by Jack Cole and Chuck Mazoujian. He originally took on the identity of "Quicksilver" and made his first comic book appearance in the pages of National Comics #5. It wasn't until later that he got revamped and became Max Mercury. His Max Mercury persona was created by Mark Waid and he made his first appearance in his Max Mercury persona in The Flash #76.