Bill Schmitz

Biography
Bill Schmitz was a middle-aged man who worked as a scientist at S.T.A.R. Labs. He worked out of S.T.A.R.'s Salt Lake City facility in Utah and was a colleague of Tina McGee. Shortly after the "Crisis on Infinite Earths" event, Bill and Tina helped monitor Wally West's super-speed. Wally had only recently taken on the mantle of his predecessor, the Flash, but his powers had been greatly reduced and he could not even match the speed of sound.

An electro-metallic being known as the Kilg%re infiltrated S.T.A.R. Labs' computer systems, cutting off Bill Schmitz' finger. After its brief attack at the laboratory, the Kilg%re disappeared. An agent of the National Security Agency arrived to inform the personnel that the creature had taken control of most television stations. Schmitz agreed to go with them to help out.