Royal Flush Gang Royal Flush Gang The Royal Flush Gang or RFG is a fictional group of supervillians appearing in DC Comics. The Royal Flush Gang first appeared in "Justice League of America" #43 in March 1966 under the leadership of Professor Amos Fortune and were created by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky. They are a group of playing card-themed supervillains who are usually thwarted by the superheroes they encounter. Their code names based on an ace-high straight in poker: King, Queen, Jack, Ten and Ace. The original Royal Flush Gang was Professor Amos Fortune's childhood gang. With Fortune himself as Ace, they
History of poker early or mid-18th century, and spread throughout the Mississippi River region by 1800. It was played in a variety of forms, with 52 cards, and included both straight poker and stud. 20 card poker was a variant for two players (it is a common English practice to reduce the deck in card games when there are fewer players). The development of poker is linked to the historical movement that also saw the invention of commercial gambling. English actor Joseph Cowell reported that the game was played in New Orleans in 1829, with a deck of 20 cards, and four players