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130-598: After helping Barry Allen —the speedster superhero The Flash —restore the timeline back to its original state, Thomas Wayne —the vigilante Batman —finds himself once again in the aberrant timeline known as the Flashpoint, whose existence Batman is determined to change and replace with another version of the DC Universe (DCU), all for the sole purpose of erasing the death of his son Bruce . Batman enlists Mime and Marionette (from Doomsday Clock ) to sneak into

260-530: A global city . It is often referred to as "The Big Apricot" just as New York City is nicknamed " The Big Apple ". It is commonly portrayed as having an Art Deco style of architecture, much like New York City. The skyline and many of the notable landmarks in Metropolis are based on real-life landmarks in New York City . Frank Miller has said that "Metropolis is New York in the daytime; Gotham City

390-653: A 1994–1995 limited series, Metropolis SCU . At some point during the missing year following Infinite Crisis, the division of the Metropolis Police Department dedicated to superhuman crime was renamed the Science Police, seemingly a reference to the similarly named group in the Legion of Super-Heroes' 31st Century. Stryker's Island Penitentiary (based on New York's Riker's Island ) is the name of Metropolis' largest prison facility, as well as

520-528: A 6-issue miniseries bringing Barry Allen back to a leading role in the DC Universe as the Flash, much in the same vein as Green Lantern: Rebirth . When asked what Flashes would appear in the series, Johns and Van Sciver said, "All of them." The series begins with the cities of Central and Keystone celebrating the return of, "Central City's Flash", Wonder Woman having used her government contacts to create

650-452: A Special Crimes Unit dedicated to defending the city against superhuman menaces in case Superman is absent. The unit is headed by Maggie Sawyer and Dan Turpin , both of whom maintain frequent contact with the Man of Steel. Another of Superman's police contacts over the years has been Inspector William Henderson , who is currently the Metropolis police commissioner. The police unit is featured in

780-572: A large growth in DC Comics' stable of science fiction comics and characters. During popular early volumes as the Flash, Barry established his own Rogues Gallery of colorful villains and sci-fi concepts like Gorilla City. Through crossovers with popular characters like Superman , Wonder Woman , and Batman , Barry Allen's Flash also helped establish DC's flagship Justice League title, whose success would define its publishing strategy for decades to come. Barry Allen's classic stories also introduced

910-670: A locale in the DC Universe, like the Marvel Universe, in which it exists as a separate city from Metropolis and Gotham City. The Justice Society of America , for example, is based in New York, as were the Teen Titans . Metropolis is frequently depicted as being within driving distance of Gotham City , home of Batman . This happens, for example, in the three-issue 1990 mini-series of World's Finest Comics by Dave Gibbons , Steve Rude , and Karl Kesel . The distance between

1040-415: A major scientific research institution, is also located in Metropolis. The Metropolis Museum of Natural History was featured in the film Superman Returns . Metropolis University, Clark Kent's alma mater , is located in the city of Metropolis; Clark graduated with a degree in journalism. The college has a floating aquarium anchored just offshore called the "Ark". LexCorp , founded by Lex Luthor ,

1170-589: A parallel universe ( Earth-Two ), which allowed the character to exist without any continuity conflicts with Barry Allen (who existed on Earth-One ), yet allowed him to make guest appearances in Silver Age books. Barry Allen and Iris West were shown to get married in 1966 in Flash #165 "One Bridegroom Too Many!" Barry Allen is a forensic chemist with a reputation for being very slow, and frequently late, which frustrates his fiancée, Iris West . One night, as he

1300-518: A prologue to the July company crossover. At the grave of Bruce Wayne in Gotham City , Hal and Barry reflect on Batman's death and how the hero community is avoiding linking Wayne and Batman. This reflection turns to the pair looking at their deaths, comparing the sadness Barry's death engendered in others while Hal's death produced anger. Hal sums it up by telling Barry, "I died a sinner. You died

1430-523: A relationship because he feels his real love is Iris West, whom he ultimately marries. Allen also becomes a good friend of Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) , which would later be the subject of the limited series Flash and Green Lantern: The Brave and the Bold . In The Flash #123—" Flash of Two Worlds "—Allen is transported to Earth-Two where he meets Jay Garrick, the original Flash in DC Continuity; it

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1560-592: A reporter for the Cleveland Evening News . In Superman #2 (Fall 1939), Metropolis was actually placed in the U.S. state of New York , making it the earliest specific reference to the location of Metropolis. In that issue, Clark Kent (Superman) sends a telegram to George Taylor , the editor of the Daily Star (the antecedent to the Daily Planet ), addressed to "Metropolis, N.Y." In

1690-609: A representation of "our" universe, where he seeks the aid of the Flash comic book's editor Julius Schwartz to build a cosmic treadmill so that he can return home. He also gains a sidekick and protégé in Iris' nephew, Wally West , who gains super-speed in an accident similar to that which gave Allen his powers. In time, Barry marries his girlfriend Iris West, who learns of his double identity because Allen talks in his sleep. She keeps this secret, and he eventually reveals his identity to her of his own free will with Moreno's persuasion. Iris

1820-587: A saint." (though he admits he is not and reflects on his past sins.) The conversation moves on to the world becoming "more dangerous" after Barry's death and observing that the deaths of Arthur Curry and Martian Manhunter cost the Justice League its "heart and soul." As they leave the cemetery, Barry expresses hope that their dead comrades will be returned to them. He specifically cites Batman noting, "If there's an escape, you can bet Batman's already planning it." Metropolis (comics) Metropolis

1950-460: A second personality. Batman arrives to fight Joker while asking why she killed Barry Allen and Eobard Thawne. As Gilda departs with Dexter, Joker states that Psycho Pirate told her everything before killing him. Following her into her lair where she obtained a Time Sphere, Joker reveals her plans to save Bruce's life and make sure they are the ones who die. Back on Earth-Prime, Rip Hunter shows up to confront Batman. When Rip asks Bruce if he knows why he

2080-452: A special gas that shrinks the suit. In addition, Allen invents the cosmic treadmill , a device that allows for precise time travel . Allen is warmly received by his superhero colleagues, so much so, that nearly all speedsters that come after him are often compared to him. Batman eventually says "Barry is the kind of man that I would've hoped to become if my parents had not been murdered." As presented in Justice League of America #9, when

2210-567: A treadmill to pass the ship through the dimensional barrier. With the Wasp , he is ordered by Captain America to find ways through Krona's defences, and alerts the group to a probably lethal force field. During the final battle, Barry saves Hawkeye from being killed when the Absorbing Man breaks the ground beneath him, but both of them are blasted and apparently killed by Dreamslayer . At

2340-484: A very focused way on this side of history and time. But it is a storyline that is going to explore hopefully a different facet of the DCU that we haven't seen for a while". Flashpoint Beyond leads into The New Golden Age , with a new Justice Society of America series and a Stargirl miniseries springing from it, both written by Johns. Flash (Barry Allen) The Flash ( Bartholomew Henry " Barry " Allen )

2470-458: Is New York at night." Metropolis' features became more defined and more obviously based on New York following both 1985's Crisis on Infinite Earths miniseries and John Byrne 's subsequent revamping of Superman, including the late 1980s comic special The World of Metropolis . According to Action Comics #143 (April 1950), the Statue of Liberty is said to stand in "Metropolis Harbor", while

2600-751: Is a fictional city appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics , best known as the home of Superman and his closest allies and some of his foes . First appearing by name in Action Comics #16 (Sept. 1939), Metropolis is depicted as a prosperous and massive city in the Northeastern United States , in close proximity to Gotham City . In recent years, it has been stated to be located in New York . The co-creator and original artist of Superman, Joe Shuster , modeled

2730-476: Is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . He is the second character known as the Flash , following Jay Garrick . The character first appeared in Showcase #4 (October 1956), created by writer Robert Kanigher and penciler Carmine Infantino . A forensic chemist, Barry accidentally gains superpowers following a lightning strike in his laboratory. Like other heroes who go by

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2860-548: Is a prisoner of the Atlanteans. After Wonder Woman attacks one of her guards, Batman arrives, dispatches them and then asks Wonder Woman for her Magic Lasso in exchange for the lives of her and her people. Wonder Woman gives in to the deal, and Batman uses it on Aquaman to get the answers on Allen and Dent's deaths. Aquaman says he did not send the assassin, as Oswald contacts Batman stating that somebody bombed their casino. As Aquaman prepares to use his trident to sink Britain, he

2990-409: Is a tribute to the year Superman first appeared. The apartment was a wedding gift to the couple by Bruce Wayne , who owned the building. Clark Kent's traditional address of 344 Clinton Street, Apartment 3D, was usually described as being located in midtown Metropolis. In northwestern New Troy is the impoverished and crime-infested neighborhood of Suicide Slum , best known for the 1940s adventures of

3120-479: Is based on real life Central Park of New York City. Its most noteworthy feature is a statue of Superman with an American bald eagle erected after his apparent death fighting Doomsday. A statue of Superboy ( Conner Kent ) was built next to it after the events of Infinite Crisis . In 1990s and 2000s stories, the married Clark Kent and Lois Lane live in an apartment in New Troy, at 1938 Sullivan Lane, which

3250-506: Is dead, with the word Tick written nearby in blood. In Hypertime, two operatives find that a paradox has been reset and suspect Thawne to be responsible. At Arkham Asylum, Gilda Dent has broken free from her restraints. Batman finds that Thawne has been found dead before performing an autopsy on the corpse. Meanwhile, Dexter finds his way into the Batcave and pulls out a costume from his backpack that he changes into. Thomas arrives home with

3380-668: Is declared to be the "fastest man alive", a title he believes feels "right", though he never recovers his memory during his time in the universe. He later adopts the alias "FastForward", before being returned to his original universe with Makkari's assistance. Iris is pregnant and has two children who have super-speed powers, the Tornado Twins, who later meet the Legion of Super-Heroes . In the multiversal variant known as Earth-247, each of her children themselves have children with speed-based abilities. One, Jenni Ognats, grows up to become

3510-402: Is derived from Adventures of Superman lead actor George Reeves ' legal name before entering films. Other Metropolis boulevards in the New Troy borough are similarly named for other actors from that series and from its radio predecessor of the same name , such as Coates , Larson , and Collyer . Centennial Park (sometimes labeled as Metropolis Park ) is Metropolis' largest city park and

3640-425: Is eventually revealed to have been sent as a child from the 30th century and adopted. In the 1980s, Flash's life begins to collapse. Iris is murdered by Zoom (a supervillain from the 25th century who had long loved her and been jealous of Allen), and when Allen prepares to marry another woman, Zoom tries the same trick again. Allen stops him, killing Zoom in the process by breaking his neck. Unfortunately, when Barry

3770-600: Is foreshadowed during Grant Morrison 's crossover story Final Crisis #2 (June 2008), preceding his full return in Geoff Johns ' accompanying The Flash: Rebirth (June 2009) limited series . He has since played a pivotal role in the crossover stories like Blackest Night (2009), Flashpoint (2011), Convergence (2015), DC Rebirth (2016), Doomsday Clock (2017-2019), Infinite Frontier (2021), and Absolute Power (2024). Barry Allen has been featured in several media, first appearing in animated form in

3900-423: Is here, Batman states that he will not let him interfere. Rip states that imprisoning the Flashpoint timeline in a snowglobe will inevitably fail. Inside the Flashpoint, Batman shares a kiss with Joker and then turns her down. Gilda reappears with Dexter to force Joker into action so that Harvey becomes Two-Face. On Prime Earth, Batman and Rip Hunter clash as Batman states that he will not let him kill his father. In

4030-495: Is home to Superman, who usually operates during the day. In terms of atmosphere, Batman writer and editor Dennis O'Neil has said that, figuratively, "Batman's Gotham City is Manhattan below 14th Street at eleven minutes past midnight on the coldest night in November, and Metropolis is Manhattan between 14th and 110th Streets on the brightest, sunniest July day of the year". New York City has been more recently used as

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4160-742: Is in Delaware. In June 1976, Superman #300 featured an out-of-canon story about the infant Kal-El arriving on Earth in that year, triggering an increase in Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union . In that story's version of the year 2001, passing reference is made to the merging of the eastern seaboard cities from Boston to Washington, D.C., into a "newly incorporated urban center" called "Metropolis". In his 1978 work, The Great Superman Book , an encyclopedia of

4290-561: Is interested in all aspects of technology, communication, medical science, technical science, architectural engineering, future technology, and more. Steelworks is the laboratory of Dr. John Henry Irons and in post-Crisis , it came to rival LexCorp as its reach expanded into many different industries. John Henry renamed Steelworks Ironworks to further himself from his superhero life as Steel . At least four mayors are considered part of Metropolis' history: The Metropolis Police Department headed by Commissioner David Corporon possesses

4420-455: Is introduced to Clark Kent, she is told he is from Smallville, she replies "Smallville? Never heard of it", prompting Clark Kent to ask her if she had ever been to Kansas. Lois replies "God No!" while turning her head in a sign of visible disgust. Frank Miller has said that "Metropolis is New York in the daytime; Gotham City is New York at night." Gotham City is home to Batman , whose activities are more often nocturnal, while Metropolis

4550-551: Is killed by Wonder Woman. Thomas returns home to find Oswald teaching Dexter how to wield a gun. Back on Prime Earth, Corky Baxter says it is not too late to undo this. Thomas Wayne ponders three murders that occurred while he was in Britain, as the media dubs them the Clockwork Killer. When Oswald says Dexter has been asking him about explosives, Thomas advises Oswald to do just that. At the ruins of Wayne Casinos, Thomas

4680-543: Is now alive after being dead for so long. It is then that Barry and Wally are confronted by Wonder Woman , Batwoman , Catwoman , and Giganta , who have all been transformed into the new Female Furies following the release of the Anti-Life Equation . Despite the fact that this new version of the Female Furies is equipped with the ability to track down speedsters, perceived by Libra and Darkseid as

4810-649: Is one of the heroes whose spirit Deadman helps to enter Heaven, and the Green Arrow storyline "Quiver" depicts Barry Allen in Heaven. His spirit seems to still be alive within the Speed Force, along with Max Mercury and other speedsters. In Quasar by Marvel Comics , released between December 1990 and May 1994, an amnesiac Barry Allen, misremembering his name as "Buried Alien" and the Speed Force as

4940-549: Is revealed that Jay Garrick's adventures were captured in comic book form on Earth-One . This storyline initiates DC's multiverse and is continued in issues of Flash and in team-ups between the Justice League of America of Earth-One and the Justice Society of America of Earth-Two. In the story from Flash #179—"The Flash – Fact or Fiction?"—Allen is thrown into the universe eventually called Earth Prime ,

5070-817: Is secretly owned for several years by Lord Satanus posing as "Colin Thornton", and the Twin Towered LexCorp Tower, (a reference to the former twin towers of the World Trade Center ), headquarters for Lex Luthor's company. Besides the Financial District, notable areas of New Troy include: Famous streets in New Troy include Fifth Avenue , Bessolo Boulevard, and Topaz Lane. The latter two are Metropolis' versions of Broadway in New York City. Bessolo Boulevard's name

5200-585: Is separated from the suburban boroughs by the West River and Hobb's River , based on New York's East River and Hudson River , respectively. Midvale is a suburb of Metropolis, more well known as the home of Supergirl and the site of the Midvale Orphanage prior to the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths . It is located 60 miles northwest of Metropolis. Bakerline is another borough of Metropolis. Located north of New Troy, Bakerline

5330-425: Is still the only one able to see "the shadow falling over everything", in the form of Darkseid . On the final page, the moon appears in front of a red sky, as a yellow lightning bolt strikes in front of it creating the logo of the Flash, as he remarks "and now I remember". A Daily News story released on the same day proclaims that Barry Allen has returned to life, with issue co-writer Geoff Johns stating, "When

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5460-441: Is the home of newspaper reporter Jimmy Olsen and appears to be based on The Bronx in New York City. Other boroughs and suburban areas, almost all of which are based on real places in New York City, include Queensland Park (a reference to Queens ), Hell's Gate (a reference to Hell Gate Bridge ), St. Martin's Island (a reference to Staten Island ), Park Ridge (a reference to Park Slope ), Metrodale, and Highville. In

5590-793: Is the most recognizable landmark in the Metropolis skyline, much like the Empire State Building for New York City . Located in "Planet Square", it is particularly known for the Daily Planet globe atop the building. Other prominent skyscrapers include the Emperor Building (a reference to the Empire State Building), the Newstime Building (home of the national Newstime magazine, a reference to and combination of Newsweek and Time ) which

5720-402: Is then attacked by Reverse-Flash, and realizes that the answers to this mystery, and restoring his good name, lie in the future, so Newbury uses a time device to send them forward. They discover that Abra Kadabra was disguised as Reverse-Flash to ruin the Flash's good name. Defeating Kadabra, he retreats to the future to be reunited with Iris, having learned that Iris' spirit was in fact drawn to

5850-412: Is told by Commissioner Gigante that a clue hasn't been found yet. She does tell Thomas about an Arkham Asylum inmate named Psycho-Pirate who says that he came to 'hyper-time' to escape a " Dark Crisis " while ranting that Bruce Wayne is supposed to be Batman. Thomas goes to Arkham Asylum to confront Psycho-Pirate only to find him hanged in his cell. After seeing the writing on the wall, Batman walks down

5980-409: Is unable to make an appearance at his own wedding, his fiancée eventually descends into madness. Placed on trial for murder in connection with Zoom's death, Allen is found guilty by the jury. When he is told by a juror Nathan Newbury, who is being possessed by a mind from the future, that Reverse-Flash (whom Allen knows to be dead) brainwashed the jury into this verdict, Flash flees his trial. The Flash

6110-488: Is working late on a new case, a lightning bolt strikes and shatters a case full of unspecified chemicals, drenching Barry, and temporarily knocking him out. As a result, Allen later finds that he can run at super-human speeds and possesses equally enhanced reflexes, senses, and healing. He later dons a red bodysuit, sporting a lightning bolt in the chest (reminiscent of the original Fawcett Comics Captain Marvel ), dubs himself

6240-511: The Watchmen reality, a girl named Cleopatra Pak meets Bubastis II as they fail to enter a building. Cleopatra, now under the alias of "Nostalgia", states that they will have to find the Watchman another way. The Flashpoint Beyond comic book limited series was written by Geoff Johns , Jeremy Adams and Tim Sheridan, while the illustrations were provided by Eduardo Risso (who drew only

6370-437: The 1940s Superman cartoons , produced by Paramount Pictures , Fleischer Studios and Famous Studios , Superman is said to live on the island of Manhattan . In the seventh cartoon of the series, Electric Earthquake (1942), a Native American mad scientist claims that his people are the rightful owners of Manhattan, thus placing these cartoons on the island. In the fifth cartoon in the series, The Bulleteers (1942),

6500-501: The Grandmaster shows the heroes how reality should be but nevertheless resolves to help restore the timeline as it is not his place to play God. He talks with Hal Jordan over the similarity of their situation, stating that dying could not be so bad so long as they have left a legacy for others (Wally West and Kyle Rayner , in their cases) to fight for what they believe. He helps the team get into Krona 's base by using his running on

6630-645: The Guardian and his street urchin companions the Newsboy Legion and in more contemporary times with Gangbuster . Although the northwestern location is similar to the relationship of Harlem to midtown Manhattan, the neighborhood bears more physical and cultural resemblance to Manhattan's Lower East Side . The Ace o' Clubs is a bar owned by Bibbo Bibbowski in Suicide Slum. Other notable places and their NYC inspirations in New Troy include: New Troy

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6760-701: The Silver Age and Bronze Age comics, a major Metropolis landmark is the Superman Museum. The Superman Museum features various exhibits dedicated to Metropolis' favorite superhero, similar to the Flash Museum in Central City . The Museum's exhibits were responsible for the origin of the Composite Superman . Members of the criminal organization the 100 at one point secretly used the Superman Museum as their base of operations, which

6890-762: The Time Masters will come after him. A news report states that the Battle for Britain was lost and that the world's heroes have failed to stop the war between the Amazons and the Atlanteans, who are now entrenched in Britain. Aquaman interrupts the news broadcasts demanding that the humans withdraw from the oceans and turn over all nuclear weapons to Atlantis in 12 hours or everyone will drown starting with Britain. Back at Wayne Manor, Thomas introduces Dexter to Oswald and asks him to watch over Dexter while he attends to business outside of Gotham City. In Britain, Wonder Woman

7020-565: The "Hyperforce", and surprised to have "form" again, enters the Marvel Universe in the middle of the great race to be the "Fastest Man Alive" after the players had passed the first warp junction, where he is discovered by the Runner co-ordinating it and invited to participate in his race. Beating several other speedsters ( Quicksilver , Quasar , The Whizzer , Captain Marvel , Speed Demon , Black Racer , Super Sabre , and Makkari ), he

7150-470: The 1967 The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure and then in the related Super Friends program. Since then he has appeared in several DC Universe Animated Original Movies . Actor John Wesley Shipp portrayed the character in the live-action 1990s television show The Flash and the Arrowverse . The character was portrayed by Grant Gustin in the Arrowverse shows in a main capacity, especially

7280-604: The 2014 television series The Flash , while Ezra Miller portrayed the character in the DC Extended Universe films Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Suicide Squad , Justice League , the director's cut Zack Snyder's Justice League , the Arrowverse event Crisis on Infinite Earths , the HBO Max series Peacemaker , and the 2023 film The Flash . While the fictional "in world" history of

7410-415: The 30th century, and given a new body (and was in fact the mind inhabiting Newbury). The final issue of The Flash ends with Flash and Iris kissing passionately and the caption "And they lived happily ever after... for a while". There are a few references in the final issue ( The Flash #350) to the upcoming events, and Flash's impending death. In the controversial storyline Identity Crisis (sets within

7540-513: The Anti-Monitor's plan to destroy the Earth with an anti-matter cannon, creating a speed vortex to draw the power in, but dies in the process as the power becomes too much for his body. It has been said that Allen travels back through time and becomes the very same lightning bolt that gives him his powers, but later it is also strongly implied that the soul of Barry resides in the Speed Force ,

7670-419: The DCU from the perspective of its Batman". In April 2022, Johns said that the sixth and final issue of Flashpoint Beyond would serve as the basis for the creation of several new DC titles: "There will be books and stories that spin out of [ Flashpoint Beyond ] into the greater DCU, some of them featuring characters that haven't been at the forefront for quite a while that I'm excited to see. But it'll do it in

7800-474: The Earth is infiltrated by alien warriors sent to conquer the planet, some of the world's greatest heroes join forces, Allen among them. While the superheroes individually defeat most of the invaders, they fall prey to a single alien and only by working together are able to defeat the warrior. Afterwards, they decide to establish the Justice League . During the years, Barry is depicted as feeling slightly attracted to Black Canary and Zatanna but never pursues

7930-541: The Equation. The Allens and Wally West are left to fend in a conquered world. In the seventh and final issue of Final Crisis , Barry and Wally lead the Black Racer to Darkseid , dealing the cosmic tyrant a blow that, coupled with Batman shooting him in the shoulder with the god-bullet, would facilitate his ultimate defeat. In 2009, writer Geoff Johns and artist Ethan Van Sciver created The Flash: Rebirth ,

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8060-405: The Flash (after his childhood comic book hero, Jay Garrick ), and becomes Central City 's resident costumed crime fighter and protector. Central City University professor Ira West (Iris's adoptive father) designed Allen's costume and the ring which stores it while Allen is in his civilian identity. The ring can eject the compressed clothing when Allen needs it and suck it back in with the aid of

8190-436: The Flash, Barry is a " speedster ", with powers that derive mainly from his superhuman speed. He wears a distinct red and gold costume treated to resist friction and wind, traditionally storing the costume compressed inside a ring. Created as a reimagining of the popular 1940s superhero The Flash (Jay Garrick) , the success of Barry Allen's Flash comic book helped to bring about the Silver Age of Comic Books and contributed to

8320-555: The Flashpoint, Dexter has taken up the Robin mantle while Joker is in a special cell in the Batcave. Batman and Robin then head out to fight the invading Kryptonians with Joker offering to hook them up with anyone who has Kryptonite . As the Time Masters work on making Bruce pay for his transaction towards them, Corky states to his sister Bonnie that Bruce will have his hands full with his mother's family soon. When Bonnie asks about

8450-468: The Flashpoint, Joker talks about the loss, anger, and pain that have emerged in their reality, stating that this tragic world has shown how broken everything is as Joker again asks Batman's help. On Prime Earth, Rip states that he needs to release the Flashpoint timeline before it detonates and intertwines with Prime Earth. In the Flashpoint, Dexter asks Batman if he will die. Batman states to Dexter that he will not die as he never has lived. As Joker gets in to

8580-683: The Joker, who enters from a secret passage. Back on Prime Earth, the snow globe starts to crack, with Corky stating Batman does not know the truth about his mom. Two days after the Dark Crisis, Batman finds Ra's al Ghul in Wayne Manor wanting to celebrate both their returns. He gives Batman the ashes of the alternate Thomas Wayne who was incinerated by Darkseid 's Omega Beams and research from Rorschach 's journal claiming that there's still time to save his father. At Arkham, Gilda starts to develop

8710-465: The Legionnaire XS , while the other, Bart Allen , is born with an accelerated metabolism that rapidly ages him, and is sent back to the 20th century where he is cured by Wally West. He remains there as the superhero Impulse under the tutelage of Max Mercury , and later becomes the second Kid Flash as a member of the Teen Titans . One year after the events of Infinite Crisis , Bart becomes

8840-606: The Metro-Narrows Bridge linking the two cities. A similar map appeared in The New Adventures of Superboy #22 (October 1981), with Smallville shown within driving distance of both cities (in post-Crisis comics, Smallville was officially relocated to Kansas ). 1990's The Atlas of the DC Universe also places Metropolis in Delaware and Gotham City in New Jersey. However, the exact location of

8970-524: The Metropolis skyline after Toronto , where he was born and lived until he was ten. Since then, however, the look and feel of Metropolis has been greatly influenced by New York City . Within the DC Universe , Metropolis is depicted as being one of the largest and wealthiest cities in the world, having a population of 11 million citizens. In addition to Superman, the city has also been home to other superheroes, such as Booster Gold and Black Lightning . Like many other fictional cities in DC Comics,

9100-497: The Speed Force, the real culprit reveals himself: Professor Zoom . Zoom reveals his plan: after Barry briefly aided Kid Flash against Superboy-Prime during the Infinite Crisis , Thawne was able to send a subliminal pulse into the Speed Force to draw back what was left of Barry's self-awareness. This led to the hero's reappearance during the Final Crisis . Afterward, Zoom transformed himself into "a new kind of speedster" and created his negative Speed Force to contaminate Barry and

9230-524: The TV series Smallville , Linda Lake, a columnist for the Daily Planet , once boasted that she could see Gotham City from her new office. In Superman: The Animated Series , Bruce Wayne is shown taking his private jet aircraft to Metropolis, indicating that the two cities have at least some distance between them. In the 2016 film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , director Zack Snyder confirmed that Metropolis and Gotham City would be portrayed as geographically situated right next to each other, on

9360-550: The Thirteen, Rip states that the capsules have failed and that the Thirteen have been pulled back into history which is rebuilding around them. The Thirteen are revealed to be various individuals related to the Golden Age. Rip says that they should pray that they will reintegrate back into the 1940s without incident. When Bonnie asks about the Justice Society of America , Rip states that they will have to handle Per Degaton . In

9490-467: The Time Barrier!" parallels the groundbreaking achievement of breaking the sound barrier, exploring the potential of time travel influenced by Einstein's theories, and highlighting the fascination with overcoming natural limits through science. Also introduced at this time was Iris West, Barry Allen's then love interest (and later wife), and "Lois Lane" to his "Clark Kent". Like Lois Lane, Iris West

9620-493: The Time Masters' headquarters and steal a snowglobe that houses the Flashpoint timeline to save his father from being erased from existence. This causes Thomas Wayne to wake up in his reality where Penguin works for him, before heading to meet Harvey Dent , Harvey tells Thomas that his wife is obsessed with Martha Wayne - this reality's Joker . Thomas confronts this world's powerless Barry Allen , attempting to recreate

9750-494: The Time Sphere, Batman lunges towards Gilda as the Time Sphere explodes. Joker shoots Gilda to keep her from killing Batman. Batman, Joker, and Dexter evacuate Arkham Asylum as it collapses. Back on Prime Earth, Rip notes that the snowglobe has stabilized and that Batman knew the Flashpoint version of his father would prove that the Flashpoint would be better without Bruce, citing the letter that his father had written to him. In

9880-476: The battle against Superboy-Prime. After Superboy escapes, Barry suggests that someone has to absorb the whole Speed Force and cross the dimensional bridge back to Post-Crisis Earth. As Bart volunteers, Barry gives him his suit as a last gift, to keep the Force contained, and stays behind. Wally West did not go because of his wife and kids. Bart says he knows Barry would go if he could, but why Barry Allen could not make

10010-495: The boroughs has its own distinct character and feel, which resemble and mimic New York City's boroughs . New Troy is the largest borough in Metropolis. Resembling Manhattan , New Troy is a skyscraper island bustling with commerce and business. The concrete and steel canyons of the city rise to dizzying heights. "1930s architecture stretched like a rubber band" as cited in the Art of Superman Returns book. The Daily Planet Building

10140-410: The bullet which kills Orion , outrunning the Black Racer and shouting to Jay and Wally to "Run!" During Final Crisis #3, Jay Garrick speaks to Barry's wife, Iris, and tells her that her husband is alive. Meanwhile, Wally and Barry run a few weeks into the future. When they come to rest, Wally asks Barry if it is really him. Lamenting on Orion's death, which he was unable to stop, Barry wonders why he

10270-555: The case on his mother's death and opts to take all the other cold cases they had after his death. Barry spends some time with Iris before racing to Washington to celebrate his return with the Justice League, apologizing for being late. Barry Allen is one of the main characters in Blackest Night alongside Hal Jordan. Allen appears alongside Jordan in the Free Comic Book Day issue Blackest Night #0 which acts as

10400-419: The character known as "The Flash" has been written and rewritten many times as DC Comics rebooted their fictional worlds again and again, the publication history of the character has followed a different path, not (quite) so prone to rewriting. The Flash, Barry Allen, (the name "Bartholomew" was not used until much later) first appeared in print in Showcase #4 (October 1956). The creative team on Showcase #4

10530-462: The city as along the multi-state Interstate 95 , which is the main highway on the East Coast of the United States , and portrays the corresponding location in the Marvel Universe as forests and fields, explaining that Marvel's Earth and DC's Earth have different surface areas to account for their different geography (no Metropolis on Marvel's Earth, no Latveria on DC's Earth, and so on). On

10660-585: The clock gears he found in Thawne's corpse and Oswald tells him that Dexter is gone, suspecting he went to visit his mother in Arkham Asylum. Thomas ignores him, stating that he is one step closer to finding the killer, and that the clock gears hold the clue. At Arkham, Dexter makes his way towards Gilda's cell. After putting together the clock, Thomas figures out its final, extra piece and why his grandfather clock has not been working. Dexter meets Gilda's ally,

10790-587: The concept of the Multiverse to DC Comics, which has played a large part in DC's many continuity reboots over the years. As a result, the Flash has traditionally always had a significant role in DC's major company-wide crossover stories, and in the crossover Crisis on Infinite Earths #8 (November 1985), Barry Allen died saving the Multiverse and would not appear again for 23 years. His return to regular comics

10920-518: The damage dealt by Zoom, also allowing Wally to save his twins, and returns to his proper time, dragging his Zoom with him and later breaking his enemy's neck. In the fourth issue of Infinite Crisis , Barry Allen comes out from the Speed Force, along with Johnny Quick and Max Mercury , to help his grandson Bart deal with Superboy-Prime , taking the villainous teen with him in the Speed Force. Bart Allen appears wearing Barry Allen's costume in Tokyo near

11050-631: The end of Infinite Crisis #5 to tell the heroes that Superboy-Prime has escaped the Speed Force. Bart again reappears in Infinite Crisis #7 in Barry Allen's costume to combat Superboy-Prime once more. In Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #6 (2006) (with a portion taking place shortly before Infinite Crisis #5) it is told how Barry spent four years in an alternate Keystone City along with Max Mercury, Johnny Quick, and an alternate Jay Garrick, until he met Bart and Wally West, joining him after

11180-421: The end, it is revealed that Barry got the two of them out alive and at Captain America's suggestion they laid low. Because of this, Hawkeye is able to destroy Krona's machine with a TNT arrow while Barry distracts him and takes the twelve items of power. As a result, reality is restored, Barry disappears and Wally returns. Wally West, wrecked by grief for the loss of his unborn twins at the hands of Zoom , regrets

11310-402: The experiment that gave Barry his powers, but someone interferes, killing Barry. Moments later, Harvey Dent is killed by an assassin who destroys the car. Thomas saves Harvey's son Dexter before confronting and killing the assassin, who says Aquaman sent him to stop Barry Allen from becoming the Flash. Back on Earth Prime , Bruce is confronted by Corky Baxter, who warns him that Rip Hunter and

11440-571: The first forty years of the Superman comics, author Michael Fleisher cites many examples which demonstrate that Metropolis equates with New York City . The most blatant of these might be the statement he cites from Action Comics #143 (April 1950), which states that the Statue of Liberty stands in "Metropolis Harbor". The Statue of Liberty, in fact, stands in New York Harbor . In the pre- Crisis on Infinite Earths comics, Smallville

11570-578: The fourth Flash until he is abruptly killed by his clone Inertia and the Rogues . Wally then retakes the identity of the Flash. Bart is later resurrected as Kid Flash by the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st century to combat Superboy-Prime . Barry Allen appears in issue 3 as the Flash in the JLA when the two realities start changing, along with Hal Jordan. When the two teams see their real futures, Barry witnesses his death during Crisis on Infinite Earths as

11700-473: The greatest evil comes back to the DC Universe, the greatest hero needed to return." Barry makes his corporeal return in Final Crisis #2. On the second to last page, Jay Garrick and Wally West feel vibrations to which Jay remarks, "but, don't you recognize those vibrations? It can't be... Not after all these years... Not after all this time." On the final page, Barry Allen is seen in hot pursuit of

11830-556: The hall when he gets the attention of Gilda Dent asking why he took her son noting that Batman is Thomas Wayne. Interrogating Glinda about Psycho-Pirate's death, Glinda claims she didn't see the culprit before claiming that Thomas drove Martha mad the day when Bruce was killed. When Gilda starts to ramble that Thomas was a bad father, Batman punches the glass window of her cell, disfiguring the left side of her face. Later, Thomas dispatches some muggers, before being confronted by Super-Man. Back on Prime Earth, Corky Baxter notes that Batman stole

11960-757: The harbor from each other. That same column stated that Green Arrow's home, Star City , was in Connecticut, Flash's Central City was in Ohio, and Hawkman's Midway City was in Michigan. An earlier issue of DC's fanzine Amazing World of DC Comics , however, stated that Metropolis was located in Delaware , while Gotham was placed in New Jersey . The 1990 Atlas of the DC Universe role playing game supplement, published by Mayfair Games , states that Metropolis

12090-577: The heroes while Batman loses trust and faith in his allies. Following the trial, Allen retires and joins Iris in the 30th century. After only a few weeks of happiness, the Crisis on Infinite Earths intervenes, and Allen is captured by the Anti-Monitor and brought to 1985; according to the Anti-Monitor, the Flash is the only being capable of traveling to other universes at will, so the Anti-Monitor could not allow him to stay free. Allen escapes and foils

12220-541: The introduction of a new version of DC Comics' The Flash in Showcase #4 (October 1956). In 1956, DC Comics reinvented the Flash character, giving him a new costume, name, and background. Carmine Infantino alleged the character design was from a Captain Marvel homage he created earlier dubbed Captain Whiz. This new Flash, named Barry Allen, was completely unrelated to Jay Garrick. In fact, Garrick had never existed, as far as

12350-517: The journey himself is not stated. Twenty three years after his death in Crisis on Infinite Earths #8, Barry Allen's essence makes a return to the present DC Universe proper in DC Universe #0, preceding his full-time return in the pages of Final Crisis . DC Universe #0 features an unnamed narrator who initially associates himself with "everything". He begins to recall his past and association with Justice League members, particularly Hal Jordan and Superman . The lettering in which he speaks to

12480-470: The location of Metropolis has varied over the years but is usually portrayed as a major city in the Northeast , sharing various qualities with New York City . Superman co-creator Joe Shuster moved to Cleveland at age ten, where he met co-creator and Ohio native Jerry Siegel . Originally intending to sell the Superman strips to a Cleveland newspaper, they decided to set the stories there, but when

12610-504: The longest suspension bridge in the world, the Metro-Narrows Bridge is likely based on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge , which stretches between Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City. In The World's Greatest Superheroes newspaper comic strip , a 1978 Sunday strip shows a map of the east coast of the United States; the map places Metropolis in Delaware and Gotham City across Delaware Bay in New Jersey, with

12740-410: The loophole in his introduction to the original Crisis collected edition hardcover, and later then fully explained on his website. This loophole would allow a writer to pull Barry out of his desperate run to annihilate the anti-matter cannon. However, Barry would know he must someday finish his death run, and would become more determined to use his speed to help others. In Deadman: Dead Again , Barry

12870-619: The man in the costume (he wore no mask) was named Jay Garrick. He rose in popularity and appeared in three comic book titles. After World War II, superheroes declined in popularity, causing many of the Flash's comic book series to be canceled. All-Flash was canceled in 1948 after 32 issues. Flash Comics was canceled in 1949 after 104 issues. All-Star Comics was canceled in 1951 after 57 issues, marking Garrick's last Golden Age appearance. The popularity and circulation of comic books about superheroes had declined following World War II, and comic books about horror, crime and romance took larger shares of

13000-486: The market. However, controversy arose over alleged links between comic books and juvenile delinquency, focusing in particular on crime, horror, and certain elements of superheroes. In 1954, publishers implemented the Comics Code Authority to regulate comic content. In the wake of these changes, publishers began introducing superhero stories again (as preferable to crime and horror), a change that began with

13130-441: The murder of Barry's mother, was caused by Zoom. Zoom then decides to destroy everything by killing Barry's wife, Iris, before they met. Barry chases after Zoom, and is joined by Wally, who tells Barry to push as hard as he can to break the time barrier. They reach Thawne, and their lightnings turn Barry's past self into the Flash in the altered timeline (preserving Barry's destiny) as they are able to stop Zoom from killing Iris. As

13260-447: The mystical source and Valhalla open to all dead speedsters, and from which the living ones draw their powers. After Allen's death, Kid Flash Wally West , his nephew and sidekick, takes up the mantle of the Flash. Marv Wolfman , scribe for the Crisis on Infinite Earths , has repeatedly stated he left a loophole in the script allowing Barry Allen to be reintroduced, without a retcon , into DC Universe continuity. Wolfman first hinted at

13390-674: The name of the city is identified as Metropolis, as the Bulleteers address in that cartoon the population of Superman's city as "citizens of Metropolis"; and in the thirteenth cartoon Destruction, Inc. (1942), Metropolis is even seen spelled out twice on the Metropolis Munition Works. In a 1970s edition of "Ask the Answer Man ", a column that ran occasionally in DC publications, it was stated that Metropolis and Gotham City were adjacent to New York City ; across

13520-521: The new books were concerned. Barry Allen's first appearance shows him reading a copy of Flash Comics, lamenting that Garrick was "just a character some writer dreamed up". Readers welcomed the new Flash, but still had an interest in the old one. 1956's Showcase #4 featured two Flash stories, "Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt!", and "The Man Who Broke the Time Barrier!". During an era marked by rapid scientific advancements and Cold War anxieties,

13650-565: The offer, causing Super-Man to knock him out. Meanwhile, Batman wakes up in the presence of Poison Ivy who is working for Super-Man, along with Jason Woodrue /Swamp Thing, to build the Oasis. Batman is shown a message from Jor-El stating that Krypton is dying and that the Kryptonians need a new home before Krypton self-destructs - now planning to invade Earth in five days. Batman rejects Super-Man's plea for an alliance. Meanwhile, Eobard Thawne

13780-461: The only obstacle left between them and world domination, Barry's expertise allows him to overcome their foes and run through the ruined Earth. Barry stops to see his wife Iris and save her from the slavery of the Anti-Life Equation . Seeing his wife again for the first time in years, Barry is overcome with emotion and gives his brainwashed wife a deep kiss. While kissing her, the Speed Force sparkles out of his body, enveloping Iris and freeing her from

13910-408: The opposite sides of a bay , similar to Jersey City and Manhattan . A Native American tribe sold Metropolis Island to the first European settlers in 1644, similar to the history of New York City, in which Native Americans sold Manhattan Island to Dutch settlers in 1626. Over the years, Metropolis' features have greatly changed in the comics; however, Metropolis is always presented as being

14040-667: The other heroic speedsters. Before Barry can fight any further, Zoom fades away. Wally enters the Speed Force to retrieve his uncle, and after venturing deeper into the Speed Force, Max reveals to Barry that it was Allen himself who created the Speed Force. Meanwhile, Wally manages to reach Barry and Max, and the three begin their escape. As the heroic speedsters are recharged with energy, Barry, Wally, Jay, Max, and Bart charge towards Zoom. The seven speedsters (the 5 men plus Jesse Chambers and Iris West-Park) battle against Zoom, and despite being outnumbered, Zoom pulls Barry away. He reveals that everything horrible that happened to Barry, including

14170-533: The post- Zero Hour continuity), it is revealed that six months after Iris' death, Barry and four other members of the Justice League voted to allow Zatanna to edit Doctor Light 's mind, essentially lobotomizing him. When Batman discovers what the League was doing, the League has his memories edited as well despite the objection of Green Arrow . Both Doctor Light and Batman eventually recover from their respective mindwipes; Doctor Light vows to get his revenge against

14300-495: The public knowledge of his identity. Barry appears from somewhere in time—stating that he is from a period shortly before his death—counseling his nephew, and talking the Spectre into granting his wish, erasing all public knowledge of Wally and Barry's identities as the Flash (Although Wally himself also loses his memory of his identity for a time). Barry then disappears, telling his nephew that he will come to his aid three times, on

14430-408: The reader is yellow on backgrounds that are initially black. As the story moves forward, the background slowly begins turning red. In the final pages, the narration boxes feature a yellow lightning bolt. Over time, as he recalls friendships and connections with other people, his mind begins to narrow, remarking "I...know him. I am no longer everything. I am a shaft of light split through a prism". Yet he

14560-563: The real-life Statue of Liberty stands in New York Harbor . However, most stories indicate the Statue of Liberty is actually in New York City, which also exists in the DC Universe as a separate city from Metropolis. The map of Metropolis designed for Mayfair Games' first edition of the DC Heroes Role-Playing Game resembled that of Manhattan . Metropolis is made up of six boroughs, the largest being New Troy. Each of

14690-541: The rest of the world needs me for." It is then revealed that Flash's mother was murdered when he was a child, and his father was arrested for the crime (this is pointedly contrary to previous Flash stories, in which both his parents appear alive). Flash describes this as "the only one open case I left behind." Before he can contemplate this any further, the speedster villain Savitar escapes the Speed Force through Flash. When Flash manages to put his hand on Savitar's shoulder,

14820-433: The same year. According to Comic Book Roundup, Flashpoint Beyond received an average score of 8.1 out of 10. Reviewing Flashpoint Beyond , Sam Stone of Comic Book Resources stated: " Flashpoint Beyond picks up and remixes where the original miniseries left off, exploring a version of the story where The Flash never swooped in to save the day. The creative team is firing on all cylinders as they explore this dark twist on

14950-490: The snowglobe from Rip Hunter and that the Time Masters took it from someone else first, warning Batman that the owner may come for it. 30 years ago, on the planet Krypton , a rocket carrying a baby Kal-El is shot into space in a space capsule, arriving on Earth and decimating Metropolis . Oswald is teaching Dexter how to work with explosives when they get a glimpse of a Flash-like figure who needs Thomas Wayne. Super-Man states to Batman that he needs help, though Batman rejects

15080-500: The speedsters, though Wally West manages to catch a glimpse of Allen directly afterwards, and sees him as the new Black Flash . When he realizes that his presence could damage or kill other innocents, Barry flees back into the Speed Force, where he encounters old friends Johnny Quick and Max Mercury . Max attempts to tell Allen that his becoming the Black Flash is not his fault. When Max and Barry are pulled into another pocket of

15210-460: The stories in "Showcase #4" reflect contemporary themes of technological triumph and societal stability. "Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt!" introduces Barry Allen, a police scientist who gains super-speed powers, symbolizing the era's optimism about scientific progress and the need for heroes who embody justice. The inclusion of a bank robber as a villain resonated with readers due to prevalent fears about financial security and crime. "The Man Who Broke

15340-418: The story that Barry was in witness protection to account for his resurrection. Avoiding the parades, parties, and other celebrations of his return, Barry instead contemplates why he is alive again. A visit to the Flash Museum and from his friend Hal Jordan is not enough to put his mind at ease as he runs off as the Flash. "I can't be late," he says. When asked by Hal late for what, Flash replies, "For whatever

15470-466: The strips were re-used for the comic books, they changed the location to the fictional Metropolis. Shuster was quoted as having modeled his Metropolis cityscape on that of his hometown, Toronto , and in the early versions of Superman, Clark Kent worked for a newspaper called the Daily Star , modeled after the real-life Toronto Star . Action Comics #2, however, mistakenly portrays Clark Kent as

15600-418: The television series Superman: The Animated Series , the second part of the episode titled "Little Girl Lost" depicts Darkseid's minion using a machine hidden in or around Metropolis to attempt to pull a comet into the earth. The beam from that machine is depicted originating from the area of the mid-western United States where Kansas is located. In the second part of the episode "Last Son of Krypton" when Lois

15730-419: The three most difficult days of his life of which this is the first. In fact, when Zoom enlists the aid of the original Professor Zoom to make Wally relive the loss of his beloved twins, Barry is already there, trying to stop his "own" Reverse-Flash; Zoom apparently retrieved Eobard Thawne from the day that he attempted to kill Fiona Webb, with Barry following his nemesis. For the second time, he helps Wally undo

15860-566: The two Flashes push Zoom back through time to the present, they see that the Justice League, the Justice Society, and the Outsiders have built a device specifically for Thawne. Barry tosses him in and activates the device, severing his connection to the negative Speed Force. The Flashes tie Zoom up to stop him from running. With the threat ended, everyone celebrates by welcoming Barry back and the speedsters in general. Later, Barry closes

15990-443: The two cities has varied greatly over the years, ranging from being hundreds of miles apart to Gotham and Metropolis being twin cities on opposite sides of Delaware Bay , with Metropolis in Delaware and Gotham City being in New Jersey . In Bronze Age stories that depicted Metropolis and Gotham City as twin cities, the Metro-Narrows Bridge was said to be the main route connecting Metropolis to Gotham City. Stated as being

16120-682: The two cities has varied. A map of the United States in the Secret Files & Origins Guide to the DC Universe 2000 depicts Metropolis and Gotham City (alongside Blüdhaven ) as being somewhere in the tri-state area . In the TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman , when Lois finds out about Superman's secret identity and yells at Clark about how he's been hiding his secretly being Superman, he responds, "A little louder, Lois. I don't think they could hear you in Gotham City." In

16250-473: The villain screams in agony and crumbles into dust, not before telling Flash, "...You were the beginning, Allen...and you're the end." At that moment, Wally West , West's children Iris and Jai, Liberty Belle , Jay Garrick , and Kid Flash all experience painful convulsions and are engulfed in lightning. Barry's conflict with the speed cult culminates in the death of their new leader who was attempting to avenge Savitar's death. It causes pain once again to all

16380-566: The zero issue of the comic book), Xermánico and Mikel Janín. It was also lettered by Rob Leigh and colored by Trish Mulvihill , Romulo Fajardo Jr. and Jordie Bellaire . Flashpoint Beyond was officially announced by DC Comics in January 2022 as the sequel to the limited series Flashpoint (2011), which was originally written by Johns and drawn by Andy Kubert . Comprising seven issues released by DC at monthly intervals, Flashpoint Beyond began publishing on April 12 and ended on October 18 of

16510-543: Was Julie Schwartz , editor; Robert Kanigher , writer, Carmine Infantino , penciler (illustrator); Joe Kubert, inker (assistant illustrator). Robert Kanigher is on record as saying he still considers Gardner Fox as "the creator of The Flash" and his creation of Barry Allen is a reworking of that original work. As a result, no one name is easily identifiable as the character's creator. Fox's superhero, "The Flash" first appeared in Flash Comics #1 in 1940. In this story

16640-422: Was a reporter, in this case for Picture News. Wally West, the nephew of Iris West Allen, first appeared in Flash #110 (1959), which depicted his transformation into Kid Flash, the "Robin" to the Flash's "Batman". Wally West would later go on to become the new Flash many years later. Jay Garrick made a guest appearance in 1961 in Flash #123 " Flash of Two Worlds ". In this issue, Garrick was treated as residing in

16770-552: Was discovered by the superhero Black Lightning and his nemesis the Whale . Superman, under the effects of hypnosis, once went on a rampage and wrecked several pieces at the museum. The Superman Museum, like the Flash Museum, is also usually shown as existing well into the Legion of Super-Heroes ' era, as shown in various stories and the 2000s television series Legion of Super Heroes . The central branch of S.T.A.R. Labs ,

16900-555: Was often shown as being within driving distance of Metropolis, although with no definitive location. John Byrne 's 1986 revamp of Superman cited the city as being in Kansas . The 1992 " Death of Superman " storyline depicts Doomsday on a path from Ohio through the state of New York, ending in Metropolis, and the 2005 comic Countdown to Infinite Crisis also places Metropolis in the state of New York . The 2003 DC Comics/ Marvel Comics crossover mini-series JLA/Avengers depicts

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