67-685: This is a list of Flash supporting characters. In chronological order with name, first appearance and description. Flash (comics) The Flash (or simply Flash ) is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert , the original Flash first appeared in Flash Comics #1 ( cover-dated January 1940, released November 1939). Nicknamed "the Scarlet Speedster", all incarnations of
134-479: A Planck instant. Speedsters may at times use the ability to speed-read at incredible rates and in doing so, process vast amounts of information. Whatever knowledge they acquire in this manner is usually temporary. Their ability to think fast also allows them some immunity to telepathy, as their thoughts operate at a rate too rapid for telepaths such as Martian Manhunter or Gorilla Grodd to read or influence their minds. Flashes and other super-speedsters also have
201-454: A blink of an eye. In the final issue of 52 , a new Multiverse is revealed, originally consisting of 52 identical realities. Among the parallel realities shown is one designated "Earth-2". As a result of Mister Mind "eating" aspects of this reality, it takes on visual aspects similar to the pre-Crisis Earth-2, including the Flash among other Justice Society of America characters. The names of
268-636: A comic book featuring the Golden Age Flash. After several more appearances in Showcase , Allen's character was given his own title, The Flash , the first issue of which was #105 (resuming where Flash Comics had left off). Barry Allen and the new Flash were created by writers Robert Kanigher and John Broome and cartoonist Carmine Infantino . The Silver Age Flash proved popular enough that several other Golden Age heroes were revived in new incarnations (see: Green Lantern ). A new superhero team,
335-462: A crimefighter active in Central City . In his civilian identity, he stores the costume compressed in a special ring via the use of a special gas that could compress cloth fibers to a very small fraction of their normal size. Barry sacrificed his life for the universe in the 1985 maxi-series Crisis on Infinite Earths and remained dead for over twenty years after that story's publication. With
402-513: A jumble of noise. He also has the ability to change the vibration of his vocal cords making it so he can change how his voice sounds to others. While not having the physical strength of many of his comrades and enemies, Flash has shown to be able to use his speed to exert incredible momentum into physical attacks. In Injustice: Gods Among Us , Flash uses these kinds of attacks as many of his special moves. The Flash has also claimed that he can process thoughts in less than an attosecond . At times he
469-511: A large role in 2009's The Flash: Rebirth . After the New 52 reboot, Wally was removed from DC continuity but returned during DC Rebirth using a new red and silver costume, to a world that had forgotten his existence due to a combination of Barry and Dr. Manhattan meddling with reality during Flashpoint and the villain Abra Kadabra wiping the memory of Wally's existence. After Manhattan undid
536-408: A process called quantum tunneling , travel through time and can also lend and borrow speed. Speedsters can also heal more rapidly than an average human. In addition, most incarnations have an invisible aura around their respective bodies that protects them from air friction and the kinetic effects of their powers. On several occasions, the Flash has raced against Superman , either to determine who
603-563: A series of American direct-to-video superhero animated films based on DC Comics characters and stories. From 2007 to 2022, films were produced primarily by Warner Bros. Animation but subsequently fell under DC Studios . Many films are usually stand-alone projects that are either adaptations of popular works or original stories. From 2013 to 2024, the DC Animated Movie Universe was a subset of this series. The first story arc featured several films that took place in
670-452: A shared universe, influenced predominantly by " The New 52 ". Following the first arc's conclusion with Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020), the "Tomorrowverse" series was launched beginning with Superman: Man of Tomorrow that same year and ended with a three-part trilogy, Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths (2024). As of 2023, the DCUAOM line released 51 movies that made
737-454: A stylized metal helmet with wings (based on images of the Greek deity Hermes ), and began to fight crime as the Flash. His first case involved battling the "Faultless Four", a group of blackmailers. Garrick kept his identity secret for years without a mask by continually vibrating his body while in public so that any photograph of his face would be blurred. Although originally from Earth-Two , he
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#1732776032353804-600: A teenager, she was abducted from the timestream by the Childminder, a Mother Goose -like being who took many Golden Age sidekicks to be sold. Judy and the rest of the Lost Children were freed by Stargirl and Red Arrow , re-entering the timestream in the present day and reuniting with her father. Years later, Judy would take on the mantle of the Flash and join the Justice Society of America . John Fox
871-609: A total of $ 253 million in sales in the United States and Canada, an average of $ 5.4 million per film. Unlike earlier animated DC films (most of which also involved Bruce Timm and were part of the DC Animated Universe ), the films in the line are aimed at a more adult audience, often containing profane language, stronger violence, sexual scenes, and more mature themes. The art styles for the films are also generally more realistically proportionate. The majority of
938-480: Is able to throw lightning created by his super speed and make speed vortices. Some flashes also have the ability to create speed avatars (i.e. duplicates) and these avatars have sometimes been sent to different timelines to complete a particular mission. (Barry Allen exhibits this ability in the live action series "The Flash"). He can also be seen negating the effects of the anti-life equation, when he freed Iris-West from its control (probably due to his connection with
1005-473: Is an ordinary human in the 23rd century until Cobalt Blue steals electrical impulses away from her, causing her to become as slow to the world as the world is to the Flash. Hoping to restore her, her father takes her into the Speed Force. When her father is killed, she appears as a living manifestation of the Speed Force, able to lend speed to various people and objects, but unable to physically interact with
1072-472: Is based on the Superman/Batman storyline. This continuity is based on JLA storylines published in 2000. This continuity is based on Frank Miller 's Batman: Year One arc and The Dark Knight Returns . A shared universe, with influences from The New 52 continuity and various DC eras and productions. This continuity is set in the DC Animated Universe (although the canonicity
1139-470: Is faster or as part of a mutual effort to thwart some type of threat; these races, however, often result in ties because of outside circumstances. Writer Jim Shooter and artist Curt Swan crafted the story "Superman's Race with the Flash!" in Superman #199 (August 1967), which featured the first race between the Flash and Superman. Writer E. Nelson Bridwell and artist Ross Andru produced "The Race to
1206-405: Is the grandson of Barry Allen and his wife Iris. Bart suffered from accelerated aging and, as a result, was raised in a virtual reality machine until Iris took him back in time to get help from the then-current Flash, Wally West. With Wally's help, Bart's aging slowed, and he took the name Impulse. After he was shot in the knee by Deathstroke , Bart changed both his attitude and his costume, taking
1273-601: The Infinite Crisis miniseries and the " One Year Later " jump in time in the DC Universe , DC canceled The Flash (vol. 2) in January 2006 at #230. A new series, The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive , began on June 21, 2006. The initial story arc of this series, written by Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo with art by Ken Lashley, focused on Bart Allen's acceptance of the role of the Flash. Flash: Fastest Man Alive
1340-525: The DC Animated Movie Universe and its "Tomorrowverse" arc. From 2007 to 2015, most of the films were voice-directed by Andrea Romano , the last one being Justice League: Gods and Monsters . Then from 2016 to 2024, duties were handed to Wes Gleason, starting with Batman: Bad Blood up until the three-part Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths trilogy. The films are generally released direct-to-video, but Batman: The Killing Joke , Batman and Harley Quinn , The Death of Superman and Reign of
1407-479: The Justice League of America , was also created, with the Flash as a main, charter member. Barry Allen's title also introduced a much-imitated plot device into superhero comics when it was revealed that Garrick and Allen existed on fictional parallel worlds . Their powers allowed them to cross the dimensional boundary between worlds, and the men became good friends. Flash of Two Worlds ( The Flash #123)
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#17327760323531474-457: The Multiverse storytelling concept to DC readers, which would become the basis for many DC stories in the future. Like his Justice League colleagues Wonder Woman , Superman and Batman , the Flash has a distinctive cast of adversaries, including Gorilla Grodd , the various Rogues (unique among DC supervillains for their code of honor), and the various psychotic "speedsters" who go by
1541-496: The Silver Age of comic books . Rather than bringing back the same Golden Age heroes, DC rethought them as new characters for the modern age. The Flash was the first revival, in the tryout comic book Showcase #4 (October 1956). This new Flash was Barry Allen, a police scientist who gained super-speed when bathed by chemicals after a shelf of them was struck by lightning. He adopted the name The Scarlet Speedster after reading
1608-645: The Speed Force by the Legion of Super-Heroes at the conclusion of The Lightning Saga . This set the stage for Wally West's return as the Flash after the events of The Flash: Fastest Man Alive #13 (see Bart Allen), in All Flash #1, and with The Flash (vol. 2) series, which resumed with issue #231 in August 2007. It subsequently ends with issue #247, and West, along with all the other Flash characters, play
1675-662: The 1979 television special Legends of the Superheroes , John Wesley Shipp in the 1990 The Flash series and Grant Gustin in the 2014 The Flash series , and Ezra Miller in the DC Extended Universe series of films, beginning with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016). Shipp also portrays a version of Jay Garrick in the 2014 The Flash series. The various incarnations of the Flash are also features in animated series such as Superman: The Animated Series , Justice League , Batman: The Brave and
1742-473: The 2008 series Final Crisis , Barry returned to the DC Universe and returned to full prominence as the Flash in the 2009 series The Flash: Rebirth , which was soon after followed by a new volume of The Flash ongoing series, where Barry's adventures as the Scarlet Speedster were published until 2020. Wally returned as the primary Flash after 2021, but Barry remains a supporting character to him and
1809-434: The 98th century to acquire a Green Lantern power ring ( The Flash #309, May 1982). He fails, so he tries to capture the Flash's speed instead. After being beaten by Barry Allen, he travels back further in time and uses the chemicals from the clothes Barry Allen was wearing when he gained his powers to give himself super speed. Returning to his own time, Kryiad sacrifices his life to defeat the alien creature. Bizarro-Flash
1876-560: The Barry Allen and Wally West Flashes, and Gardner Fox , who co-created the Jay Garrick Flash. The father of Sela Allen, his wife and daughter were captured by Cobalt Blue . He is forced to watch his wife die and his daughter become crippled. As he and Max Mercury kill Cobalt Blue, a child takes Cobalt Blue's power gem and kills Allen. This Flash is one of the two destined Flashes to be killed by Cobalt Blue. Sela Allen
1943-626: The Bold and Young Justice , and the DC Universe Animated Original Movies series. The Flash first appeared in the Golden Age Flash Comics #1 (January 1940), from All-American Publications , one of three companies that would eventually merge to form DC Comics . Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, this Flash was Jay Garrick, a college student who gained his speed through
2010-662: The End of the Universe", a follow-up story four months later in The Flash #175 (December 1967). However, after the DC Universe revision after Crisis on Infinite Earths , the Flash does successfully beat Superman in a race in The Adventures of Superman #463, with the explanation that Superman is not accustomed to running at high speed for extended periods of time since flying is more versatile and less strenuous, which means
2077-487: The Flash Family. Daughter of the speedster Johnny Quick , Jesse Chambers becomes a speeding superhero like her father. She later meets Wally West, the Flash, who asks her to be his replacement if something were to happen to him (as part of an elaborate plan on his part, trying to force Bart Allen to take his role in the legacy of the Flash more seriously). She briefly assumes the mantle of the Flash, after Wally enters
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2144-587: The Flash has been a key member of at least one of DC's premier teams: the Justice Society of America , the Justice League , and the Teen Titans . The Flash is one of DC Comics' most popular characters and has been integral to the publisher's many reality-changing "crisis" storylines over the years. The original meeting of the Golden Age Flash Jay Garrick and Silver Age Flash Barry Allen in " Flash of Two Worlds " (1961) introduced
2211-676: The Flash possess "superspeed", which includes the ability to run, move, and think extremely fast, use superhuman reflexes, and seemingly violate certain laws of physics . Thus far, at least five different characters –each of whom somehow gained the power of "the Speed Force "– have assumed the mantle of the Flash in DC's history: college athlete Jay Garrick (1940–1951, 1961–2011, 2017–present), forensic scientist Barry Allen (1956–1985, 2008–present), Barry's nephew Wally West (1986–2011, 2016–present), Barry's grandson Bart Allen (2006–2007), and Chinese-American Avery Ho (2017–present). Each incarnation of
2278-547: The Flash was a clone of his grandfather's, similarly stylized to Wally West's. Not long after taking the mantle of the Flash, Bart was killed by the Rogues in the thirteenth (and final) issue of The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive . However, he was later resurrected in the 31st century in Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #3 by Brainiac 5 to combat Superboy-Prime and the Legion of Super-Villains . Bart returned to
2345-479: The Flash's powers through an accident identical to Allen's. Adopting the identity of Kid Flash, he maintained membership in the Teen Titans for years. Following Allen's death, West adopted the Flash identity in Crisis on Infinite Earths #12 and was given his own series, beginning with The Flash (vol. 2) #1 in 1987. Many issues began with the catchphrase : "My name is Wally West. I'm the fastest man alive." Due to
2412-918: The Justice League and Tanaka called on the Justice Alliance, his world's version of the Justice League. They built a cosmic treadmill and were able to evacuate much of Earth-D's population. The Justice League left, but 39 seconds later, Earth-D perished. Rei made his only appearance in Legends of the DC Universe: Crisis on Infinite Earths (February 1999). The story was written by Marv Wolfman , with art by Paul Ryan (pencils) and Bob McLeod (ink). DC Universe Animated Original Movies The DC Universe Animated Original Movies ( DCUAOM ; also known as DC Universe Original Movies or DC Universe Movies or DC Animated Movies ) are
2479-509: The Speed Force). It is said that Wally West has reached the velocity of 23,759,449,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (about 24 tredecillion) × c (the speed of light), and he could only do this with the help of every human being on earth moving so the Speed Force was joined through everyone. With that speed, he was able to run not only from planet to planet but also to different galaxies and universes at what would be considered
2546-520: The Speed Force. Jess Chambers was originally known as Kid Quick, the non-binary sidekick to Earth-11 's Jesse Quick, and a member of the team Teen Justice . In the Future State event, Chambers would permanently relocate to Earth-0 , taking on the mantle of the Flash and joining the Justice League . Judy Garrick was the daughter of the original Flash, Jay Garrick, first known as the Boom. As
2613-624: The Supermen were also given limited releases in theaters. Beyond the list of announced projects, creators involved in various levels at DC Comics have brought up names of possible future projects. Sales figures below represent, when available, DVD and Blu-ray sales in the United States. Theatrical ticket, digital, and rental sales are not included. Each film is linked to the "Critical response" section of its article. The following films are stand-alone, and do not share continuities with each other or other films (note exceptions). This continuity
2680-564: The ability to speak to one another at a highly accelerated rate. This is often done to have private conversations in front of non-fast people (as when Flash speaks to Superman about his ability to serve both the Titans and the JLA in The Titans #2). Speed-talking is also sometimes used for comedic effect where Flash becomes so excited that he begins talking faster and faster until his words become
2747-522: The characters and the team are not mentioned in the panel in which they appear, but the Flash is visually similar to the Jay Garrick Flash. Based on comments by Grant Morrison , this alternate universe is not the pre-Crisis Earth-2. A variant of the Flash—a superfast college student named Mary Maxwell—was seen in the Elseworld book Just Imagine Stan Lee Creating The Flash . The Flash of Earth-D , Rei
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2814-484: The connected residents' connection to the Speed Force, but were attacked by Godspeed before they could remove Avery's. Although they defeated Godspeed, Avery retained her connection to the Speed Force and her powers. She has gone on to become a member of The Justice League of China (a team she joined to retain her Flash moniker and her Chinese-American heritage), the multi-verse team the Justice Incarnate, and
2881-411: The early 1980s, and DC elected to end his adventures and pass the mantle on to another character. Allen died heroically in Crisis on Infinite Earths #8 (1985). Thanks to his ability to travel through time, he would continue to appear occasionally in the years to come. The third Flash was Wally West , introduced in The Flash #110 (December 1959) as Kid Flash . West, Allen's nephew by marriage, gained
2948-594: The far more practiced Flash has the advantage. After Final Crisis in Flash: Rebirth #3 , the Flash is shown as being significantly faster than Superman, able to outrun him as Superman struggles to keep up with him. He reveals that all the close races between them before had been "for charity". In the " Smallville " episode "Run," the Flash (Bart Allen) effortlessly matches pre-Superman Clark Kent's top speed while running backward; and when running seriously, he instantly outruns Clark and disappears from his view beyond
3015-417: The films are adapted from stories originally featured in DC print comics and graphic novels. As of 2024 , 53 feature films and fourteen short films have been released. In terms of continuity, the films are usually stand-alone, with exceptions being Superman/Batman: Public Enemies and its sequel Superman/Batman: Apocalypse , Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths and its sequel Justice League: Doom ,
3082-544: The films are rated PG-13 by the MPAA except All-Star Superman and Green Lantern: Emerald Knights , which are rated PG, and Batman: The Killing Joke , Justice League Dark , Batman: Gotham by Gaslight , Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay , Justice League Dark: Apokolips War , Batman: Soul of the Dragon , Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two , Injustice , and Justice League: Warworld , which are rated R. Many of
3149-632: The first superhero team, whose adventures ran in All Star Comics . With superheroes' post-war decline in popularity, Flash Comics was canceled with issue #104 (1949) which featured an evil version of the Flash called the Rival. The Justice Society's final Golden Age story ran in All Star Comics #57 (1951; the title itself continued as All Star Western ). In 1956, DC Comics successfully revived superheroes, ushering in what became known as
3216-414: The horizon. While various incarnations of the Flash have proven their ability to run at light speed, the ability to steal speed from other objects allows respective Flashes to even significantly surpass this velocity. In Flash: The Human Race , Wally is shown absorbing kinetic energy, to an extent enabling him to move faster than teleportation and run from the end of the universe back to earth in less than
3283-412: The identity. The signature wingdings are never absent. Jay Garrick was a college student in 1938 who accidentally inhaled heavy water vapors after taking a smoke break inside his laboratory where he had been working. As a result, he found that he could run at superhuman speed and had similarly fast reflexes. After a brief career as a college football star, he donned a red shirt with a lightning bolt and
3350-543: The information text released was devoid of any plot information. In 2009, Barry Allen made a full-fledged return to the DCU-proper in The Flash: Rebirth , a six-issue miniseries by Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver . While several other individuals have used the name Flash, these have either on parallel worlds or in the future. Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, and Wally West are the best-known exemplars of
3417-490: The inhalation of hard water vapors. When re-introduced in the 1960s Garrick's origin was modified slightly, gaining his powers through exposure to heavy water . Jay Garrick was a popular character in the 1940s, supporting both Flash Comics and All-Flash Quarterly (later published bi-monthly as simply All-Flash ); co-starring in Comic Cavalcade ; and being a charter member of the Justice Society of America ,
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#17327760323533484-418: The larger DC Universe and still operates as the Flash as of 2024. Wallace Rudolph "Wally" West is the nephew of both Iris West and Barry Allen, by marriage, and was introduced in The Flash #110 (1959). When West was about ten years old, he was visiting his uncle's police laboratory, and the freak accident that gave Allen his powers repeated itself, bathing West in electrically charged chemicals. Now possessing
3551-409: The mantle of Kid Flash. During the events of Infinite Crisis , the Speed Force vanished, taking with it all the speedsters save Jay Garrick. Bart returned, four years older, and for a year claimed that he was depowered from the event. However, the Speed Force had not disappeared completely, but had been absorbed into Bart's body; essentially, he now contained all of the Speed Force. Bart's costume as
3618-417: The meddling he'd caused to reality, Wally was restored to the timeline and his family eventually returned as well. Barry returned the mantle of the primary Flash to Wally after Barry elected to join the multiverse-travelling team Justice Incarnate. Wally's return as the main character of The Flash series began in The Flash #771 (2021) and is still the main Flash as of 2024. Bartholomew Henry "Bart" Allen II
3685-571: The names Reverse-Flash or Zoom. Other supporting characters in Flash stories include Barry's wife, Iris West ; Wally's wife, Linda Park ; Bart's girlfriend, Valerie Perez ; friendly fellow speedster, Max Mercury ; and Central City police department members, David Singh and Patty Spivot . A staple of the comic book DC Universe , the Flash has been adapted to numerous DC films, video games, animated series, and live-action television shows. In live-action, Barry Allen has been portrayed by Rod Haase in
3752-518: The past and played a large role in The Flash: Rebirth . Avery Ho gained her powers as a teenager living in Central City in a "Speed Force Storm" that granted her a connection to the Speed Force. Avery was trained to use her powers by Barry, Meena Dewan/Negative Flash, and August Heart/Godspeed, though when it was discovered Heart was stealing the speed of Speed Force-connected Central City residents, Barry and Ace West/Kid Flash set out to remove
3819-414: The same powers as his uncle, West donned a copy of his uncle's outfit and became the young, crime fighter, Kid Flash. After the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths where Barry Allen was killed, Wally took over as the fastest man alive. Following the events of Infinite Crisis , Wally, his wife Linda, and their twins left Earth for an unknown dimension. Wally, his wife, and their twins were pulled back from
3886-463: The sickness. Jace Allen gains superspeed when his father brings him into the Speed Force to attempt to cure him of a virus injected into his body by Cobalt Blue in an attempt to end the Allen bloodline. In memory of his father, Jace assumes the mantle of the Flash and continues the feud against Cobalt Blue. After an alien creature invades Earth, a history buff named Kriyad travels back in time from
3953-510: The tachyon radiation that sent him through the time stream gave him superspeed. He defeated Mota as a new iteration of the Flash and operated as his century's Flash for a time. Shortly after, he moved to the 853rd century and joined "Justice Legion A" (also known as Justice Legion Alpha ) as seen in the DC One Million series of books. The name "John Fox" is combined from the names of seminal comic book writers John Broome , who co-created
4020-421: The world. Blaine Allen and his son live on the colony world of Petrus in the 28th century. In an attempt to end the Allen blood line, Cobalt Blue injects Allen's son Jace with a virus. Lacking super speed, Jace was unable to shake off the virus. In despair, Blaine takes his son to the Speed Force in the hopes that it would accept him. It takes Blaine instead and grants superspeed to Jace so that he can shake off
4087-432: Was a Japanese man who idolized Barry Allen, whose stories only existed in comic books on this world. Rei was inspired by Allen to become the Flash, much like Allen was inspired to become the Flash by his idol, Jay Garrick. Allen and Rei meet during the "Crisis on Infinite Earths" when Barry is coming back from the 30th century and arrives in the wrong universe. As Earth-D was under attack by the shadow demons, Barry called on
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#17327760323534154-588: Was a historian for the National Academy of Science in Central City in the 27th Century. He was sent back in time to get the help of one or more of the three Flashes (Garrick, Allen, West), in order to defeat the radioactive villain Mota back in Fox's own time period. (Each Flash had individually fought Mota over the course of several years in the 20th century.) Fox's mission was a failure, but during his return trip,
4221-468: Was canceled with issue #13. In its place The Flash (vol. 2) was revived with issue #231, with Mark Waid as the initial writer. Waid also wrote All-Flash #1, which acted as the bridge between the two series. DC had solicited The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive through issue #15. All Flash #1 replaced issue #14 and The Flash (vol. 2) #231 replaced issue #15 in title and interior creative team only. The covers and cover artists were as solicited by DC, and
4288-569: Was created when Bizarro cloned Flash. He had a costume the reverse colors of Flash's, however he had a mallet symbol because Flash was holding one when he was cloned. The modern version of Bizarro Flash has the symbol of a thunderbolt-shaped mustard stain. He has the powers of the Flash but he is completely intangible. All incarnations of the Flash can move, think, and react at light speeds as well as having superhuman endurance that allows them to run incredible distances. Some, notably later versions, can vibrate so fast that they can pass through walls in
4355-565: Was incorporated into the history of New Earth following the Crisis on Infinite Earths and is still active as the Flash operating out of Keystone City. He is a member of the Justice Society . Barry Allen is an assistant scientist from the Criminal and Forensic Science Division of Central City Police Department. Barry had a reputation for being very slow, deliberate, and frequently late, which frustrated his fiancée, Iris West . One night, as he
4422-473: Was preparing to leave work, a freak lightning bolt struck a nearby shelf in his lab and doused him with a cocktail of unnamed chemicals. As a result, Barry found that he could run extremely fast and had matching reflexes. He donned a set of red tights sporting a lightning bolt (reminiscent of the original Fawcett Comics Captain Marvel ), dubbed himself the Flash (after his childhood hero, Jay Garrick), and became
4489-537: Was the first crossover in which a Golden Age character met a Silver Age character. Soon, there were crossovers between the entire Justice League and the Justice Society; their respective teams began an annual get-together which endured from the early 1960s until the mid-1980s. Allen's adventures continued in his own title until the event of Crisis on Infinite Earths . The Flash ended as a series with issue #350. Allen's life had become considerably confused in
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