| Alias |
|
| Flash
Family |
| Nick
Name |
| Fastest
Family Alive |
| Founding
Members |
|
Flash
I
Flash
II
Kid
Flash I /
Flash
III |
| Extended Family |
|
Jessie
Quick I
Kid
Flash III
Max
Mercury |
| Future
Members |
|
Flash I
of the 23rd Century
Flash II
of the 23rd Century
Flash
of the 27th & 853rd Century
Flash I
of the 28th Century
Flash II
of the 28th Century
Impulse
III
Kid
Flash II
Tornado
Twins
XS |
| Occupation |
| Affiliation
of superhero related either through blood or friendship who access the
Speed
Force. |
| Legal
Status |
| Citizens
of the United States. |
| Nation
or Planet of Origin |
| Earth |
| Group
Alliances |
|
Justice
League
Justice
Society
Teen
Titans
Titans |
| Base
of Operations |
| Earth |
| Accessories |
| Resources
of family members. |
| Common
Enemies |
| Cobalt
Blue Dynasty |
| Regularly
Appearing |
|
The
Flash Vol. 1 & 2 |
| First
Meeting of Flash I & Flash II |
|
Flash
Vol. 1 #123 (Sept. 1961) |
| Creator |
| Gardner
Fox & Carmine Infantino |
| Origin |
| The
legacy of the
Flash
began with Jay Garrick, a university science student, who as the result of
a chemical accident gained access to the
Speed
Force. Although
Garrick and his wife were childless, his heroism would inspire others to
carry on his legacy. When police chemist Barry Allen
gained supersonic powers from a bolt of lightening which struck him in his
lab, he adopted the mantle of his childhood hero becoming the
Flash.
Allen's nephew Wally West would
coincidentally also become subject to a similar accident which would allow
him to become his uncle's sidekick and eventually inherit his mentor's
name and mantle as the
Flash.
Into the future numerous heroes
either related to Allen and West or inspired by the legend spawned by
Garrick will adopt the name Flash, creating a dynasty of heroes which will
exist for thousands of years. |