The Flash 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, created by writer Robert Kanigher and penciler Carmine Infantino.
Showcase#4 (October 1956): First appearance of the Silver Age Flash. Art by Carmine Infantino and Joe Kubert.
Barry Allen returns to the DC Universe, fleeing from the Black Racer. Art from Final Crisis #2 by J. G. Jones.
Barry Allen as a member of the Blue Lantern Corps during the Blackest Night event. Cover art to Blackest Night: The Flash #3 by Scott Kolins.
Grant Gustin as Barry Allen / The Flash in The CW network television series The Flash.
Flash (DC Comics character)
The 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. Nicknamed "the Scarlet Speedster", all incarnations of 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.
Characters who have associated with the name "The Flash": Barry Allen at the center, and counterclockwise from upper left are Iris West II, Bart Allen, Jesse Chambers, Wally West, Jay Garrick, and Max Mercury. Art by Ethan Van Sciver.
Wally West as The Flash, on the cover of The Flash (vol. 2) #207 (April 2004). Art by Michael Turner.
Bart Allen, grandson of Barry Allen, takes on the role as The Flash, on the cover of The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #1 (June 2006). Art by Ken Lashley, Andy Kubert, Dave Stewart, and Joe Kubert
Lia Nelson, the Tangent reality's Flash