For the unnecessary and very detailed and geeky long answer. Barry allen is voiced by michael rosenbaum, who is known for voicing wally west as the flash. Welcome to comic book plus, the site where every day is party day. In 2009, ign ranked zoom as the 37th greatest comic book. She is often considered an archetype for many noncomicbook heroines. Legendary comics creator nicola cuti, creator of eman and moonchild the starbabe, has passed away at the age of 75. After all, dawn was the longest standing canonical daughter of barry allen and iris west.
The most famous of these is the flash, also known as the fastest man alive. In the 1940s, college student jay garrick acquired his superspeed abilities in a random lab accident and became the first dc super hero to go by the name the flash. The second character to assume the reverse flash mantle. She has been the main love interest and later wife of barry allen, the alter ego of the silver age version of the superhero the flash, and the aunt and grandmother, respectively, of the modern age variations of the characters. Iris west is a fictional character, a supporting character appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Clifford devoe is a longtime flash and titans villain better known as the thinker. The jla members are listed here in order of their first joining the team, and none are listed twice. Captain cold 65 captain cold, leonard snart, is a villain in dc comics. Much like the comic book nora allen, she has a twin brotherhis name is don. For many months people theorized that the mystery girl was actually dawn. Joaquin phoenixs joker real name and other details revealed. It was a massive week for television trailers and promos, with all of the biggest assembled right here. The flash or simply flash is the name of several superheroes appearing in american comic.
The flash is one of dc comics most popular characters and has been integral to the publishers many realitychanging. The flash bartholomew henry barry allen is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. This new flash was barry allen, a police scientist who gained superspeed when bathed by chemicals after a shelf of them was struck by lightning. Spiderman has been one of the most popular comic book characters in pop culture since his first appearance in the early 1960s in the marvel comics series amazing fantasy. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, the flash, aquaman and more.
The first apperance of the silver age flash he dons a set of red tights sporting a lightning bolt, dubs himself the flash, after his childhood comic book hero, jay garrick, and becomes central citys resident costumed crimefighter. Bing images flash barry allen, flash comics, marvel dc. Abel, keeper of secrets, abel, the firstborn man sandman access. You can also get creative and use a whole superhero character name or a. Comic book plus free and legal public domain books. In this previous continuity, garrick and the other characters of the golden age only existed as comics characters in the mainline. The second character to assume the reverseflash mantle, he serves as the archenemy of wally west. Reverse flash is a name used by several supervillains appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. When you flip through a comic book, youre looking at a medium that has existed for less than a century.
Since then he has appeared in several dc universe animated original. We are the original and still the premier site to read and download golden and silver age comic books. At the moment, it doesnt seem like cicadas real name has any sort of dc comics proxy. After the dc rebirth events, zolomon later serves as an adversary to wests mentor and predecessor barry allen. Hunter zolomon, otherwise known as zoom, is a fictional supervillain appearing in comic books published by dc comics. His incredible spider abilities attracted fans of all ages and his boyish charm and personality made spiderman one of the most relatable superheroes to ever grace the. Plus, we also hold a large and growing selection of comic strips and pulp fiction. Within those approximate 80 years, comic book stories and the avatars within have. List of justice league of america members superhero wiki. Jay garrick 74 jay garrick is the original, golden age, superspeedster, and was the first to have the mantle of the flash and a founder of the justice society of america. Barry allen appears as the flash, a member of the justice league. But gilbert bravely raced into action anytime he was needed, proving he was one of the most selfless and swiftest heroes in comics.
The flash, american comic book hero created for dc comics by writer gardner fox and artist harry lampert. Im a longtime aquaman fan and reader so its important to note that there are several versions of the character. Hunter zolomon or zoom took his name from professor zoom, also known as the reverse flash, barry allen s archenemy from the 25th century. Although there are very few characters with a history as strange and complex as hawkmans, whether its carter hall or katar hol beneath the mask, hawkman is one of the dc universes greatest heroic icons. The flash s fourth season continues in a week as the seasonlong fight against clifford devoethe thinker enters its third act. Welcome to the official youtube channel for comic books vs the world. He adopted the name the scarlet speedster after reading a comic book featuring the golden age flash. The 100 best comic book characters of all time paste.
Bart allen bartholomew bart allen ii is a fictional character in the dc comics universe. Her original origin allegorically depicted her as a clay. Longtime comic book readers would recognize that name. In the flash, the characters real name will be spencer young, who is an aspiring social media influencer, who. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. Lets talk a little more about xs comic book mother, dawn allen.
Over the course of the event, the antimonitor has his minions build a weapon known as the antimatter cannon, which he coul. Superhero baby names for any comic book lover sheknows. Ever since the days of world war ii, there has been a man clad in red who can run at impossible speeds, using his power to save lives and defend those who cannot defend themselves. Trickster would later form a group of reformed flash rogues to topple his current ranks of enemies until the top removed his influence. There is a new 52era green lantern whose name is orlan, but its safe to assume there isnt a connection. The flash is switching another comics characters gender. Female android, male android batman beyond member of the royal flush gang. Whether you are an avid comic collector, a repeat offender one who once collected but fell by the wayside, are new to the industry, or someone who came across some old comics, welcome to the world of comics. Sue dearbon returns in so long and goodnight photos justice league darkseid actor continues to. Each iteration of the character serves as a foil and an enemy of the flash. The flash is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero of the same name.
Most comic book lovers pledge allegiance to either dc comics featuring that famous alien from krypton and aquaman, among many othersor marvel comics, which gave us the webslinging spiderman, the new mutants and patriotic captain america. The second character to assume the reverse flash mantle, he serves as the archenemy of wally west the third superhero to be called the flash. Since 2010, the series focuses on barry allen, the second flash, who was the original focus from 1959 to 1985. Comic book realm use our database to track your comic. Sadly, any time gilbert tapped into his suit, it would shorten his life. Or perhaps the more appropriate question might be, why cant comic books be considered serious art. Barry allen was the second superhero to be known as the flash in the dc. The justice league is a team of comic book superheroes in the dc comics universe.
It was jay garricks legendary heroics that inspired barry allen. Granted with powers and abilities similar to that of the flash, the reverse flash is unwavering in his determination to oppose and destroy all thats important to the flash. He originally went by the code name impulse and later became the second kid flash, before becoming the. With ebay, you dont have to choose sides, because we have plenty of any option. This week, our artists paired sonic the hedgehog and sonicrelated characters with other comic book characters. Created in 1943, the thinker is one of the flash s. Welcome to, where you can read comics online for free. Due to this fact, max mercury, jay garrick the golden age flash, flash i and jesse chambers aka jesse quickliberty belle, daughter to johnny quick who had been claimed by the black flash.
The flash puts a twist on cicadas origin in the death. Joaquin phoenixs joker real name and other details revealed the flash. His ability to travel through time allows him to attack the flash at almost any point throughout history. Years later, jay was succeeded by police scientist barry allen, until barrys former kid partner wally west took up the mantle at a time when barry was considered dead. When barry was a boy, his parents relationship wasnt going well, and while he prepared to participate in a spelling bee at school, his mother nora was struggling to encourage him despite working double. Over the years they have featured many characters in a variety of combinations. Using his superspeed powers, he taps into the speed force and becomes a costumed crimefighter. Lightnings real name was guy gilbert, a hero who gained his super speed from his experimental suit.