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Joan Garrick

Joan Garrick

24 appearances · Silver Age · 1961–2025 · 1 key issues
Who is Joan Garrick?

Joan Garrick is the devoted wife of Jay Garrick, the original Golden Age Flash. She has been a steady presence in his life since his earliest adventures, supporting the Fastest Man Alive behind the scenes as a grounded, caring partner.

Few characters embody the quiet heart of the DC Universe quite like Joan Garrick, who first graced the pages of The Flash #123 in 1961 — a Silver Age debut crafted by the legendary team of Gardner Fox and Carmine Infantino. She has shared her story across more than six decades of comics, keeping remarkable company alongside the likes of Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, Wally West, and Green Lantern in the pages of The Flash and beyond. With a key collector's issue among her appearances and a publishing history stretching all the way to 2025, Joan is a figure of genuine longevity in the DC tapestry. For fans who love the human threads woven through superhero epics, she's a name absolutely worth knowing.

Teams & affiliations
Rogues
★ First appearance
The Flash #123
Sep 1961

Top series

Covers through the years — 1961–2025

The Flash #123 1961
The Flash #123
The Flash #305 1982
The Flash #305
Flash Annual #3 1989
Flash Annual #3
Superman: The Man of Steel #57 1996
Superman: The Man of Steel #57
Flash #152 1999
Flash #152
Flash #223 2005
Flash #223
Countdown to Final Crisis #1 2008
Countdown to Final Crisis #1
The Flash Omnibus by Geoff Johns #2 2012
The Flash Omnibus by Geoff Johns #2
Flash by Grant Morrison and Mark Millar #[nn] 2016
Flash by Grant Morrison and Mark Millar #[nn]
DC Finest: The Flash: The Human Thunderbolt #[nn] 2025
DC Finest: The Flash: The Human Thunderbolt #[nn]

Appearances

The Flash (1959)
World's Finest Comics (1941)
Flash Annual (1987)
#3
Adventures of Superman (1987)
Hawkworld Annual (1990)
#1
Superman: The Man of Steel (1991)
#57
Wonder Woman (1987)
Flash 80-Page Giant (1998)
#2
Countdown to Final Crisis (2008)
#1
The Flash: Rebirth (2010)
Justice Society of America: Bad Seed (2010)
The Flash Omnibus by Geoff Johns (2011)
#2
Flash by Grant Morrison and Mark Millar (2016)
Wonder Woman by John Byrne (2017)
#3
The Flash 123 (Facsimile Edition) (2020)
DC Finest: The Flash: The Human Thunderbolt (2024)