Officer Fred Chyre

A gruff, street-level lawman who stepped onto the scene in 2002's Flash #180 — crafted by the celebrated team of Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins — Officer Fred Chyre is the kind of no-nonsense cop who keeps Central City's human side grounded amid all the superspeed chaos. His world overlaps with some heavy hitters: Wally West, Victor Stone, Linda Park, and even the cerebral menace of The Thinker all share his pages. Preserved in the acclaimed Flash Omnibus by Geoff Johns, Chyre is a small but telling piece of the rich, character-driven tapestry that made Johns' Modern Age Flash run so beloved.