The Reverse-Flash

A mysterious criminal from the 25th century who discovered a time capsule containing the Flash's costume and, after accidentally altering it yellow, used the suit and reverse-engineered super-speed to become the Flash's most personal and dangerous nemesis.

Few villains carry a name as perfectly menacing as The Reverse-Flash, a DC antagonist who made a surprising debut in the pages of Binky's Buddies #8 in 1970 before carving out a lasting presence across Silver Age comics and well beyond. With 55 years of publication history and appearances spanning The Flash, Flash, and even Bizarro Comics, this is a character who has proven genuinely durable in the DC universe. Sharing the page with luminaries like Barry Allen, Wally West, Eobard Thawne, and Green Lantern, The Reverse-Flash keeps extraordinary company — the kind that signals a character woven into the very fabric of DC storytelling. Thirty-two catalog appearances may sound modest, but for a figure with this kind of staying power and such iconic co-stars, every issue is worth tracking down.