The The Flash Legacy

4 heroes have worn the The Flash mantle.

Successorheld the mantle from 1959

Wallace Rudolph "Wally" West

The Flash #110 (1959) · 811 appearances

Powers. Connection to the Speed Force granting superhuman speed, reflexes, accelerated healing, speed-stealing/sharing, infinite mass punch, vibration/phasing through objects, and time travel.

Origin

Wally West was a young boy who idolized his aunt Iris's boyfriend, Barry Allen—the second Flash—and gained identical super-speed powers when a freak accident in Barry's lab exposed him to the same electrified chemicals, making him Kid Flash before eventually inheriting the mantle of the Flash himself.

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Successorheld the mantle from 1956

Bartholomew Henry "Barry" Allen

Showcase #4 (1956) · 705 appearances

Origin

Police scientist Barry Allen gained incredible super-speed after a bolt of lightning struck his lab, showering him with electrified chemicals. Adopting the identity of the Flash, he became Central City's scarlet speedster and a founding member of the Justice League.

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The originalheld the mantle from 1940

Jason Peter "Jay" Garrick

Flash Comics #1 (1940) · 212 appearances

Powers. Superhuman speed, reflexes, and agility (originally from inhaling hard-water vapor); later attributed to connection to the Speed Force.

Origin

Jay Garrick, a college student, accidentally inhaled the vapors of hard water while smoking in a laboratory, granting him the ability to move at superhuman speed—making him DC's first Scarlet Speedster and one of the earliest heroes of the Golden Age.

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More who've worn the The Flash mantle

Successorfrom 1982

Anthony S. Gambello

G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #1 (1982)

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