(Trickster) and others...

• • Ability to move at extreme speeds
  • The ability to create multiple copies (in fact, moving at incredible speed creates an optical illusion)
  • The ability to pass through objects (super high-speed vibration of the body at the molecular level)
  • Ability to travel through time and parallel worlds
  • Controlling your body at the molecular level
  • Friction-reducing field
  • super speed thinking
  • Enhanced strength and durability
  • Superhuman reflexes
  • Accelerated regeneration

• • Special suit capable of withstanding high speeds
  • Suit storage ring
  • space treadmill

The Flash has the ability to travel faster than the speed of light and use superhuman reflexes, which violates some laws of physics. So far, there have been four characters who had the ability to develop super speed and acted under the pseudonym of The Flash: Jay Garrick(1940 - present) Barry Allen(1956-1985, 2006 - present) Wally West(1986-2006, 2007 - present) Bart Allen(2006-2007, 2009 - present). Before donning the Flash suit and name, Wally West was a protégé of Barry Allen and went by the name " Kid Flash". P.S. serial and cartoon version.

The Flash's second incarnation, Barry Allen, is considered the first hero of the Silver Age of Comics, and he remains one of DC Comics' most popular heroes to this day. Each version of The Flash has been a key contributor to at least one of three main DC teams: , Justice League or Teen Titans. Wally West recently reunited with the Justice League, and Barry Allen came back to life in the pages of a crossover series. Final Crisis .

A Barry Allen version (with elements of Wally West) was featured in the 1990 television series, where he was portrayed by actor John Wesley Shipp. Wally West (with many Barry Allen traits) appeared in the Justice League animated series.

Publication history

Golden age

Jay Garrick was a popular character in the 1940s; appeared in all editions flash comics and in quarterly editions All Flash Quarterly(which later came out twice a month under the title All Flash); appeared as a supporting character in the comic series Comic Cavalcade; was one of the members of the Justice Society of America, the first team of superheroes whose adventures began to be published in All Star Comics. After the war, the popularity of superheroes began to decline and flash comics was canceled after issue #104 in 1949. The final ending of the Justice Society's golden age of comics came on All Star Comics No. 57 in 1951 (and the series itself continued to be issued under the name All Star Western).

Silver Age

Due to the Infinite Crisis and the One Year Later mini-series, which is a time jump in the DC Universe, DC Comics canceled The Flash (vol. 2) in January 2006 after #230. New episode started on June 21, 2006. The series' opening storyline was written by Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo, illustrated by artist Ken Lashley, and focused on Bart/Allen and his acceptance as the new Flash.

Flash: Fastest Man Alive was canceled after 13 issues. Instead, DC Comics decided to return The Flash (vol. 2), starting with issue #231 and thus continuing the interrupted numbering. The author was Mark Waid, who wrote the issue All Flash#1, which acted as a "bridge" between the two series, DC requested a release Flash: Fastest Man Alive through issue #15, and All Flash#1 was replaced by issue #14 and The Flash (vol. 2) #231 .

In 2009, Barry Allen returned to the position of The Flash in the series The Flash: Rebirth written by Jeff Jones and Ethan Van Sciver .

Character biography

Although the Flash alias was used by many characters, they either existed in parallel worlds or in the future. The most famous characters under the name Flash are Garrick, Allen and West.

Jay Garrick

Jason Peter "Jay" Garrick was a college student in January 1940 who accidentally inhaled vapors of heavy water (water in which the isotopes of light hydrogen, protium, are replaced with deuterium) after falling asleep in a laboratory where he was smoking. He then discovered that he could develop super-speed and similarly enhance his reflexes. After a short career as an American football star, he donned a red zippered shirt and a stylized metal helmet with wings on the sides, based on the image of the Greek god Hermes. Garrick took the pseudonym The Flash and became a crime fighter. For a long time, Jay managed to keep his identity secret without wearing a mask, as his rapid movement makes it impossible to see or photograph his face. Originally from the Earth-2 universe, it was later incorporated into the history of Novaya Zemlya after the events of the Crisis on Infinite Earths. Garrick still operates under the pseudonym The Flash, lives in Keystone City, and is a member of the Justice Society of America.

Barry Allen

Bartholomew Henry "Barry" Allen was a scientist working for the police and had a reputation for being a slow, often late employee, which disappointed his fiancée, Iris West. One night, before he left work, lightning struck the set chemical substances, and they hit Allen. He soon discovered that he was able to develop supersonic speed and his reflexes. He donned a red bodysuit with leotards and named himself The Flash, after his childhood hero, Jay Garrick. Allen became an active crime fighter in his city.

In 1985, Allen sacrificed his life in Crisis on Infinite Earths and has been dead for twenty years since the story was published. In 2008, in the storyline Final Crisis, Allen was resurrected and returned as the main Flash in 2009 in the series The Flash: Rebirth The Flash

Wally West

Wally Rudolph West The Flash (vol. 1)#110 in 1959. When he was about ten years old, he visited his uncle's police laboratory, and the accident that had previously given Allen's abilities happened again: charged chemicals hit West. Having the same powers as his uncle, West donned a replica of his uncle's costume and became a young crime fighter under the alias "Kid Flash". After the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths, when Barry Allen was killed, Wally West took over as the main Flash. After the events of Infinite Crisis, Wally, his wife Linda, and two children left the Legion of Superheroes and left the Earth in an unknown dimension.

The Flash: Fastest Man Alive#13 and beyond All Flash#1 and series The Flash (vol. 2), which resumed with #231 from August 2007, where he was already acting as a replacement for Bart Allen. The series subsequently ended with issue #247, and West, along with all the other characters who shared this pseudonym, appeared and played an important role in The Flash: Rebirth .

Bart Allen

Bartholomew Henry "Bart" Allen II is the grandson of Barry Allen and his wife, Iris West. Bart underwent accelerated aging, and West was forced to help him travel back in time to the Flash of that time, Wally West. Wally helped Bart take on a pseudonym Pulse. After being stabbed in the kneecap by Destroke, Allen changed his costume and became Kid Flash. After the Crisis on Infinite Earths, the Speed ​​Force organization disappeared, taking with them all the owners of super-speed, except for Jay Garrick. Bart Allen returned after 4 years, claiming he was depowered. It turned out that the Speed ​​Force did not disappear, but was absorbed into the body of Bart Allen and he contains all the speed of the group.

#3, in the 31st century Brainiac 5 to fight Superboy-Prime And Legion of Super Villains. After Bart Allen returned to the past and played an important role in The Flash: Rebirth .

Other characters who have worn the Flash costume

Jesse Chambers

Daughter of Johnny Quick, Jessie Chambers received super speed from her father and became a superhero. She later meets Wally West, who asks her to be his replacement in case something happens to him. She briefly wore the Flash costume and was a member of the Speed ​​Force.

Sela Allen's father in the 23rd century

Sela Allen's father, his wife and daughter were captured by Cobalt Blue. Sela's father was forced to watch his wife die and then his daughter became crippled. He and Max Mercury kill Cobalt Blue, and the kid takes the stone and kills Allen. This Flash was one of two Flashes intended to kill Cobalt Blue.

Sela Allen

Sela Allen was an ordinary girl in the 23rd century before Cobalt Blue took the electrical impulses from her. Hoping to restore his daughter, her father takes her to the Speed ​​Force. When her father dies, she becomes the incarnation of the Speed ​​Force, able to give super speed to others, but unable to communicate with the outside world.

John Fox

criad

After the Earth is invaded alien creature, a historian named Criad travels to the 98th century to retrieve a Green Lantern's power ring. After he fails, he tries to get the Flash's speed. After beating Barry Allen, he travels back in time and uses the chemistry of Allen's suit and the substances on it to gain super speed. He later sacrifices his life to defeat the alien being.

Bizarro Flash

Bizarro Flash appeared when Bizarro cloned the Flash. The color of his suit was the opposite of the Flash's (red instead of yellow, yellow instead of red). The modern version of the Bizzaro Flash has a lightning bolt logo on the chest, stylized as a mustard stain.

Powers and abilities

The Flash's speed exceeds even that of Superman - they competed in this many times, and after the Crisis on Infinite Earths, the Flash managed to successfully defeat Superman during another race in Adventures of Superman#463, explaining that Superman was not used to constantly working for high speed, and most often flies, which requires less voltage. After the Final Crisis in Flash: Rebirth#3 shows the Flash easily outpacing Superman.

The Flash is able to read and comprehend information at super speed, as well as talk to other Flash super fast. Martian Manhunter was unable to subject the Flash to his telepathic powers, saying that his thoughts were too fast. By placing his hands on a building and starting to vibrate, the Flash is able to destroy a building to the ground in a matter of seconds. Putting your hands on the ground (or vibrating your feet) causes a small earthquake. He is also able to make huge jumps after a strong acceleration.

The Flash is much more durable than a normal human, as the structure of his muscle and bone tissue is adapted to withstand the enormous loads caused by his speed. It also has a significantly accelerated metabolism. Has fast regeneration. However, a strong connection to the Speed ​​Force eliminates the need for in large numbers food, as the aura of the Speed ​​Force absorbs energy from the friction and collision of the Flash with everything that he meets in his path and transfers this energy to the Flash. However, the Flashes love food, especially sweets, as they consume a lot of glucose. The Flash is not affected by alcohol and drugs due to his accelerated metabolism - his liver burns them instantly. Despite all this, the Flash is not subject to premature aging and deterioration of the body (although Barry Allen was afraid of this when he first received the ability) - his cells have adapted to the changes. Moreover, the connection with the Speed ​​Force allows him to control his age and significantly slow down the aging of his loved ones. The Flash is faster than the speed of light

Other versions

In the latest issue of the series "52" a new Multiverse appears, initially consisting of 52 identical parallel realities. One of these realities is called "Earth-2". As a result of Mister Mind absorbing much of this reality, he takes on some of the visual aspects of pre-Crisis Earth-2, including The Flash among other members of the Justice Society of America. The names of the characters and the name of the group they belong to are not mentioned, but the Flash looks like Jay Garrick. The appearance of the Multiverse explains the fact that in the world of Barry Allen, comics were released about Jay Garrick, who was considered a fictional character.

One variation of The Flash - a super-fast college student named Mary Maxwell - was seen in the book « Just Imagine Stan Lee Creating The Flash» .

Tanaka Rei

The Flash in the Earth-D universe was the Japanese Tanaka Rei, who idolized Barry Allen, whose stories were published in his universe in the form of comics. Ray and Allen met during the Crisis on Infinite Earths when Barry, returning from the 30th century, arrived in the wrong universe. On Earth-D, he was attacked by the demons of darkness and called on the help of the Justice League, which included Tanaka. They were able to evacuate part of Earth-D, and the planet died after 39 seconds.

Ray appeared in Legends of the DC Universe: Crisis on Infinite Earths in February 1999. The story was written Marv Fulfman and illustrated by Paul Ryan and Bob McLeod.

Leah Nelson

Girl, the female version of the Flash, originally from the Tangent Universe, does not have super speed, but can control light, giving her the ability to move at the speed of light, effectively making her faster than the pre-Crisis versions of the Flash. Appeared in Justice League of America#16 and also in Countdown: Arena, where she confronted the Flash of Two Earths in the Multiverse. In the Multiverse, the Tangent Universe is designated Earth-9.

Superman & Batman: Generations 2

IN Superman & Batman: Generations three Flashes appear at once: Wally West as Kid Flash in 1964, his cousin Carrie as Kid Flash in 1986, and Jay West, son of Wally West and his wife Magda, in 2008. In 1964, Barry Allen makes a cameo appearance.

Green Lightning

Ali Reiner-West, Lightning Green, is the offspring of both Wally West and Green Lantern Kyle Reiner, and possesses a power ring and super speed, as shown in Green Lantern: Circle of Fire .

Beyond comics

Animation

• In the 1996 Superman animated series, the Flash "Wally West" appeared in one episode and was voiced by Charlie Schlatter.
• Jay Garrick, Barry Allen and Wally West appeared in Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
• In the animated series Superman/Aquaman: Adventure Hour» Barry Allen appeared as the Flash, as well as Wally West as Kid Flash.
• In the Young Justice animated series, one of the main characters is Wally West as Kid Flash. Barry Allen, known as the Flash, and Jay Garrick, formerly the Flash, also appear in the series. In the second season, Bart Allen arrives from the future, taking the name Impulse.
• Wally West appeared in the animated series "Justice League" / "Justice League. Without Borders" as The Flash and was one of the main superheroes of the Justice League.
• Wally West appeared in the Teen Titans animated series as Kid Flash.
• Barry Allen appeared in the animated series Super Friends » (1973-1985) and was one of the main superheroes.
• Barry Allen appeared in several episodes of the Batman animated series (2004-2008) as one of the members of the Justice League.
• DC Super Friends »" (2010) and was one of the main superheroes.
• Justice League: New Barrier?!". At the end of the cartoon, Wally West appears.
• Barry Allen was in the cartoon Justice League: Crisis of Two Worlds. This cartoon featured Barry Allen as the Flash and was one of the main characters.
• Barry Allen was in the cartoon Justice League: Doom.
• Barry Allen was in the cartoon " LEGO. Batman: DC Super Heroes Unite».
• Barry Allen was in the cartoon " LEGO. DC Super Heroes: Justice League vs Bizarro League».
• Barry Allen was in the cartoon "" as the main superhero.
• Barry Allen was in the cartoon Justice League: War.
• Barry Allen was in the cartoon " Justice League: Trapped in time?!».
• Barry Allen was in the cartoon " Justice League: Throne of Atlantis?!».
• Barry Allen was in the cartoon " Boundless Batman: Animal instincts?!».
• Barry Allen was in the cartoon " Justice League vs. Teen Titans?!».
• Barry Allen was in the cartoon " Batman Unlimited: Robots vs. Mutants [[:en:Batman Unlimited:

Mechs vs. Mutants| ]]".

• Barry Allen was in the Vixen web series.

A television

• In the 1979 TV series Superhero Legends» The Flash was played by actor Rod Haas.
• The 1990-1991 television series The Flash follows Barry Allen as The Flash.
• Also in 1990, a feature-length film of the same name "The Flash" was released ( in the Russian edition of "The Lightning Man"), which was a prequel to the television series.
• In 1991, a sequel to the film was released called "The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster" ( in the Russian box office "Flash 2: Dodger's Revenge"). In the second part, Barry Allen is confronted by the criminal mastermind Jesse James under the alias Trickster.
• In 1992, the third part was released, called "Flash III: Deadly Nightshade" ( "Outbreak 3: Deadly Nightshade"). In the final part of the trilogy, Barry is confronted by a villain nicknamed Ghost, and the retired hero Nightshade helps in this difficult confrontation.
• In the 1997 CBS TV movie " Justice League of America”, Barry Allen was played by actor Kenny Johnston.
• A young Bart Allen appeared in the television series Smallville (season 4 episode 5) and was played by actor Kyle Gallner. The other three superhero names were on credit cards stolen by The Flash.
• Barry Allen makes his debut in the eighth episode of the second season of the television series Arrow. The role was played by American actor Grant Gustin.
• In 2014, after the appearance of Barry Allen in three episodes of Arrow, the character received his own spin-off series, where he was also played by Grant Gustin. Executive producer Andrew Kreisberg stated that in this series, the Flash will first be "a simple forensic scientist, an ordinary person", and the famous comic book writer Jeff Jones said that in the series they will "tell a more personal story of Barry, life on the job of a forensic scientist, people around him , tragedies and how he deals with them. Also in episode 23 of the first season of the series, you can see the helmet of Jay Garrick, the first Flash from DC comics. And also, Jay Garrick himself appears in episode 23 of season 2 (at the beginning of the season, Hunter Zolomon pretended to be Jay Garrick).

Movie

Expanded universe DC

Mentions in pop culture

• In The Simpsons, Comic Book Guy dressed up as the Flash and said that "no one can beat the Flash".
• In the 2002 film Catch Me If You Can, Leonardo Di Caprio's character takes on the pseudonym Barry Allen when he eludes a manhunt, thus pointing out to the Tom Hanks character his love of comics.
• In the 2003 film Dad on Call, actor Jimmy Bennet plays a boy who thinks he is the Flash and refuses to take off his suit.
• At the group Jim's Big Ego there is a song called The Ballad of Barry Allen(rus. The Ballad of Barry Allen), which talks about the Flash.
• In the television series Lost, Walter Lloyd reads the Spanish version of the comic Green Lantern/Flash: Faster Friends#1, saying he found her in the wreckage of the plane. And in the third-season episode "Catch-22", Charlie Pace and Hugo Reyes argue over whether Superman can outrun the Flash.
• During the WrestleMania XX show, Rey Mysterio wore a stylized Flash costume.
• In an episode of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Jimmy's friend, a fan of Sheen's comics, gains the Flash's powers.
• In the animated series

This is a comic book fan question that has been discussed for decades. In Justice League, Superman (Henry Cavill) and The Flash (Ezra Miller) meet for the first time in the DC Extended Universe. The characters themselves want to find out who is the fastest at the end of the movie. Before we get back to their movie run, let's go back to when Superman and the Flash lived up to their vaunted speed in the comics.

Superman and the Flash have competed in several races in DC comics. For decades, their fellow superheroes and even some villains have also wanted to find out who is the fastest in the Justice League. Starting with the Flash incarnation of Barry Allen, most of his races took place in the Crisis on Infinite Earths comic until the first reboot of the DC Extended Universe in 1985/1986 (in which Barry Allen died).

The Flash vs Superman in the comics

Superman and The Flash had three races between 1967 and 1970. In Superman #199 (1967), the United Nations offered the two heroes a charity race to benefit developing countries. The bandits made big bets on this race, and the two heroes decided to end their competition in a tie to thwart the bandits' plans.

In The Flash #175, two aliens who witnessed their previous race challenge them to a new race - this time around the Galaxy. Milky Way. In case of disagreement, the aliens promised to destroy Metropolis and central city. During this race through outer space, Superman realized that the two aliens were in fact the Flash's enemies, Professor McComb and Abra Kadabra. The heroes fought together to catch the villains, but their race ended in another draw with neither of them sure who won.

Finally, their third race declared the winner. In World's Finest Comics #198 (1970), Superman and the Flash were asked by the Guardians of the Universe to race again to stop the anachronoids who wanted to destroy the universe. The Guardians learned that the Phantom Zone criminals, including General Zod, were actually behind the anachronoids and used a special machine to destroy the continuum - the space-time period. Superman and the Flash were both injured during the race, and in the end, both heroes ended up in another dimension. The Flash's stamina helped him get out of the car first. He officially won the race.

The final race between Barry Allen and Clark Kent from the Silver Age comic took place in the pages of DC Comics Presents #1 & #2 (1978), which the Flash won again after amazing trip in time. Barry died in the Crisis comic, bringing his final score to 2-0-2 in favor of the Scarlet Speedster. However, when Barry Allen came back to life in 2009, The Flash: Rebirth #3 new race. Thinking that his resurrection will lead to the deaths of the other speedsters, Barry tries to sacrifice himself for more speed. Superman races after him to try and get him to give up. As they go head to head, Superman tells Barry that he is as fast as the Flash, at which point Barry shifts into a new gear and moves even faster, causing Superman to swallow dust.

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In the comics, the Flash is indeed faster than Superman, which makes sense. Superman boasts numerous powers, including his super-speed, but it's the Flash who lives up to the title of "Fastest Man Alive". The Man of Steel has also raced superheroes such as Wally West in the comics, but in general the Scarlet Speedster is usually in the top of the racers.

The Flash vs Superman in Justice League

In the Justice League, the Flash received the blow of his life the first time he faced Superman. After he was resurrected, the confused Man of Steel mistook the League for enemies and began to fight them. While Superman had Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), Aquaman (Jason Momoa), and Cyborg (Ray Fisher) at his side, the Flash moved at super speed to Superman's flank. But Superman not only heard the Flash appear, he turned his head and looked straight at the Flash as he was flying at super speed. Superman then super-speeded after the Flash, but Barry was faster and dodged Clark's punches.

Later, during the final battle of the So League (Ciaran Hinds) in Russia, the Flash and Superman raced to rescue the residents who were fleeing the conflict. When the Flash flew at super speed, Superman flew by and teased the Flash by calling him "slow". The race to save the residents continued, and Superman surpassed the Flash by saving an entire building filled with people, compared to the Flash, who only managed to save one family.

This name belongs to many characters in the DC Universe. Created by author Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the first Flash first appeared in the issue flash comics No. 1 (January 1940).

The Flash has the ability to travel faster than the speed of light and use superhuman reflexes, which violates some laws of physics. Until now, there have been four characters who had the ability to develop super speed and performed under the pseudonym of The Flash: Jay Garrick (1940 - present), Barry Allen (1956 - 1985, 2006 - present), Wally West (1986 - 2006, 2007 - present time), Bart Allen (2006-2007, 2009 - present). Before donning the Flash costume, Bart Allen and Wally West were protégés of the then-current Flash and went by the alias Kid Flash.

The Flash's second incarnation, Barry Allen, is considered the first hero Silver Age Comics, and he is still one of the most popular characters in DC Comics. Each version of the Flash has been a key member of at least one of DC's three major teams: the Justice Society of America, the Justice League, or the Teen Titans. Wally West recently reunited with the Justice League, and Barry Allen has returned to life in the pages of the crossover series Final Crisis.

A Barry Allen version (with elements of Wally West) was featured in the 1990 television series, where he was portrayed by actor John Wesley Shipp. Wally West (with many Barry Allen traits) appeared in the Justice League animated series.

The Flash is close friends with several Green Lantern superheroes. The most notable friendships are between Jay Garrick and Alan Scott (Golden Age Green Lantern), Barry Allen and Hal Jordan (Silver Age Green Lantern), Wally West and Kyle Rayner (Modern Green Lantern), and between Jordan and West.

Biography

Jay Garrick

Jason Peter "Jay" Garrick was a college student in January 1940 who accidentally inhaled heavy water fumes (water in which the light hydrogen isotopes, protium, are replaced with deuterium) after falling asleep in a laboratory where he was smoking. He then discovered that he could develop super-speed and similarly enhance his reflexes. After a brief career as an American football star, he donned a red zip-up shirt and a stylized metal helmet with wings on the sides, inspired by the Greek god Hermes. Garrick took the pseudonym The Flash and became a crime fighter. For a long time, Jay managed to keep his identity secret without wearing a mask, as his rapid movement makes it impossible to see or photograph his face. Originally from the Earth-2 universe, it was later included in the story of New Earth after the events of the Crisis on Infinite Earths. Garrick still operates under the pseudonym The Flash, lives in Keystone City, and is a member of the Justice Society of America.

Barry Allen

Bartholomew Henry "Barry" Allen was a police scientist with a reputation for being slow, often late, and disappointing his fiancée, Iris West. One night, before he left work, lightning struck a set of chemicals, and they fell on Allen. He soon discovered that he was able to develop supersonic speed and his reflexes. He donned a red bodysuit with leotards and named himself The Flash, after his childhood hero, Jay Garrick. Allen became an active crime fighter in his city.

In 1985, Allen sacrificed his life in Crisis on Infinite Earths and has been dead for twenty years since the story was published. In 2008, in the Final Crisis storyline, Allen was resurrected and returned as the main Flash in the 2009 series The Flash: Rebirth followed by a new volume in the series The Flash, which publishes Allen's adventures to this day.

Wally West

Wally Rudolph West, nephew of Iris West and Barry Allen by marriage, appeared in The Flash(vol. 1) #110 in 1959. When he was about ten years old, he visited his uncle's police laboratory, and the accident that had previously given Allen's abilities happened again: charged chemicals hit West. Having the same powers as his uncle, West donned a replica of his uncle's costume and became a young crime fighter under the alias Kid Flash. After the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths, when Barry Allen was killed, Wally West took over as the main Flash. After the events of Infinite Crisis, Wally, his wife Linda, and two children left the Legion of Super-Heroes and left Earth for an unknown dimension.

The return of Wally happened after the release of the last issue The Flash: Fastest Man Alive#13 and beyond All Flash#1 and series The Flash(vol. 2), which resumed with #231 from August 2007, where he was already acting as a replacement for Bart Allen. The series subsequently ended with issue #247, and West, along with all the other characters who shared this alias, appeared and played an important role in The Flash: Rebirth.

Bart Allen

Bartholomew Henry "Bart" Allen II is the grandson of Barry Allen and his wife, Iris West. Bart underwent accelerated aging, and West was forced to help him travel back in time to the Flash of that time, Wally West. Wally helped Bart, and he took on the alias Impulse. After being stabbed in the kneecap by Destroke, Allen changed his costume and became Kid Flash. After the Crisis on Infinite Earths, the organization Speed ​​Force (Speed ​​Force - Speed ​​Force) disappeared, taking with them all the owners of super-speed, except for Jay Garrick. Bart Allen returned after 4 years, claiming he was depowered. It turned out that the Speed ​​Force did not disappear, but was absorbed into the body of Bart Allen and he contains all the speed of the group.

Bart's costume as the Flash was a clone of his grandfather's and slightly styled after Wally West. Shortly after accepting the role of the Flash, Bart was killed by the Rogues in the final episode 13. The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive. However, it was later revived in Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds#3, in the 31st century with Brainiac 5 to fight Superboy-Prime and the Legion of Super-Villains. After Bart Allen returned to the past and played an important role in The Flash: Rebirth.

Capabilities

The Flash is able to move, think, and react at superhuman speeds. Some, specifically later versions, are able to oscillate so fast that it allows them to pass through solid objects. In addition, all Flashes (their molecules and atoms) are protected from air friction due to their superpowers (characterized by Speed ​​Force).

The Flash's speed exceeds even that of Superman - they have competed in this many times, and after the Crisis on Infinite Earths, the Flash managed to successfully defeat Superman during the next race in Adventures of Superman #463, explaining that Superman was not used to constantly working at high speed, but most often flies, which requires less voltage. After the Final Crisis in Flash: Rebirth #3, the Flash is shown easily outpacing Superman.

The Flash is able to read and comprehend information at super speed, as well as talk to other Flash super fast. Martian Manhunter was unable to subject the Flash to his telepathic powers, saying that his thoughts were too fast. By placing his hands on a building and starting to vibrate, the Flash is able to destroy a building to the ground in a matter of seconds. Putting your hands on the ground (or vibrating your feet) causes a small earthquake. He is also able to make huge jumps after a strong acceleration.

The Flash is much more durable than a normal human, as the structure of his muscle and bone tissue is adapted to withstand the enormous loads caused by his speed. It also has a significantly accelerated metabolism. Has fast regeneration. However, a strong connection to the Speed ​​Force eliminates the need for large amounts of food, as the Speed ​​Force's aura absorbs energy from the Flash's friction and collision with anything in its path and transfers that energy to the Flash. However, the Flashes love food, especially sweets, as they consume a lot of glucose. The Flash is not affected by alcohol and drugs due to his accelerated metabolism - his liver burns them instantly. Despite all this, the Flash is not subject to premature aging and deterioration of the body (although Barry Allen was afraid of this when he first received the ability) - his cells have adapted to the changes. Moreover, the connection with the Speed ​​Force allows him to control his age and significantly slow down the aging of his loved ones.

In the media
Animated series

Superman and Aquaman Adventure Hour", also in addition to Barry himself, Wally West, better known as Kid Flash, appears in the animated series. Barry appears as a member of the Justice League of America, which also included Superman, the Atom, Green Lantern, Hawkman and sometimes Aquaman.

super friends, voiced by Jack Angel.

The Flash appears in the animated series " Superman", voiced by Charlie Schlatter. He appears in the episode titled "Speed ​​Demon", The Flash and Superman compete against each other to see who is faster, but the Weather Wizard interferes, forcing the two to cooperate.

The Flash appears in the animated series " Justice League", voiced by Michael Rosenbaum (the actor who played Lex Luthor in the television series Smallville). This version of the Flash is ultimately identified as Wally West; however, he is an amalgamation of Barry Allen and Wally West (in Justice League Unlimited, Wally is a medical examiner, which is Barry's profession Wally is an auto mechanic in the comics.) The Flash appears as one of the seven founding members of the Justice League team.

The Flash appears in the animated series " Batman", which ran between 2004 and 2008. He appeared at the end of the fourth season in the episode "Joined" as one of the members of the Justice League. The Flash appears with a larger role in the episode "In a Dark Mirror", in which he appears to help Batman in battle vs. This version of the Flash is known to speak in an unusually fast tone.

Batman: Courage and Boldness Three versions of the Flash appear in this animated series, Jay Garrick (voiced by Andy Milder) appears in the episode "The Devil's Trials". He makes a cameo appearance in the episode "The Fate of the Equinox" in which he allows Doctor Fate to temporarily give Batman his super-speed to fight the Equinex.

IN episode "Golden Age of Justice!", Jay Garrick shown as, longtime member of Oh Societies of Justice America. IN episode "Partners Assemble! Barry Allen appears in flashbacks. episode "Requiem for a Scarlet Speedster!", Jay Garrick, Barry Allen (this time voiced by Alan Tudyk) and Wally West appear (voiced by Hunter Parrish), they, along with Batman, try to free Barry from Professor Zoom's captivity.

The Flash (Wally West, Barry Allen and Jay Garrick) appears in " Young Justice". Wally appears at the beginning West (Kid Flash) Barry Allen appears as his mentor and member of the Justice League, and Jay Garrick also appears. Kid Flash is voiced by actor Jason Spisack. Kid Flash has a habit of taking souvenirs from each battle, including one of Mister Twister's eye, a Cobra mask, an arrow fired by Artemis (although at the time, he believed it to be Speedy's arrow), a Cheshire mask, and even a Naboo Helmet. He keeps his souvenirs on a shelf in the Hero of Justice. It is mentioned that unlike his mentor, Barry Allen, he does not have the ability to vibrate through solid objects.

Teen Titans Go!", voiced by Will Friedle. Kid Flash appears in the episode "A Few Pony Tricks".

Animation Films

Justice League: The New Barrier voiced by Neil Patrick Harris. Jay Garrick and Wally West also make cameo appearances in the animated film.

Justice League: Crisis of Two Worlds", credited by Joshua Keaton as one of the main characters. This Flash's identity is never revealed; however, it is more likely to be Barry Allen. In the film, the Flash and the rest of the Justice League assist in Lex Luthor's battle against the Crime Syndicate of America. The Flash eventually the account fights against his double, Johnny Quick.

LEGO. Batman: DC Super Heroes Unite', narrated by Charlie Schlatter.

Justice League: The Cause of Conflict Paradox", voiced by Justin Chambers. After recent events, Barry woke up on Earth, where he has no superpowers, his mother is alive, Iris is married to someone else, and the feud between Aquaman and Wonder Woman has caused an all-out world war. He enlists support from Batman (Thomas Wayne, Bruce's father) in an attempt to regain his speed, he does so by recreating the accident that gave him his powers. , which completely restores his speed.Barry assembles a team of heroes, including Cyborg (a government agent) and Shazam (children who become one Captain Thunder when they say the word Shazam together) to stop the war and restore the timeline. However, during a fight with Professor Zoom, Flash learns that Zoom didn't do anything and that he was the one who changed time by going back and saving his mother. After Batman kills the evil speedster, the Flash turns back and prevents himself from being saved by his mother. At the end, he gives Batman (Bruce Wayne) the letter that Thomas gave him and asked him to deliver to his son.

Justice League: War

Lego. Movie", he appears to the bench without saying a word.

Justice League: Throne of Atlantis

LEGO DC Super Heroes: Justice League vs Bizarro League".

LEGO DC Super Heroes: Justice League: Doom Legion Attack".

Justice League vs Teen Titans', narrated by Christopher Goram.

Series

Flash". Jay Garrick also appears in the series, as shown, he came from Earth-2, on which Jay is the Flash. Wally West also appears in the series, who is the son of Joe and the brother of Iris.

Arrow He appears in some episodes of the series' 4th season.

Grant Gustin plays the role of Barry Allen/The Flash in the series " Supergirl The Flash appears in the episode "Best of the Best".
Grant Gustin plays the role of Barry Allen/The Flash in the series " Legends of Tomorrow".

Movies

The Flash (Barry Allen) appears in " Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice", the role of the character was played by actor Ezra Miller.

The Flash (Barry Allen) appears in Suicide Squad, portrayed by actor Ezra Miller.

The Flash (Barry Allen) appears in " Justice League

The Flash (Barry Allen) appears in " Flash

The Flash (Barry Allen) appears in " Justice League: Part 2", the role of the character was played by Ezra Miller.

video games

The Flash appears in the video game " Flash which was released for the Sega Master System in 1993.

Wally West is a playable character in " Justice League Task Force", released on the Super NES and Sega Genesis in 1995.

Wally West is a playable character in a video game" Justice League Heroes"Also, there is a Game Boy Advance game with Flash like main character V " Justice League Heroes: The Flash In 2006, both of these games were released. The character is voiced by Chris Edgerley.

Mortal Kombat vs. DC universe", voiced by Tolisin Jaffe.

Jay Garrick, Barry Allen and Wally West appear as The Flash in " DC Universe Online". Bart Allen appears in the game as Kid Flash.

Barry Allen appears in " Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, voiced by Charlie Schlatter.

Barry Allen is a playable character in " Injustice: Gods Among Us", voiced by Neil McDonough. The Jay Garrick version will also appear as a downloadable skin.

Wally West appears as a playable character in the game" Young Justice: Legacy".

Barry Allen appears as a playable character in " Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham", voiced by Charlie Schlatter. Wally West also appears in the game as Kid Flash, voiced by Sam Riegel.

Barry Allen appears as a playable character in the game " Infinite Crisis, voiced by Michael Rosenbaum.

lego dimensions".

In the DC Comics television universe, The Flash is not the fastest person living today. The scarlet speedster is just learning to be a superhero and discovers something new with each episode. The series itself is gaining momentum in the same way: events are developing rapidly (the first season has not yet ended, and the content is already five seasons), and each series is better than the previous ones.

But the main merit of the series, perhaps, is in the non-trivial treatment of the original source: the scriptwriters carefully maintain the intrigue, forcing fans to argue and reason. The new DC Comics TV universe is unlike any other comic book universe, and everything about it is upside down. The most important question here is simple: what will happen next?

Roundtrip

In " Flash» Merging together classic stories from the Silver and Bronze Age comics and the latest relaunch The New 52, spawning something completely new - the DC Comics TV universe. The history of the speedster began in the series " Arrow and then got her own show. The usual medical examiner Barry Allen, as in the comics, was struck by lightning (and at the same time he was doused with chemicals), but the nature of his powers is somewhat different. In the TV universe, lightning was born from the explosion of a reactor in the S.T.A.R. laboratory, the same explosion gave rise to most of the superhero's enemies.

At first it seems that this is a common plot crutch, as in " Smallville", but then it becomes clear - the move is fully justified.

One of the main merits of the series: everything that was an accident in the comics is not accidental in the series.

As in the comics, Barry Allen's mother was killed by a Reverse-Flash from the future, currently the fastest human alive. But in addition to the yellow lightning at the time of the death of the Flash's mother, there was also a red one - The Flash himself.

In this sense " Flash» resembles a global event flash point, which preceded the last reboot of the DC Comics universe. In it, the scarlet speedster, in pursuit of the Reverse Flash, moved into the past and saved his mother, thereby launching an irreversible chain of events: Superman did not fall into Smallville, but directly into Metropolis (and was immediately captured by the military), Bruce Wayne was killed in dark alley instead of his parents, Aquaman flooded Europe, and the Amazons, led by Wonder Woman, began to terrorize the world. Thank God, in the series, the Flash did not manage to save his mother. But, obviously, his participation in the death of his own mother unimaginably changed the universe familiar to comic book fans.

Who is Harrison Wells?

Garrison Wells, creator of the particle accelerator at S.T.A.R. Laboratories, is by far one of the series' most mysterious figures. A brilliant scientist who preaches the principles of Machiavelli raises the Flash and leads him on the path of a superhero. But who is he really?

Let's figure it out.

Harrison Wells - Reverse Flash. This is clearly hinted at in the middle of the first season, and then it is said openly at all. Obviously, Garrison Wells is a pseudonym glued together from the names of two famous science fiction writers who wrote about time travel.

Most likely his real name is Eobard Thawne and he came into the world" Flash from the future to change the past. And he succeeded.

Dr. Garrison Wells built the particle accelerator and he knew for sure that it would explode. Thereby he launched the entire DC Comics alternate TV universe! It is he who should be thanked for the appearance of the Flash, Firestorm and other heroes and villains of the series. It turns out that Reverse-Flash, in fact, created the Flash! But how is this possible? After all, according to the comics, the opposite is true: Flash is the one who creates the speed force and gives speed to all other speedsters. This is something we have yet to find out.

The curious thing is this: in the ninth episode of the series, the Reverse Flash beats Garrison Wells (that is, himself), but does not touch Eddie Tone, the policeman and fiancé of the Flash's future girlfriend Iris West. Eddie, judging by his last name, is the father of Eobard Thawne - that's why he didn't get it, but how did Wells manage to beat himself up? We'll find out in the next episode.

Apparently, the tachyon accelerator that the Reverse-Flash brought with him from the future is to blame.

Because of all this, watch the events " Flash» is unimaginably interesting, especially if you understand at least something about superheroes and know the history of the scarlet speedster. The scriptwriters did not just take and come up with a new parallel universe, they also substantiated each event and each change.

It was thanks to the explosion of the particle accelerator that Pyde Piper (Pied Piper), a charismatic gay and, possibly, the future lover of a police captain, received his powers (at least that was the case in The New 52).

Flash and his enemies

Thanks to the actions of the Reverse-Flash and the accelerator explosion, we got not only the Flash, but also a bunch of villains in Central City. So, for example, there was the Weather Wizard (his brother was shot in the first series), Blackout and several other small villains. Thanks to the explosion, Gorilla Grodd, one of the Flash's most dangerous opponents, also appears. But here everything is not so simple.

Grodd's history has been rewritten many times, but one thing has remained unchanged: he is a representative ancient family intelligent gorillas, owning telepathy. Where did telepathy and the desire to enslave people come from a bloodthirsty gorilla? In the comics before The New 52 Aliens were to blame for everything. After the restart - a speed force, a force that, with the help of the Flash, moves time forward. " This power is mine by birthright! Grodd growled as he enslaved the people of Central City and started a bloodbath.

Grodd is the main dismemberment generator in the Flash comics. No wonder, because he loves to eat other people's brains, thanks to which he adopts the knowledge and strength of the owner.

In the TV universe, Grodd was treated very ambiguously. Here he is an ordinary gorilla, on which in S.T.A.R. set up experiments. But during the explosion something happened, and Grodd fled, apparently having received the very telepathic abilities. Now he lives in the sewers and devours the brains of people who accidentally wandered there, waiting for his finest hour. And we hope that it finest hour will Very bloody!

Unusually, they also dealt with the Rogues, a society of crooks and enemies of the Flash. So far, only Captain Cold and Heat Wave have been shown, but the Trickster has been announced, the Weather Wizard will appear soon, and, for sure, it will not do without the Mirror Master.

Curiously, unlike the Weather Wizard, Chill and Wave didn't get any powers from the accelerator explosion, so they have to use gadgets like they did in the comics before. The New 52.

Captain Cold and Heat Wave

Leonard Snart vowed to remain indifferent to the hardships of fate until the end of his life: he and his sister were beaten by their father in childhood, and at the age of twelve Captain Cold forgot how to cry. And if his mind is always cold and calculating, then the mind of Mick Rory, Heat Wave, is sick and dangerous. It's amazing how cold and fire came together, but the fact is that these two characters are one of the main forces opposing the Flash.

Captain Cold and Heat Wave, eternal enemies and bosom allies.

Curiously, Captain Cold and Heat Wave don't have any superpowers like they do in the comics. Instead, they use special gadgets - freezing and igniting guns. However, in The New 52 comic book writers gave them superpowers after all. Considering that in the tenth episode, the Flash took their guns from them, we dare to assume that soon something will happen, and they won't need any more weapons.

In the same episode, the writers hinted at the imminent appearance of Lisa, Leonard's sister, whom he never managed to protect from the underworld. Apparently, the girl, in accordance with the canon, fell into a coma and is now in the form of the Golden Glider. Oh, and the Flash will have a hard time!

In The New 52, ​​Lisa deposes Captain Cold as the leader of the Rogues and takes power into her own hands. Will the writers of the series go the same way?

Flash and his friends

As in the case of " Arrow”, The Flash has his own team. But if Felicity Smoak and John Diggle are new characters and didn’t shine in the comics before the series, then Caitlin Snow and Cisco Ramon should be known to fans.

And this is another big secret series.

Who are Caitlin Snow and Cisco Ramon?

Cisco is a funny guy who gives nicknames to supervillains. Caitlin is a stunningly sweet and modest girl who lost her fiancé due to the explosion of the accelerator. Together they are the Flash team, but who individually? What future awaits them?

Cisco Ramon in the future is supposed to become Vibe, a superhero who can emit sonic vibrations and thereby, for example, slow down the Flash. Vibe first appeared on the pages of comics in 1984, and his career was not very impressive - the guy did not die too spectacularly, and twice. Quite another thing - The New 52. Here, Vibe is part of the Justice League of America created by A.R.G.U.S. (more about this in the next part of the superhero series of articles) out of fear of Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman.

How will Cisco Ramon get his powers on the show? There is an opinion that the Flash himself will be to blame.

Vibe looks frankly stupid and behaves in much the same way. We hope his costume in the series will be cuter.

But the sweet and timid Caitlin Snow must turn into ... a psychotic maniac Killerfrost! Her atrocities on the pages of comics are numerous, you can’t remember everything. Perhaps the nature of the powers of Caitlin Snow and Captain Cold (if he does get superpowers, of course) will be the same. And who knows, maybe they will get them through the fault of Firestorm?

But the most interesting thing here is this: what needs to happen for the sweet and charming Caitlin Snow to turn into a cold-blooded killer Killerfrost? It looks like something very Very cruel. And this something will break Caitlin not only life, but also the psyche.

Well, how, how wonderful Caitlin Snow will fly off the coils ?! It's a little creepy to even imagine. But their romance with Firestorm will surely end there.

The list of Flash allies does not end there. One of his main friends, and at the same time the inspirer - Oliver Queen from the friendly series " Arrow"(Read about him in the next issue of the cycle about the DC Comics TV universe). In the very first season, the scriptwriters of the series took advantage of the connection of superheroes for their intended purpose: they pushed them together as part of a crossover. One series went to Flash", the second -" Arrow».

Soon the DC Comics TV universe will be replenished with Supergirl, Teen Titans led by Nightwing and, as a separate TV show about the Atom (debuting in the new season of Arrow), Firestorm and Captain Cold. For some reason, Sarah Lance, who played in " Arrow» Canary. If you watch the series, then you must understand where our indignation comes from. But, one way or another, Barry Allen will soon have much more friends.

Look good together! There would have been Atom, Firestorm and a couple of guys to the heap - it would have turned out to be some kind of Justice League of America (not to be confused with the usual Justice League).

In a recent interview Stephen Amell, who plays Green Arrow, said: It will be interesting to intersect with " Constantine”, if only because he knows a lot about the Lazarus Pit, which we featured on our show this year". Is this a hint of a crossover with the series " Konstantin”, whose existence hangs in the balance due to low ratings? Anything is possible in the DC Comics TV Universe.

One superhero in the first season " Flash” turned out to be not enough, so the creators added Firestorm there at the same time. In this universe, he, like the rest, received his powers as a result of the explosion of a particle accelerator. Beloved Caitlin Snow and one of the people of Garrison Wells sacrificed himself, remaining during the explosion right inside the accelerator, and, disintegrating into atoms, merged with the personality of Professor Martin Stein, who just happened to be nearby along with the experimental matrix F.I.R.E.S.T.O.R.M.

firestorm

The thirteenth episode Flash" is called "Nuclear Man" for a reason. That was the name of the original Firestorm, which appeared on the pages of comics in the 1970s. Its history began with an explosion nuclear power plant: The personalities of Ronnie Raymond and nuclear physicist Martin Stein have merged into one, giving birth to Firestorm, a mentally unstable schizophrenic superhero of incredible strength.

Firestorm can control particles at the atomic and subatomic level, transforming inorganics (and in some cases organics) into anything - as long as the Firestorm Matrix contains data on the molecular and chemical structure of matter. But at the same time, he is also the most dangerous superhero - if the two personalities inside him do not get along with each other, this can threaten the world. nuclear disaster or, worse, a new Big Bang.

If Firestorm gets a decent development, wait for the Russians. Didn't you think that F.I.R.E.S.T.O.R.M. created only in America? This stern man's name is, if anything, Pozhar.

In the comics, Firestorm's leading personality was Ronnie, while Professor Stein remained only a voice in his head, but the creators of The Flash turned everything upside down: a dangerous schizophrenic superhero was captured by the personality of the professor, and beloved Caitlin Snow plays only second fiddle . True, the denouement of the fourteenth episode put everything in its place.

However, in the first season Flash”Jason Rusch, who also worked on the F.I.R.E.S.T.O.R.M. project, also appeared. According to the comics, this guy was destined to take the place of Ronnie Raymond after his tragic death during " identity crisis».

IN The New 52 Ronnie and Jason are generally two different Firestorms that can combine into one superbeing. What fate awaits Jason in " Flash"? So far, this is yet another of the many mysteries of the DC Comics TV Universe.

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For now " Flash is one of The CW's most successful series, and its success is understandable. Excellent casting, first-class source and amazing work with the plot (intrigue-intrigue-intrigue!) captivate instantly. Of course, the budget of the series is modest, so we are unlikely to see spectacular superhero battles in the spirit of the comics that served as the primary source, but, by God, it’s not worth watching for this " Flash". There are many other things, and they are much more important than special effects.

Next time we'll talk about the series " Arrow", so stay with us!

Hero characteristics

• Real name: Bartholomew Henry Allen
• Nicknames: Barry Allen, Black Flash, Parallax, The Fastest Man Alive, The Monarch of Motion, The Scarlet Speedster, The Sultan of Speed (The Sultan of Speed), The Crimson Comet, Crimson Knight (The Crimson Cavalier)
• Personality: Hidden
• Universe: New Earth, Earth One
• Gender: Male
• Position: Welcome
• Height: 183 cm (6 feet)
• Weight: 89 kg (195 lbs)
• Eye Color: Blue
• Hair Color: Blonde
• Relatives: Henry and Nora Allen (parents, deceased), Malcolm Thawne (brother), Iris Allen (wife), Don Allen (son), Dawn Allen (daughter), Bart Allen (grandson), Jenny Ognats (granddaughter), Wally West (nephew)
• Group Affiliation: Flash Family, formerly: Justice League of America, Blue Lantern Corps
• Birthplace: Fallville, Iowa
• Citizenship: USA
• Family status: Married

Biography

Life does not set our goal. We set the goal of life.

Barry Allen is the Flash of the Silver Age and is claimed by some to be the very first hero of the Silver Age. He became the Flash after Jay Garrick and before Wally West.

Story

Origin

Barry Allen and his twin brother were born to Henry and Nora Allen (Henry and Nora Allen) in the small town of Falville, Iowa, two weeks later than planned. According to the doctor, the future Flash's brother was stillborn. However, in reality, he was born healthy and then given to another family, the Thawnes, whose child died in childbirth. Barry's belated birth foreshadowed his habit of being late for everything. The boy grew up reading the adventures of his favorite superhero, Jay Garrick, the original Flash, and playing his adventures with his girlfriend, future actress Daphne Dean.

When he was little, his mother was killed, and suspicions fell on Barry's father. The desire to prove the Pope's innocence gave Barry a strong belief in justice.

At school, Allen had a reputation for being slow and easy-going. On their first date, he went to the carnival. The date was supposed to bring movement to his life, and he and his girlfriend went on a rollercoaster ride for the first time. Since then, he has become afraid of roller coasters. He got rid of the fear a long time later.

barry s early years loved chemistry and it helped develop his ability as a farmer. He won first place in the Fallville County Fair Agricultural Competition. ). The prize was a scholarship to Sun City University. He graduated from the University in three years with degrees in organic chemistry and criminology.

Growing up, Barry helped the authorities apprehend the robber, and then he was offered a job as a police officer in the Scientific Bureau of the Central City Police Department (Central City Police Department Scientific Detection Bureau). Aiming to work in the sister city of Keystone City, city ​​hero of his childhood, he accepted the offer.

After moving to Central City and getting an apartment with a laboratory, he began dating a reporter for Picture News. named Iris West iris west) whom he met while studying the scene of a murder she was reporting on. She was fascinated by his honesty and constancy.

The night the storm raged, Barry returned to the experiment after a short break. Lightning suddenly struck through the window and shattered the flasks, dousing Barry with electrified chemicals. Amazed, he decided to take a taxi home. However, the taxi left without noticing him. Barry ran after her and ran past her like she wasn't moving at all. He decided to have dinner and collect his thoughts. The waitress accidentally dropped the food from the trays onto Barry, who amazingly caught everything in the air and put it back on the tray. The next day, he saved Iris from a stray bullet. There was no doubt now: the lightning and chemical incident had given him super speed!

Deciding to use the powers for the good of mankind, Barry came up with a special costume for himself. He used a special polyester he received in college that allows him to form miniature clothing in the form of a liquid material that, when immersed in a special liquid, becomes sensitive to hydrogen, expanding on contact with it in the air. The charge from the charged battery ring he wore on his finger caused the material to expel extra hydrogen and shrink in the ring. He later revised the process by making the material sensitive to nitrogen. He named himself The Flash as a tribute to his childhood favorite superhero. He considered for some time wearing a suit that would not cover his face like Jay's, but eventually decided to wear a mask to hide his true identity. The first enemy he encountered was the Turtle Man.

Hero Story

The Flash co-founded a superhero team called the Justice League of America. Then he met a Green Lantern named Hal Jordan (Hal Jordan), with whom he became friends and experienced many adventures both in the League and outside it. He later found out that Jay Garrick really existed and befriended him as well.

One summer, Iris' nephew Wally decided to visit her in Central City. He was a devoted Flash fan and knew that her aunt's boyfriend was Scarlet Runner's "friend", so they were supposed to get to know each other. The Flash had to answer all of the fan's questions. When Wally asked about the experiment in the lab, Barry set up everything in the office the same as on the night of the incident. Much to his surprise, the ill-fated incident happened again, dousing Wally with the same electrically charged chemicals. After gaining the Flash's powers, Wally wears a smaller version of the Scarlet Runner costume, becoming the superhero Kid Flash.

Eventually, Barry proposed to Iris on the ferris wheel at the fair. She agreed, and they married, despite the anger of Professor Zoom (Professot Zoom), who tried to disrupt the ceremony. Allen hid his superhero identity from Iris for a year, although she found out about everything earlier because on their honeymoon he spoke in his sleep. Barry feared that the incident made him less human, which would prevent them from having children. However, after running tests for a year, he realized that this was not the case. Then he officially revealed his secret to her.

It wasn't long before Zoom took Iris's life at the masquerade. Barry forced him into the time stream, where he left him.

Barry met another woman, Fiona Webb, and started dating her. However, on the day they were supposed to get married, Zoom reappeared, who again wanted to kill the Flash's wife. Barry followed him around the world and missed his wedding. In the end, Zoom almost succeeded in killing Fiona, but Barry accidentally killed him. The Flash was charged with murder and had to stand trial.

In the fight with the Big Sir (Big Sir), Barry's face was badly disfigured. He went to Gorilla City to rebuild it. Ever since Barry Allen was considered missing, the Scarlet Runner decided to make himself a new face in order to leave his old self dead.

Barry later traveled to the thirtieth century, where Iris was found to be alive and well. For about a month they lived happily. Iris bore him two children: Don (Don) and Dawn (Dawn).

Barry made a time stop during his journey to the future and faced Wally West in a fight with Professor Zoom. There were two Zooms in time, and each Flash began to fight with one. Allen managed faster than Kid Flash, and sent "his" Zoom into the time stream. It is unknown what happened to him, but last time it appeared in the thirtieth century.

Crisis of Infinite Earths

The Crisis of Infinite Earths has forced the Flash back to work. The thirtieth century was in decline: natural disasters happened despite the technology designed to stop them. Reality itself collapsed. The Flash returned to the twentieth century to warn his friends. When he wanted to warn Batman, he was thrown into the Anti-Matter Universe by the Anti-Monitor, where he was mentally tortured by the Psycho-Pirate. He eventually used the Psycho-Pirate to turn the Anti-Monitor's servants, the Thunderers, against him. This gave him enough time to destroy the villain's weapon - the antimatter cannon - by running around it and destroying the outer hull. He ran so fast that he entered the Speed ​​Force permanently.

Barry's empty grave was placed in New York.

Specter (The Specter), Hal Jordan, apparently erased from the whole world, except for the closest people, knowledge of the identity of Barry Allen.

Infinite Crisis

Barry Allen's soul emerged from the Speed ​​Force along with Johnny Quick and Max Mercury to help his grandson Bart deal with Superboy-Prime, dragging the madman into the Speed ​​Force. Later, Bart Allen emerged from there in his grandfather's costume; he showed up in Tokyo to warn the heroes of Prime's escape. Bart got back together in battle with the insane Superboy. Barry spent four years in the alternate Keystone City alongside Max Mercury, Fast Johnny, and the alternate Jay Garrick. He then met Bart and Wally West and joined them in another fight with Prime. When Superboy escaped, Barry suggested that one of the still living runners should absorb the entire Speed ​​Force and cross the dimensional bridge leading to Post-Crisis Earth. Bart volunteered and his grandfather gave him the suit as a parting gift.

Last Crisis

Barry Allen resurfaced during the Final Crisis. He was chasing the bullet that killed Orion, sent back in time, while he was being chased by the Black Racer. He just called out to Wally and Jay, "Run!" Allen and Wally speed up and travel to the future, having passed a month and learning that Darkseid has conquered the world. They were soon discovered by a group of Female Furies, consisting of Anti-Life-absorbed Wonder Woman, Batwoman, Catwoman, and Giganta. After passing the Furies, they made their way to Iris's apartment, where Barry was able to break the Anti-Life Equation imposed on her with a kiss, assuring her that everything would be fine.

Jay Garrick soon found his way into Iris' house, where he teamed up with Barry and Wally. Allen then revealed his plan: since Black Rider was following him, Allen would lead him to Darkseid and help him destroy the villain. Although Barry wanted to go alone, Wally asked to go with him. Allen agreed and asked Jay to look after Iris. Having reached the speed of light, the Flashes brought Black Rider to Darkseid's base in Bludhaven. Aware of the threatening runners, Darkseid fired Omega Beams, but the Flashes simply overtook them. The next moment, Allen asked West to save himself, but the two of them ran past Superman (who was very surprised to see Barry) and "vibrated" through Darkseid, causing his Omega Beams to hit him. Black Rider separated the essence of Darkseid from Dan Turpin.

Return to the world

Shortly thereafter, while family and friends were overjoyed at his return, Barry himself was worried because he couldn't explain how he left the Speed ​​Force on his own while the same Max Mercury and Fast Johnny were locked up there. Deciding not to waste his second chance, Allen went to the Flash Museum to find out what he missed. There he met his old friend, Hal Jordan, who also died and was resurrected. The Flash discussed his anxiety about returning with Hal, as well as his premonition that he should not have returned. Then he asked Jordan to inform Wally and Jay that he would not attend parties arranged in his honor, after which he went on patrol. While running, an evil runner named Savitar somehow escaped the Speed ​​Force through Barry. When the Flash managed to catch it, it disintegrated before his eyes.

It wasn't long before Barry and Wally determined that Black Flash was "presumably dead". After that, Allen became the new Black Flash. When he realized that his presence could harm or even kill innocent people, Barry traveled back to the Speed ​​Force where he met Johnny and Max. Max tried to explain to Allen that becoming the Black Flash was not his fault, and when he and Barry ended up in another part of the Speed ​​Force, the real culprit became known - Professor Zoom.

Zoom revealed his plan: after Barry had Kid Flash fight Superboy-Prime during Infinite Crisis, Zoom sent a subconscious impulse into the Speed ​​Force to reclaim what was left of Barry's self-awareness. This led to the return of the hero during the Final Crisis. Subsequently, it turned out that Zoom was transformed into " the new kind runner" and created the Negative Speed ​​Force to vilify Allen and the other runners. Before Barry could fight, Zoom disappeared. Wally entered the Speed ​​Force to bring his uncle back, and after trying to go deeper into it, Max revealed to Barry that it was he, Allen, who created the source of the runners' power, the Speed ​​Force. Soon, the united heroes, led by Barry, met again with Professor Zoom. Even being outnumbered, he managed to separate Barry from the rest. He said that all the tragedies in Allen's life, including the death of his mother, happened through his (Zuma's) fault. Then he decided to completely destroy the Flash's life by killing his wife even before the moment they would have met for the first time.

The Flash chased Zoom and was joined by Wally, who told him to run as fast as he could to get past the time barrier. Having done this, they caught up with Thawne and prevented Iris from being killed. Together, the Flash sent Zoom back to the present and discovered that the Justice League, the Justice Society, and the Outsiders had built a special device for Thawne. Barry threw it there and activated the device, severing the villain's connection to the Negative Speed ​​Force. The Flashes immobilized Zoom so he couldn't run. When the threat was over, everyone cheered for the return of Barry and the other runners. Allen closed the case on the death of his mother and took on other cases that were opened after his death. Barry spent time with Iris before heading to Washington to celebrate his return with the Justice League and apologize for being late.

Don't worry anymore, Hal. Everything will be fine.

Blackest Night

A few months later, at Bruce Wayne's grave in Gotham, Hal and Barry discussed the death of their mutual friend and the hero community's refusal to link the identity of Wayne and Batman.

Reflections led them to talk about their own deaths, comparing the sadness that Flash's death brought and the anger caused by Hal's death. Hal summed it up by saying, “I died a sinner. You died a saint." The conversation led to speculation that "the world has become more dangerous" since Barry's death, and that the deaths of Arthur Curry and Martian Manhunter cost the Justice League its "heart and soul". As they left the graveyard, Flash expressed his hope that their dead comrades would return to them. He mentioned Batman, stating, "...if there was a way out, I bet Batman already had it in his plan."

The Flash reappeared with Hal in the July issue Green Lantern while continuing to participate in events. Later, in a fight with Black Lantern D'jon D'jonzz, he felt the mystical effects of Bruce Wayne's grave take control of him and decompose his skin and muscles. The Martian Manhunter who fought them intended to kill the old friends, seeing them dead and believing that they both must die in order to restore balance to the universe.

After fighting off the undead with Hal and the arrivals of Mera, Atom, and Firestorm, as well as two members of the Indigo Tribe, Barry and Wally and Bart decided to cross the entire Earth to warn every superhero on the planet. His message accidentally reached the Rogues, who knew that their dead comrades would come after them, and then the Rogues decided to strike first, but did not know that the Mirror Master in the form of a Black Lantern was watching them. Barry, in a short battle, met with another undead in the face of Professor Zoom. The Flash decided to flee to Gorilla City to ask for the help of the ruler Solovar there, but he did not know that Solovar had been killed many years ago. Seeing that the city was already under attack, the Flash became suspicious of Grodd, but to his horror he discovered that Solovar had also become a Black Lantern. The fight was not destined to last long because Barry ran to Coast City.

In the city, he witnessed the arrival of a Black Lantern lord named Nekron and his apprentices Scar and Black Hand. The Justice League, the Titans, Wally and Bart arrive to help the Flash. Nekron said that the resurrected superheroes are connected to him because he let them resurrect again. Then he used the black rings to turn Superman, Green Arrow, Bart and other resurrected heroes into Black Lanterns. The Flash discovered that one of the rings was meant to be his, and he was forced to flee to avoid joining the Nekron Corps. When it was decided to recruit new members to the Lantern Corps for 24 hours, Flash was chosen to be a member of the Blue Lantern Corps. During the battle, the Flash had to fight his own grandson, whom the ring identified as still alive, but slowly dying due to the black ring. Barry has shown the ability to control the ring and create energy constructs using his imagination (possibly due to understanding the operation of Hal's ring). He was able to create images of Impulse and Kid Flash to make Bart feel again. The plan would have worked if not for the appearance of the Black Lanterns: Professor Zoom and Solovar. Wally and Saint Walker came to the rescue of a friend. Bart then tried to kill West. Realizing that they general connection with the Speed ​​Force able to save Bart, Barry used his powers to break the black ring's bond and free him. Eventually, the heroes defeated Nekron with the help of the Essence of Life, which turned many of the heroes into members of the White Lantern Corps.

Get up and fall again

Barry and Hal later searched for Prometheus, who escaped after the destruction of Star City during the event. Justice League: Lament for Justice. The partners went to the Shadow (Shade), who then stated that he helped Oliver track down Prometheus, and that he killed the villain. Later, after Green Arrow's confrontation and escape, Barry promised that he and the League would find Oliver before he killed again.

With Hal and Dinah at his back, Barry scoured the city looking for the Green Arrow and told Connor Hawke about his father's crime. After finally tracking down Oliver, Barry told him that he hated him more and more each time he saw him. The Flash made a stupid mistake trying to grab Oliver and got electrocuted by touching the Arrow's quiver.

Return to Central City

After the events The Flash: Rebirth, Barry returned to Central City. Caught undercover in the witness protection program, Allen returned to the Central City Police Department's crime lab and the Flash's career. Soon, a man in the costume of the Mirror Master, an enemy of the Flash, was found dead on a city street.

When Barry began investigating, he learned that the deceased was neither the original Mirror Master, Sam Scudder, nor the current Rogue, Evan McCalloch. Upon hearing of a new appearance from the portal, Barry transformed into the Flash and began investigating. When he arrived, a group of people wearing Rogue-like outfits calling themselves The Renegades claimed to be from the 25th century and Barry was arrested for the murder of the "Mirror Monarch". The Renegades called themselves the defenders of the 25th century, which they say Barry and the Justice League are to blame for. The Flash managed to get rid of them and save a building full of people, which they inadvertently destroyed. The Flash devoted himself to finding the real killer, but his investigation was interrupted by the Renegades, who, along with the Flash himself, were later attacked by Captain Boomerang. Eventually, Allen was arrested by the Renegades and sent to the 25th century. He realized that this was all part of Top's plan to stop Allen from revealing his criminal ancestor. After escaping from custody, Allen chased Top and defeated him, after which he called him to justice and was convinced of the accusations against his criminal ancestor.

Flashpoint

Barry Allen woke up in a universe that was very different from what he knew. Many of the heroes were not known here (as well as the Flash), his mother is alive, and Batman is Thomas Wayne. He encountered Wayne in a small cave, where he attacked him. Barry explained that he appears to be from another universe where he is a superhero. The sudden return of his memories convinced him that this was his universe. He tried to activate the Flash costume ring, but instead of the expected outfit, he got the Reverse Flash costume. He decided that he must regain his strength in order to rectify the situation. To do this, he and Wayne constructed a device resembling an electric chair. Lightning struck, and Allen was engulfed in flames. After putting out the fire, Wayne saw Barry unconscious and in multiple burns.

Barry later woke up in the Batcave covered in bandages. Thomas told him that he had a third-degree burn that had consumed three-quarters of his body. Despite the failure of the first attempt, Barry declared that the experiment should be repeated. Before he could sit in his chair, the lightning on the roof struck again, causing Toma to fall down and Allen to get his powers back. He rescued Thomas and they went to the Batcave to make a Flash suit out of Zoom's suit.

Hoping to get things back on track, Thomas and the Flash contacted Cyborg to try and get the Justice League together again. The Flash remembered the approximate date of Superman's arrival on Earth and asked Thomas to look up data on the ship's landing. Thanks to Cyborg, they learned that the ship was taken by the government, and its contents were hidden and named "Project Superman" ("Project Superman"). The Flash and Batman convinced Cyborg to hack government databases in hopes of finding out where the Kryptonian was hiding. They arrived at military base, where they found a frail guy locked up who certainly did not look like The Man of Steel. Barry decided that he looked like this because of the absence sunlight. They took the prisoner and made it to the surface when Kal-El was immediately exposed to the sun. Then Superman flew off, leaving his saviors to fight alone. The company was saved by an Elemental Woman who came to the rescue and later joined them. Suddenly, the Flash is captured by the memories of a life that was stolen from him by Flashpoint's culprit, Professor Zoom. The Flash said that he didn't have much time left before his memories were completely gone. Batman and the others took him to the kids, who all together at the word "Shazam" (Shazam) turned into Captain Marvel (Captain Marvel). They helped Flash wake up. Then, on TV, Barry heard that Hal Jordan, a combat pilot, had died in a fight with invisible Amazon planes. This was the last straw. Then Barry decided to gather everyone he could to save the world and stop Zoom. However, Allen reluctantly took the children with him, even though they represented a huge force. They were also joined by the Enchantress, who later during the fight, for an inexplicable reason, turned Captain Marvel back into children, allowing one of the Amazons to kill one of them, Billy Batson (Billy Batson). Then Professor Zoom himself appeared to gloat. Exodus was close.

After Flashpoint

It is already known that Barry will return after Flashpoint in the series Flash where new adventures and dangers await him.

Personal note(author's thoughts)

Barry Allen is a classic superhero. He does not see that " dark side", which is inherent in many popular heroes of our time. He is kind and selfless, conservative, with a strong sense of good and evil and a strong belief in justice. There is also a strong feeling in Allen, like hope, which Samaya showed Black night. He is a devoted friend and faithful family man who is always ready to help not only relatives and friends, but also complete strangers. After returning, it is difficult for him to settle down in the age of technology, but he tries and learns.

Powers and abilities

Forces

Speed ​​Force Channel: The Speed ​​Force is a poorly understood interdimensional energy from which most super-speed heroes draw their powers. The Speed ​​Force serves as the highest dimension of speed in the DC Universe. They are usually considered as barriers: sound barrier, light barrier, time barrier, space barrier, and speed barrier (Speed ​​Force Barrier). In Final Crisis, using the Speed ​​Force, Barry broke the Anti-Life Equation's control over Iris. Barry proved to be not only connected to the Speed ​​Force, but the main source of it, creating it with every step he took. He also supposedly possesses some, if not all, of the Speed ​​Force-related abilities that other runners have demonstrated (such as stealing and granting speed), although he has yet to demonstrate them.

• Delayed Aging: Runners are able to grant their loved ones eternal youth. Examples include Jay and his wife, and Barry and Iris.
• Speed ​​Force Aura: The Flash's body is surrounded by the so-called "speed force aura". The aura protects him and those who run near him or who he carries from the effects of using speed. The aura, for example, protects against friction and suspension in the air. She can also protect him from injury. The Flash has shown a level of superhuman resistance to injury, but this level is not much higher than that of a human.
• Phasing: The Flash has the ability to control his speed and angular momentum at the molecular level. While in an almost intangible state, he is immune to airborne viruses and can breathe regularly. It can oscillate so fast that no light reflects off of it, making it invisible. Barry is unique among the Flash and most DC characters in general because he has complete control over every molecule of his body.
• Vision of fluctuations: Barry is able to see invisible objects that move so fast that they are invisible to the human eye, such as the barrier that hides Gorilla City.
• Regeneration:The Flash, with the help of the Speed ​​Force, is able to accelerate his healing factor in order to heal from any injury.
• Superhuman Stamina: Can run at tremendous speeds for long periods of time without tiring.
  The extent of his stamina is unknown, as he showed no fatigue at all.
• Superhuman Speed: It turned out that Barry Allen can run at almost any speed, overcoming even the light barrier on his own. After returning to life, Barry admitted to Superman that the reason for the latter's victories in races with him is only charity. Theoretically, speeds exceeding 3403 meters per second are dangerous for people and the environment. This speed is about two miles per second, allowing it to cross the US in 23 minutes or circumnavigate the globe in three hours. The Flash rarely moves at this speed in populated areas. Its "walking" speed is subsonic (less than 1239, 2 kilometers per hour). It's fast enough to run around in cities near people and cause no damage. He can also run across water and up buildings. Barry is now considered the fastest being in the universe and the fastest Flash due to his time in the Speed ​​Force and the status of its (Speed ​​Force) creator (although Wally West fans still dispute his primacy - author's note).
• Travel in time and space: Barry can travel through time and space. Previously, he used the Space Treadmill for this ( Cosmic Treadmill ), but recently proved that he can do it without her help.
• Limited flight: Rotating like a helicopter propeller, it can carry out limited flight. Since his power became a quantum/molecular phenomenon, it's possible that he can fly just as easily as other superhumans (Fast Johnny could fly, by the way) because he can control all of his molecular energy as well as direction and strength, and direct it all in the direction he needs.
• Enhanced Perception: The Flash has the ability to change his perception, so he can catch falling objects and put them back so quickly that a normal person will not even notice the fall. He can hit a single opponent hundreds of times per second, or multiple opponents two or three times per second. It can disarm or prevent any number of enemies from firing before they even notice its movement, and can also throw small objects at supersonic speeds.
• Overcharged brain activity: The Flash's mental activity was also enhanced by speed, allowing him to perform simple calculations at lightning speed. His ability to perform ordinary actions at tremendous speeds allows him to perform incredible actions. Barry can also read at superspeed. He is able to avoid the effects of telepathy by speeding up his brain activity.
• Creating vortices: By running in circles at a certain speed, Barry is able to create whirlwinds with a variety of effects. One effect is to draw air from the center of the vortex to suffocate the opponent. The other is to make that (or that) that is in the center fly. Also, by running around someone or something, Barry is able to send the object to another dimension. Some other effects act as barriers or funnels for toxic gases. Allen can spin his arms rapidly, creating directional vortices that can destroy barriers or slow down falling objects. Fighting with forest fire, The Flash created a tornado by running around the perimeter. The rising air currents lowered the temperature inside the funnel and knocked the fire off the ground.

A couple of other interesting abilities granted by the Speed ​​Force that Barry has yet to demonstrate:

• Infinite Mass Strike: This ability was demonstrated by Wally West. Moving almost at the speed of light, he achieved the transfer of the mass acquired at this speed into a blow that carries the energy of a “white dwarf star” (a white dwarf star). This kick was used on a White Martian (similar to a regular Martian, e.g. D‘Jonne D’ zhonzu - approx. author), knocking him out and sending him from Mount Rushmore to, if my memory serves me, the African continent.
• Favor/steal speed: Since the Speed ​​Force regulates movement, the Flash can strip objects of their kinetic energy, movement, or momentum (stop bullets in flight or turn living beings into statues) and use that energy to speed himself up. Similarly, he can lend speed to living beings or inanimate objects, allowing them to move as fast as he does for a short time. This ability was demonstrated by Wally West and Bart Allen of the future.

Capabilities

Master of detective work: Barry is an experienced forensic specialist.

Chemist:Allen, as a forensic specialist, is an expert in chemistry.

Criminal psychologist: As a police officer, Barry is an expert in criminal psychology and frequently discusses such topics with Batman.

Hope:Barry is able to instill hope in the hearts of others, for which he was chosen by the Blue Ring.

Power Level

Barry has shown the ability to carry multiple people, saving them from a dangerous area. It is not known if he did this with an adrenaline rush. Allen has the strength level of a man of his age (although he is younger than most believe), height and weight, who trains intensively. He can at least lift his own weight. However, his speed abilities allow him to deliver blows of superhuman strength.

Weaknesses

Although Barry (like many other runners) is able to travel through time, he cannot change the past at will, unlike Reverse-Flash, who takes advantage of this and ruins Barry's life.

fixtures

Equipment

Suit ring

Police Scanner: built into the mask.

moving

space treadmill

Weapon

Blue Ring of Power(previously)

Notes:

After Flashpoint, Allen's physical data will apparently change and take on the following values:

Height: 185 cm (6 feet one inch)

Weight: 75 kg (165 lbs)

Barry Allen has driver license but no means of transportation.

Batman regards Barry Allen as one of the smartest people.

First appearance

The Flash's history has always been linked to Reverse Flash (reverse flash), its opposite. The first Reverse-Flash was Professor Edward Clarisse, who was jealous of the success of Jay Garrick, the Flash of the Golden Age. Clarisse artificially recreated the super-speed formula, built himself a costume like the Flash and was nicknamed "Rival" (Rival), but was quickly defeated by Jay. Not the most popular character.

The most familiar Reverse Flash, Eobard Thawne, appeared in comics in 1963. He was born in the 25th century and became a Flash fan. Seeing a now antique Cosmic Treadmill in a store, Eobard bought it, recreated the accident that turned Barry Allen into The Flash, and gained his own super speed. True, as a result, his face was injured, but Thawne made himself plastic surgery to look like Barry. His brains, after the "experiment", also stood a little on one side.

Yes, but Thawne didn’t take into account that the antique treadmill was already rusted in places, the settings were off, in general, the machine was faulty. Therefore, Eobard ended up not in the heyday of the Flash era, but in the near future, when Barry had already died and a museum was erected in his honor. And in the museum, here are the ones on the poster, where Barry kills a man in a Reverse Flash suit, but with the name "Professor Zoom / Eobard Thawne." The shock of seeing this, combined with the side effects of traveling on a rickety treadmill, drove Thawne completely insane.

Later, Thawne's story was supplemented by saying that he is a walking (and fast running) paradox, which himself influenced the emergence of "Professor Zoom". Thawne had a brother, Roburn, he interfered with Eobard's studies, but at some point he was erased from history, as if he had never existed, which allowed Thawne to become a scientist who studied Speedforce - the dimension where speedsters draw strength from. In the same way, a professor was erased from history for refusing Eobard's help in researching the Speed ​​Force. Professor Zoom from the future killed his enemies from the past in order to become what he became in tomorrow.

Professor Zoom was about to kill the Flash, and did so, but began to disappear himself. Thawne guessed that his own existence depended on the existence of the Flash. Therefore, he chose to destroy everything that was dear to Barry. He erased Barry's best friend from history and killed his mother, after which he planned to kill Barry's wife, Iris West, before she met Barry. The Flash couldn't stand it. The two Flashes (Barry and Wally) chased after Zoom, broke through the time barrier, and eventually turned into lightning, which hit a shelf of chemicals and made young forensic scientist Barry Allen the fastest man on Earth. Time has become tied up in an unthinkable knot - the worst enemy of the Flash, dependent on the existence of the Flash, became an indirect reason for the existence of the Flash. Have you lost the thread of the story yet?

Professor Zoom was killed by Barry Allen. Barry snapped his neck so Thawne wouldn't have time to kill his fiancée, Fiona Webb. Eobard revived as a dead Black Lantern during the Blackest Night, and then revived "normally" on the Brightest Day. In the Flashpoint storyline, Professor Zoom became a living paradox and no longer needed Barry's existence, but was killed by Batman (Thomas Wayne).

The next Reverse-Flash was Hunter Zolomon, a former friend of one of the Flashes. Hunter suffered at the hands of Grodd, asked the Flash to go back in time and prevent this incident. The Flash refused, so Zolomon himself went to the space treadmill, it exploded, and Hunter was blown off the rails of time. Actually, his super-speed is not due to the fact that he runs physically fast, but the slowdown of time. He does not run fast, but the rest crawl slowly.

Hunter Zolomon, nicknamed Zoom (without the "Professor"), felt that Wally West was not a good enough hero, since he did not have a personal tragedy. So it needs to be arranged to make the Flash better. The murder of Wally's wife, Linda Park, would be a good fit for this. To stop Hunter, Wally had to steal the speed of Bart (Impulse) and Jay Garrick (the first Flash), and then caught up with great difficulty. Linda was saved, but she had a miscarriage. After that, Hunter repeatedly countered various heroes.

Inertia (Inertia)- a clone of Bart Allen (Impulse), a descendant of Barry Allen, originally from the 30th century. The clone's real name is Thaddeus Thawne. He became the main enemy of Impulse. Inertia received his abilities mainly due to the use of a special drug called "Speed ​​9". He is not considered a full-fledged "Reverse Flash", but once he got part of the powers of Hunter Zolomon, after which he began to call himself "Kid Zoom" (KidZoom) .

In the New 52 universe, Reverse-Flash was Danny West, brother of Iris West. He gained his powers from an accident involving a train charged with the energy of the Speed ​​Force. Danny called himself the Reverse-Flash, and his costume was the wreckage of the train hull. Danny was going to kill everyone with access to the Speed ​​Force in order to fuel his own abilities, travel back in time and kill his father. In the end, Barry interrupted him.

The DC Universe is very rich in metahumans, who have a mind-boggling number of different superpowers. One of the top talents among superheroes is Super Speed. We have compiled for you a selection of the top 10 coolest speedsters in the DC Universe!

10th place - Savitar

Pilot of an experimental supersonic plane of the Third Reich, a man known as Savitar got his super speed when his plane was struck by lightning.

Naming himself after the Hindu god of speed, Savitar also had the unique ability to slow others down, and only his nemesis Wally West was immune to this effect.

Despite his absence from the comics, the creators promise to include Savitar in Flash season 3 as the main enemy.

9th place - Johnny Quick

Quick was Flash's evil counterpart in the Earth-3 Crime Syndicate. There are no heroes in this world and villains rule the world. The Justice League is the opposition, trying to overthrow the villains.

This version of Johnny Quick was recently featured in "Evil Forever", where the Crime Syndicate temporarily overpowered the heroes from mainland Earth.

Interestingly, Johnny uses a special "speed formula" - "3X2 (9YZ) 4A" - to access his power. Johnny was killed when Professor Zoom altered the Flash's powers to destroy other gifted speedsters.

8th place - Max Mercury

Max Mercury first appeared in 1940 as "Quicksilver," the character of Max Mercury then being something of a blank slate. Decades later, writer Mark Waid reimagined the Mercury character as a time traveler speedster from the 1830s.

7th place - Jesse Quick

Jessie Quick, also known as Jessie Chambers, is the daughter of Johnny Quick, a Golden Age speedster, and his wife, Liberty Bell. Jessie Quick uses the same "speed formula" as her father to access her power, and she also inherited her mother's super strength. Jesse Quick appears as a supporting character in the second season of The Flash.

6th place - Bart Allen / Kid Flash / Impulse

Bart Allen has a mysterious and interesting story. Initially, he is an Impulse. Bart is also the grandson of Barry Allen from the future. His lineage also links him to XS of the Legion of Super-Heroes, Professor Zoom, and Second Captain Boomerang. But put all that aside, because Bart is a powerful superhero in his own right!
As a successor to a great legacy of superheroes, Bart travels back in time to become a hero, trading his Impulse cape for the role of Kid Flash to become the Flash as an adult.

5th place - Zoom

The second "Reverse Flash", Hunter Solomon is a former police officer who was paralyzed in a fight with Gorilla Grodd. When Wally West refused to go back in time and prevent the incident, Solomon attempted to use Flash's cosmic treadmill to do it himself. As a result, an accident occurred that gave Zoom'u the ability to change time, which mimicked super speed.

Zoom lost his powers when they were stolen by his would-be colleague Inertia, a clone of Bart Allen.

Zoom was the main villain of Season 2 of The Flash. He spent most of the season masquerading as Jay Garrick, the Flash from Earth 2.

4th place - Jay Garrick / The Flash

Jay Garrick is the original Flash, a seasoned veteran who has spent decades as a member of the Justice Society and mentor to young heroes. In the original DC Universe, there were stories about Jay Garrick that inspired Barry Allen to become the Flash, and later, it was Jay and Barry who first crossed the bridge between Earth-1 and Earth-2.

Jay Garrick appeared as a main character in the second season of The Flash.

3rd place - Professor Zoom

Eobard Twain was the first Reverse Flash, a man from the future who traveled back in time to meet his hero, Barry Allen. Being an insane Barry fanatic, he underwent plastic surgery to become the Flash's doppelgänger. Eobard attacked Central City masquerading as The Flash, but was stopped.
Twain later went back in time and tried to stop Allen from becoming the Flash. When he failed, Eobard returned and accused Barry's father of killing his mother.

He is the "Big Trouble" of Season 1 of The Flash.

2nd place - Wally West / The Flash

While his mentor Barry Allen was the first to access the power of speed in the classic reality tree, his partner Wally West was the first to truly master it.

Wally eventually learned to use his speed in ways no other speedster could, and as he grew out of his teenage years, he was eventually able to embrace Barry's legacy as one of the universe's greatest heroes.

1st place - Barry Allen / The Flash

Barry Allen is the first hero to have access to the speed power. And while he has not reached the heights that Wally West has achieved in his reality, Barry is truly the main Speedster of the DC Universe!
Barry wasn't the first Flash - at least not historically in the current reality tree (Jay Garrick was the first) - but he was the hero who set the bar for the entire DC pantheon. He possesses a heroism comparable to that of Superman, sacrificing himself to save all realities in a crisis on Infinite Earths.

Barry Allen is the Flash of the Silver Age and is claimed by some to be the very first hero of the Silver Age. He became the Flash after Jay Garrick and before Wally West.

Life does not set our goal. We set the goal of life.

Story

Origin

Barry Allen and his twin brother were born to Henry and Nora Allen (Henry and Nora Allen) in the small town of Falville, Iowa, two weeks later than planned. According to the doctor, the future Flash's brother was stillborn. However, in reality, he was born healthy and then given to another family, the Thawnes, whose child died in childbirth. Barry's belated birth foreshadowed his habit of being late for everything. The boy grew up reading the adventures of his favorite superhero, Jay Garrick, the original Flash, and playing his adventures with his girlfriend, future actress Daphne Dean.

When he was little, his mother was killed, and suspicions fell on Barry's father. The desire to prove the Pope's innocence gave Barry a strong belief in justice.

At school, Allen had a reputation for being slow and easy-going. On their first date, he went to the carnival. The date was supposed to bring movement to his life, and he and his girlfriend went on a rollercoaster ride for the first time. Since then, he has become afraid of roller coasters. He got rid of the fear a long time later.

Barry loved chemistry from an early age and this helped develop his ability as a farmer. He won first place in the Falville County Fair Agricultural Competition ( Fallville County Fair Agricultural Competition ). The prize was a scholarship to Sun City University. He graduated from the University in three years with degrees in organic chemistry and criminology.

Growing up, Barry helped the authorities apprehend the robber, and then he was offered a job as a police officer in the Scientific Bureau of the Central City Police Department (Central City Police Department Scientific Detection Bureau). Eager to work in sister city Keystone City ( keystone city) city ​​hero of his childhood, he accepted the offer.

After moving to Central City and getting an apartment with a laboratory, he began dating a reporter for Picture News ( picture news) named Iris West iris west) whom he met while studying the scene of a murder she was reporting on. She was fascinated by his honesty and constancy.

The night the storm raged, Barry returned to the experiment after a short break. Lightning suddenly struck through the window and shattered the flasks, dousing Barry with electrified chemicals. Amazed, he decided to take a taxi home. However, the taxi left without noticing him. Barry ran after her and ran past her like she wasn't moving at all. He decided to have dinner and collect his thoughts. The waitress accidentally dropped the food from the trays onto Barry, who amazingly caught everything in the air and put it back on the tray. The next day, he saved Iris from a stray bullet. There was no doubt now: the lightning and chemical incident had given him super speed!

Deciding to use the powers for the good of mankind, Barry came up with a special costume for himself. He used a special polyester he received in college that allows him to form miniature clothing in the form of a liquid material that, when immersed in a special liquid, becomes sensitive to hydrogen, expanding on contact with it in the air. The charge from the charged battery ring he wore on his finger caused the material to expel extra hydrogen and shrink in the ring. He later revised the process by making the material sensitive to nitrogen. He named himself The Flash as a tribute to his childhood favorite superhero. He considered for some time wearing a suit that would not cover his face like Jay's, but eventually decided to wear a mask to hide his true identity. The first enemy he faced was the Turtle Man ( Turtle Man).

Hero Story

The Flash co-founded a superhero team called the Justice League of America. Then he met a Green Lantern named Hal Jordan, with whom he became friends and had many adventures both in and out of the League. He later found out that Jay Garrick really existed and befriended him as well.

One summer, Iris' nephew Wally decided to visit her in Central City. He was a devoted Flash fan and knew that her aunt's boyfriend was Scarlet Runner's "friend", so they were supposed to get to know each other. The Flash had to answer all of the fan's questions. When Wally asked about the experiment in the lab, Barry set up everything in the office the same as on the night of the incident. Much to his surprise, the ill-fated incident happened again, dousing Wally with the same electrically charged chemicals. After gaining the Flash's powers, Wally wears a smaller version of the Scarlet Runner costume, becoming the superhero Kid Flash.

Eventually, Barry proposed to Iris on the ferris wheel at the fair. She agreed, and they married, despite the anger of Professor Zoom (Professot Zoom), who tried to disrupt the ceremony. Allen hid his superhero identity from Iris for a year, although she found out about everything earlier because on their honeymoon he spoke in his sleep. Barry feared that the incident made him less human, which would prevent them from having children. However, after running tests for a year, he realized that this was not the case. Then he officially revealed his secret to her.

It wasn't long before Zoom took Iris's life at the masquerade. Barry forced him into the time stream, where he left him.

Barry met another woman, Fiona Webb, and started dating her. However, on the day they were supposed to get married, Zoom reappeared, who again wanted to kill the Flash's wife. Barry followed him around the world and missed his wedding. In the end, Zoom almost succeeded in killing Fiona, but Barry accidentally killed him. The Flash was charged with murder and had to stand trial.

In the fight with the Big Sir (Big Sir), Barry's face was badly disfigured. He went to Gorilla City to rebuild it. Ever since Barry Allen was considered missing, the Scarlet Runner decided to make himself a new face in order to leave his old self dead.

Barry later traveled to the thirtieth century, where Iris was found to be alive and well. For about a month they lived happily. Iris bore him two children: Don (Don) and Dawn (Dawn).

Barry made a time stop during his journey to the future and faced Wally West in a fight with Professor Zoom. There were two Zooms in time, and each Flash began to fight with one. Allen managed faster than Kid Flash, and sent "his" Zoom into the time stream. It is not known what happened to him, but he last appeared in the thirtieth century.

Crisis of Infinite Earths

The Crisis of Infinite Earths has forced the Flash back to work. The thirtieth century was in decline: natural disasters happened despite the technology designed to stop them. Reality itself collapsed. The Flash returned to the twentieth century to warn his friends. When he wanted to warn (Batman), he was thrown by the Anti-Monitor into the Antimatter Universe, where the Psycho-Pirate gave him psychological torture. He eventually used the Psycho-Pirate to turn the Anti-Monitor's servants, the Thunderers, against him. This gave him enough time to destroy the villain's weapon - the antimatter cannon - by running around it and destroying the outer hull. He ran so fast that he entered the Speed ​​Force permanently.

Barry's empty grave was placed in New York.

Specter (The Specter), Hal Jordan, apparently erased from the whole world, except for the closest people, knowledge of the identity of Barry Allen.

Infinite Crisis

Barry Allen's soul emerged from the Speed ​​Force along with Johnny Quick and Max Mercury to help his grandson Bart deal with Superboy-Prime by dragging the madman into the Speed ​​Force. Later, Bart Allen emerged from there in his grandfather's costume; he showed up in Tokyo to warn the heroes of Prime's escape. Bart got back together in battle with the insane Superboy. Barry spent four years in the alternate Keystone City alongside Max Mercury, Fast Johnny, and the alternate Jay Garrick. He then met Bart and Wally West and joined them in another fight with Prime. When Superboy escaped, Barry suggested that one of the still living runners should absorb the entire Speed ​​Force and cross the dimensional bridge leading to Post-Crisis Earth. Bart volunteered and his grandfather gave him the suit as a parting gift.

Last Crisis

Barry Allen resurfaced during the Final Crisis. He was chasing the bullet that killed Orion, sent back in time, while he was being chased by the Black Racer. He just called out to Wally and Jay, "Run!" Allen and Wally speed up and travel to the future, passing a month and learning that (Darkseid) has conquered the world. They were soon discovered by a group of Female Furies, consisting of Anti-Life-absorbed Wonder Woman, Batwoman, Catwoman, and Giganta. After passing the Furies, they made their way to Iris's apartment, where Barry was able to break the Anti-Life Equation imposed on her with a kiss, assuring her that everything would be fine.

Jay Garrick soon found his way into Iris' house, where he teamed up with Barry and Wally. Allen then revealed his plan: since Black Rider was following him, Allen would lead him to Darkseid and help him destroy the villain. Although Barry wanted to go alone, Wally asked to go with him. Allen agreed and asked Jay to look after Iris. Having reached the speed of light, the Flashes brought Black Rider to Darkseid's base in Bludhaven. Aware of the threatening runners, Darkseid fired Omega Beams, but the Flashes simply overtook them. The next moment, Allen asked West to save himself, but the two of them ran past (Superman) (who was very surprised to see Barry) and "vibrated" through Darkseid, which caused his Omega Beams to hit him. Black Rider separated the essence of Darkseid from Dan Turpin.

Return to the world

Shortly thereafter, while family and friends were overjoyed at his return, Barry himself was worried because he couldn't explain how he left the Speed ​​Force on his own while the same Max Mercury and Fast Johnny were locked up there. Deciding not to waste his second chance, Allen went to the Flash Museum to find out what he missed. There he met his old friend, Hal Jordan, who also died and was resurrected. The Flash discussed his anxiety about returning with Hal, as well as his premonition that he should not have returned. Then he asked Jordan to inform Wally and Jay that he would not attend parties arranged in his honor, after which he went on patrol. While running, an evil runner named Savitar somehow escaped the Speed ​​Force through Barry. When the Flash managed to catch it, it disintegrated before his eyes.

It wasn't long before Barry and Wally determined that Black Flash was "presumably dead". After that, Allen became the new Black Flash. When he realized that his presence could harm or even kill innocent people, Barry traveled back to the Speed ​​Force where he met Johnny and Max. Max tried to explain to Allen that becoming the Black Flash was not his fault, and when he and Barry ended up in another part of the Speed ​​Force, the real culprit became known - Professor Zoom.

Zoom revealed his plan: after Barry had Kid Flash fight Superboy-Prime during Infinite Crisis, Zoom sent a subconscious impulse into the Speed ​​Force to reclaim what was left of Barry's self-awareness. This led to the return of the hero during the Final Crisis. It was later revealed that Zoom had transformed into a "new kind of runner" and created the Negative Speed ​​Force to vilify Allen and the other runners. Before Barry could fight, Zoom disappeared. Wally entered the Speed ​​Force to bring his uncle back, and after trying to go deeper into it, Max revealed to Barry that it was he, Allen, who created the source of the runners' power, the Speed ​​Force. Soon, the united heroes, led by Barry, met again with Professor Zoom. Even being outnumbered, he managed to separate Barry from the rest. He said that all the tragedies in Allen's life, including the death of his mother, happened through his (Zuma's) fault. Then he decided to completely destroy the Flash's life by killing his wife even before the moment they would have met for the first time.

The Flash chased Zoom and was joined by Wally, who told him to run as fast as he could to get past the time barrier. Having done this, they caught up with Thawne and prevented Iris from being killed. Together, the Flash sent Zoom back to the present and discovered that the Justice League, the Justice Society, and the Outsiders had built a special device for Thawne. Barry threw it there and activated the device, severing the villain's connection to the Negative Speed ​​Force. The Flashes immobilized Zoom so he couldn't run. When the threat was over, everyone cheered for the return of Barry and the other runners. Allen closed the case on the death of his mother and took on other cases that were opened after his death. Barry spent time with Iris before heading to Washington to celebrate his return with the Justice League and apologize for being late.

Don't worry anymore, Hal. Everything will be fine.

Blackest Night

A few months later, at Bruce Wayne's grave in Gotham, Hal and Barry discussed the death of their mutual friend and the hero community's refusal to link the identity of Wayne and Batman.

The reflections led them to talk about their own deaths, comparing the sadness that Flash's death brought with the anger caused by Hal's death. Hal summed it up by saying, “I died a sinner. You died a saint." The conversation led to speculation that "the world has become more dangerous" since Barry's death, and that the deaths of Arthur Curry and (Martian Manhunter) cost the Justice League its "heart and soul". As they left the graveyard, Flash expressed his hope that their dead comrades would return to them. He mentioned Batman, stating "...if there was a way out, I bet Batman already had it in his plan."

The Flash reappeared with Hal in the July issue Green Lantern while continuing to participate in events. Later, in a fight with Black Lantern D'Jon D'Jonzz, he felt the mystical effects of Bruce Wayne's grave take control of him and decompose his skin and muscles. The Martian Manhunter who fought them intended to kill the old friends, seeing them dead and believing that they both must die in order to restore balance to the universe.

Fighting off the undead with Hal and the arrivals of Mera, Atom, and Firestorm, as well as two members of the Indigo Tribe, Barry and Wally and Bart decide to cross the globe to warn every superhero. on the planet. His message accidentally reached the Rogues, who knew that their dead comrades would come after them, and then the Rogues decided to strike first, but did not know that the Mirror Master in the form of a Black Lantern was watching them. Barry, in a short battle, met with another undead in the face of Professor Zoom. The Flash decided to flee to Gorilla City to ask for the help of the ruler Solovar there, but he did not know that Solovar had been killed many years ago. Seeing that the city was already under attack, the Flash became suspicious of Grodd, but to his horror he discovered that Solovar had also become a Black Lantern. The fight was not destined to last long because Barry ran to Coast City.

In the city, he witnessed the arrival of a Black Lantern lord named Nekron and his apprentices Scar and Black Hand. The Justice League, the Titans, Wally and Bart arrive to help the Flash. Nekron said that the resurrected superheroes are connected to him because he let them resurrect again. Then he used the black rings to turn Superman, Green Arrow, Bart and other resurrected heroes into Black Lanterns. The Flash discovered that one of the rings was meant to be his, and he was forced to flee to avoid joining the Nekron Corps. When it was decided to recruit new members to the Lantern Corps for 24 hours, Flash was chosen to be a member of the Blue Lantern Corps. During the battle, the Flash had to fight his own grandson, whom the ring identified as still alive, but slowly dying due to the black ring. Barry has shown the ability to control the ring and create energy constructs using his imagination (possibly due to understanding the operation of Hal's ring). He was able to create images of Impulse and Kid Flash to make Bart feel again. The plan would have worked if not for the appearance of the Black Lanterns: Professor Zoom and Solovar. Wally and Saint Walker came to the rescue of a friend. Bart then tried to kill West. Realizing that their shared connection to the Speed ​​Force could save Bart, Barry used his powers to break the black ring's connection and free him. Eventually, the heroes defeated Nekron with the help of the Essence of Life, which turned many of the heroes into members of the White Lantern Corps.

Get up and fall again

Barry and Hal later searched for Prometheus, who escaped after the destruction of Star City during the event. Justice League: Lament for Justice. The partners went to the Shadow (Shade), who then stated that he helped Oliver track down Prometheus, and that he killed the villain. Later, after Green Arrow's confrontation and escape, Barry promised that he and the League would find Oliver before he killed again.

With Hal and (Dinah) at his back, Barry scoured the city looking for the Green Arrow and told Connor Hawke about his father's crime. After finally tracking down Oliver, Barry told him that he hated him more and more each time he saw him. The Flash made a stupid mistake trying to grab Oliver and got electrocuted by touching the Arrow's quiver.

Return to Central City

After the events The Flash: Rebirth, Barry returned to Central City. Caught undercover in the witness protection program, Allen returned to the Central City Police Department's crime lab and the Flash's career. Soon, a man in the costume of the Mirror Master, an enemy of the Flash, was found dead on a city street.

When Barry began investigating, he learned that the deceased was neither the original Mirror Master, Sam Scudder, nor the current Rogue, Evan McCalloch. Upon hearing of a new appearance from the portal, Barry transformed into the Flash and began investigating. When he arrived, a group of people wearing Rogue-like outfits calling themselves The Renegades claimed to be from the 25th century and Barry was arrested for the murder of the "Mirror Monarch". The Renegades called themselves the defenders of the 25th century, which they say Barry and the Justice League are to blame for. The Flash managed to get rid of them and save a building full of people, which they inadvertently destroyed. The Flash devoted himself to finding the real killer, but his investigation was interrupted by the Renegades, who, along with the Flash himself, were later attacked by Captain Boomerang. Eventually, Allen was arrested by the Renegades and sent to the 25th century. He realized that this was all part of Top's plan to stop Allen from revealing his criminal ancestor. After escaping from custody, Allen chased Top and defeated him, after which he called him to justice and was convinced of the accusations against his criminal ancestor.

Flashpoint

Barry Allen woke up in a universe that was very different from what he knew. Many of the heroes were not known here (as well as the Flash), his mother is alive, and Batman is Thomas Wayne. He encountered Wayne in a small cave, where he attacked him. Barry explained that he appears to be from another universe where he is a superhero. The sudden return of his memories convinced him that this was his universe. He tried to activate the Flash costume ring, but instead of the expected outfit, he got the Reverse Flash costume. He decided that he must regain his strength in order to rectify the situation. To do this, he and Wayne constructed a device resembling an electric chair. Lightning struck, and Allen was engulfed in flames. After putting out the fire, Wayne saw Barry unconscious and in multiple burns.

Barry later woke up in the Batcave covered in bandages. Thomas told him that he had a third-degree burn that had consumed three-quarters of his body. Despite the failure of the first attempt, Barry declared that the experiment should be repeated. Before he could sit in his chair, the lightning on the roof struck again, causing Thomas to fall down and Allen to get his powers back. He rescued Thomas and they went to the Batcave to make a Flash suit out of Zoom's suit.

Hoping to get things back on track, Thomas and the Flash contacted Cyborg to try and get the Justice League together again. The Flash remembered the approximate date of Superman's arrival on Earth and asked Thomas to look up data on the ship's landing. Thanks to Cyborg, they learned that the ship was taken by the government, and its contents were hidden and named "Project Superman" ("Project Superman"). The Flash and Batman convinced Cyborg to hack government databases in hopes of finding out where the Kryptonian was hiding. They arrived at the military base, where they found a frail guy locked up who certainly did not look like The Man of Steel. Barry decided that he looked like this because of the lack of sunlight. They took the prisoner and made it to the surface when Kal-El was immediately exposed to the sun. Then Superman flew off, leaving his saviors to fight alone. The company was saved by an Elemental Woman who came to the rescue and later joined them. Suddenly, the Flash is captured by the memories of a life that was stolen from him by Flashpoint's culprit, Professor Zoom. The Flash said that he didn't have much time left before his memories were completely gone. Batman and the others brought him to the children, who all together at the word "Shazam" (Shazam) turned into (Captain Marvel). They helped Flash wake up. Then, on TV, Barry heard that Hal Jordan, a combat pilot, had died in a fight with invisible Amazon planes. This was the last straw. Then Barry decided to gather everyone he could to save the world and stop Zoom. However, Allen reluctantly took the children with him, even though they represented a huge force. They were also joined by the Enchantress, who later during the fight, for an inexplicable reason, turned Captain Marvel back into children, allowing one of the Amazons to kill one of them, Billy Batson (Billy Batson). Then Professor Zoom himself appeared to gloat. Exodus was close.

After Flashpoint

It is already known that Barry will return after Flashpoint in the series Flash where new adventures and dangers await him.

Personal note(author's thoughts)

Barry Allen is a classic superhero. He does not have that "dark side" that is inherent in many popular heroes of our time. He is kind and selfless, conservative, with a strong sense of good and evil and a strong belief in justice. There's also a strong sense of hope in Allen, as shown by Blackest Night. He is a devoted friend and faithful family man who is always ready to help not only relatives and friends, but also complete strangers. After returning, it is difficult for him to settle down in the age of technology, but he tries and learns.

Powers and abilities

Forces

Speed ​​Force Channel: The Speed ​​Force is a poorly understood interdimensional energy from which most super-speed heroes draw their powers. The Speed ​​Force serves as the highest dimension of speed in the DC Universe. They are usually considered as barriers: sound barrier, light barrier, time barrier, space barrier, and speed barrier (Speed ​​Force Barrier). In Final Crisis, using the Speed ​​Force, Barry broke the Anti-Life Equation's control over Iris. Barry proved to be not only connected to the Speed ​​Force, but the main source of it, creating it with every step he took. He also supposedly possesses some, if not all, of the Speed ​​Force-related abilities that other runners have demonstrated (such as stealing and granting speed), although he has yet to demonstrate them.

• Delayed Aging: Runners are able to grant their loved ones eternal youth. Examples include Jay and his wife, and Barry and Iris.
• Speed ​​Force Aura: The Flash's body is surrounded by the so-called "speed force aura". The aura protects him and those who run near him or who he carries from the effects of using speed. The aura, for example, protects against friction and suspension in the air. She can also protect him from injury. The Flash has shown a level of superhuman resistance to injury, but this level is not much higher than that of a human.
• Phasing: The Flash has the ability to control his speed and angular momentum at the molecular level. While in an almost intangible state, he is immune to airborne viruses and can breathe regularly. It can oscillate so fast that no light reflects off of it, making it invisible. Barry is unique among the Flash and most DC characters in general because he has complete control over every molecule of his body.
• Vision of fluctuations: Barry is able to see invisible objects that move so fast that they are invisible to the human eye, such as the barrier that hides Gorilla City.
• Regeneration:The Flash, with the help of the Speed ​​Force, is able to accelerate his healing factor in order to heal from any injury.
• Superhuman Stamina: Can run at tremendous speeds for long periods of time without tiring. The extent of his stamina is unknown, as he showed no fatigue at all.
• Superhuman Speed: It turned out that Barry Allen can run at almost any speed, overcoming even the light barrier on his own. After returning to life, Barry admitted to Superman that the reason for the latter's victories in races with him is only charity. Theoretically, speeds exceeding 3403 meters per second are dangerous for people and the environment. This speed is about two miles per second, allowing it to cross the US in 23 minutes or circumnavigate the globe in three hours. The Flash rarely moves at this speed in populated areas. Its "walking" speed is subsonic (less than 1239, 2 kilometers per hour). It's fast enough to run around in cities near people and cause no damage. He can also run across water and up buildings. Barry is now considered the fastest being in the universe and the fastest Flash due to his time in the Speed ​​Force and the status of its (Speed ​​Force) creator (although Wally West fans still dispute his primacy - author's note).
• Travel in time and space: Barry can travel through time and space. Previously, he used the Space Treadmill for this ( Cosmic Treadmill ), but recently proved that he can do it without her help.
• Limited flight: Rotating like a helicopter propeller, it can carry out limited flight. Since his power became a quantum/molecular phenomenon, it's possible that he can fly just as easily as other superhumans (Fast Johnny could fly, by the way) because he can control all of his molecular energy as well as direction and strength, and direct it all in the direction he needs.
• Enhanced Perception: The Flash has the ability to change his perception, so he can catch falling objects and put them back so quickly that a normal person will not even notice the fall. He can hit a single opponent hundreds of times per second, or multiple opponents two or three times per second. It can disarm or prevent any number of enemies from firing before they even notice its movement, and can also throw small objects at supersonic speeds.
• Overcharged brain activity: The Flash's mental activity was also enhanced by speed, allowing him to perform simple calculations at lightning speed. His ability to perform ordinary actions at tremendous speeds allows him to perform incredible actions. Barry can also read at superspeed. He is able to avoid the effects of telepathy by speeding up his brain activity.
• Creating vortices: By running in circles at a certain speed, Barry is able to create whirlwinds with a variety of effects. One effect is to draw air from the center of the vortex to suffocate the opponent. The other is to make that (or that) that is in the center fly. Also, by running around someone or something, Barry is able to send the object to another dimension. Some other effects act as barriers or funnels for toxic gases. Allen can spin his arms rapidly, creating directional vortices that can destroy barriers or slow down falling objects. While fighting a wildfire, the Flash created a tornado by running around the perimeter. The rising air currents lowered the temperature inside the funnel and knocked the fire off the ground.

A couple of other interesting abilities granted by the Speed ​​Force that Barry has yet to demonstrate:

• Infinite Mass Strike: This ability was demonstrated by Wally West. Moving almost at the speed of light, he achieved the transfer of the mass acquired at this speed into a blow that carries the energy of a “white dwarf star” (a white dwarf star). This kick was used on a White Martian (similar to a regular Martian, e.g. D"jonou D" zhonzu - approx. author), knocking him out and sending him from Mount Rushmore to, if my memory serves me, the African continent.
• Favor/steal speed: Since the Speed ​​Force regulates movement, the Flash can strip objects of their kinetic energy, movement, or momentum (stop bullets in flight or turn living beings into statues) and use that energy to speed himself up. Similarly, he can lend speed to living beings or inanimate objects, allowing them to move as fast as he does for a short time. This ability was demonstrated by Wally West and Bart Allen of the future.

Capabilities

Master of detective work: Barry is an experienced forensic specialist.

Chemist:Allen, as a forensic specialist, is an expert in chemistry.

Criminal psychologist: As a police officer, Barry is an expert in criminal psychology and frequently discusses such topics with Batman.

Hope:Barry is able to instill hope in the hearts of others, for which he was chosen by the Blue Ring.

Power Level

Barry has shown the ability to carry multiple people, saving them from a dangerous area. It is not known if he did this with an adrenaline rush. Allen has the strength level of a man of his age (although he is younger than most believe), height and weight, who trains intensively. He can at least lift his own weight. However, his speed abilities allow him to deliver blows of superhuman strength.

Weaknesses

Although Barry (like many other runners) is able to travel through time, he cannot change the past at will, unlike Reverse-Flash, who takes advantage of this and ruins Barry's life.

fixtures

Equipment

Suit ring

Police Scanner: built into the mask.

moving

space treadmill

Weapon

Blue Ring of Power (previously)

Notes:

After Flashpoint, Allen's physical data will apparently change and take on the following values:

Height: 185 cm (6 feet one inch)

Weight: 75 kg (165 lbs)

Barry Allen has a driver's license but no vehicle.

Batman regards Barry Allen as one of the smartest people.

First appearance

It has always been interesting which of the superheroes is the strongest, the best and the brightest. The authoritative, independent Internet magazine IGM has ranked the 100 most powerful superheroes of all time.
It is worth saying that the rating was compiled not only on the basis of the strength of a superhero alone. Many factors were taken into account, such as dexterity, superpowers, authority, creativity, the role of a superhero in the world that he protects. There are quite controversial names on the list and perhaps you personally would place the top places differently. However, IGM's top 100 most powerful superheroes are like Forbes' top 100 richest people in the world. This rating has authority in professional circles, it is referred to, it is used.
It's also worth adding that the list contains not only superheroes, but also some fictional comic book characters, so don't be surprised to see some names here.

1 Superman

And so, Superman was named the most powerful superhero!
It is not surprising, because the alien from Krypton has not only superhuman strength and speed, but also immortality. In general, it seems that the creators of Superman decided not to infringe on their character in any way and endowed him with all the abilities that one could think of.

2 Batman

Silver goes to Bruce Wayne, or Batman. In addition to super strength, Batman can perhaps be called one of the deepest superheroes in terms of psychology and inner world. Having experienced the death of his parents as a child, Bruce began to train hard, reaching beyond human capabilities. The image of the bat was chosen as Bruce Wayne himself simply has a panic fear of these animals and it symbolizes some kind of overcoming of his fears.

3 Spiderman

Bronze goes to Peter Parker, or rather his alter ego, Spider-Man. If you can argue about the strength of Spider-Man, then in terms of popularity, Spider-Man can definitely claim the first place.
It is extremely interesting that most superheroes are tall and weigh at least 100 kilograms. Spider-Man, on the other hand, has a height of 174 cm and a weight of 75. However, a very modest size for a superhero is compensated by extraordinary dexterity, super speed and rapid healing of wounds.

4 Wolverine

James Howlett was a weak child, constantly suffering from allergies and his father's drunkard. Later he became a guinea pig for the Canadian government, which in its laboratories tried to create its own version of "Captain America".
He has enhanced senses, the ability to quickly heal wounds, super speed, super strength and the ability to release 3 blades from his hands at will.

5 Wonder Woman

In fifth place is the most Strong woman superhero. Wonder Woman is an Amazon princess with the ability to talk to animals or make a person tell the truth. She also has super strength, super speed and can fly.

6 Captain America

The First Avenger was once a thin and weak artist. Stephen Rogers was a patriot of his country and really wanted to go to the front to help the Allied army defeat Nazi Germany. However, due to physical weakness, Stephen Rogers was not taken into the army. But he was chosen as the first volunteer among hundreds of candidates for a secret project. Which actually made him a super man.

7 Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)

Hal grew up at the US Air Force Base, where his father was a test pilot. However, his father died during one of the flights, and Hal himself decided to follow in his father's footsteps. During one of the flights, Hal carried a beam of green energy into the desert where Abin Sur gave him a power ring, which made him a superhero.

8 The Flash (Wally West)

Wally West is the third Flash. Gained his powers through an accident at the age of ten when he visited his uncle's medical laboratory. He has the ability to move at speeds faster than the speed of sound, can create copies of himself, and is able to walk through walls.

9 Hulk

Robert Bruce Banner was the son of a famous nuclear physicist who hated his son and considered him a mutant. Robert's father was very jealous of his wife and eventually killed her, due to which he was sent to a psychiatric hospital. However, the matured Robert decided to follow in the footsteps of his father and became a nuclear physicist. At the moment of testing the Gamma Bomb, Robert was at the epicenter of the explosion, but the blast wave did not kill him. Gamma radiation gave an unusual reaction in Robert's body and his body turned into a huge monster. Hulk appears with a surge of adrenaline in Robert, which gives the scientist a lot of trouble. Hulk weighs 600 kg and has a height of 3 meters, has extraordinary strength even by the standards of a superhero and an impenetrable body.

10 Daredevil

Rounding out the top ten most powerful superheroes is Daredevil.
Matt Murdock was born and raised in a disadvantaged area of ​​New York. His father was a boxer, and his mother suffered from depression, which is why she decided to go to the monastery. Matt was going to become a lawyer, but one day he saved a blind old man from under the wheels of a truck carrying radioactive waste. Some of the waste got into his eyes and blinded him. But the rescued old man turned out to be a martial artist and started training Matt.
Contact with the waste gave Mat super-senses and the ability of radar.

11 Robin (Dick Grayson)

Dick Grayson's father and mother were circus acrobats. But they died during a performance after they refused to pay the gangster Zucco. That day at the circus performance was Bruce Wayne, who sheltered the boy and replaced his father. Bruce taught Dick everything he could and Dick became Batman's assistant, taking the alias Robin.

12 Iron Man

Tony Stark is known to anyone with even the slightest interest in superheroes. The son of a billionaire, a weapons manufacturer, has been a genius since childhood. His strength lies in his exosuit, which makes Tony Stark virtually invincible on the battlefield.

13 Jean Gray (X-Men)

It may seem strange to have such a fragile girl in the top of the strongest superheroes. However, he has great power over matter, owns telepathy, telekinesis and controls time. One day, Jean lost control of herself and turned into a Dark Phoenix. She sang to destroy billions of people, and when she regained consciousness, she committed suicide so that this would never happen again.

14 Thor

Thor is one of the rulers of Asgard (a parallel world of demigods). Possesses insane strength and invulnerability. Thor's weapon is a hammer, which only he can lift. The growth of the torus is 2 meters and the weight is almost 300 kilograms.

15 The Sandman

Perhaps the most mystical superhero. Sandman has complete power in the world of dreams. Its appearance changes depending on the beholder.

16 Rorschach (Watchmen)

Walter Joseph Kovacs was the son of a prostitute and witnessed his mother copulating with clients more than once during his childhood. Later, after a fight with teenagers, he was handed over to a shelter. He was distinguished by success in boxing and extraordinary intuition. He sewed a suit for himself in which he placed two liquids, black and white, in the face area, which never merge with each other.

17 Barbara (Batman)

Barbara has been a fan of Batman since childhood, and once at a masquerade ball, she saved Bruce Wayne from the bullet of the Mothman, not knowing that Bruce is the same Batman. After that, Bruce allowed her to work with him and took her on various assignments. One day, the Joker injured Barbara's spine with a bullet, undressed and photographed her. Barbara remained disabled, but still helped Batman as the Oracle.

18 Creature (Fantastic Four)

Benjamin Grimm in his youth, together with his brother, organized street gang. However, after his brother was killed, he decided that this path leads to nowhere and change his life. After failing in college, he enlisted in the army, where he became a member of a secret project. Having gone into space, along with 3 more test subjects, Benjamin received a dose of cosmic radiation and gained a supersim. The creature has stone skin and the ability to lift objects with any weight.

19 James Gordon

The Gotham City Police Commissioner has excellent marksmanship and extraordinary deduction. It is difficult to call him a superhero, but the authors of the rating decided to place him on the 19th line of this list. And by the way, it is for this character that they received the most criticism.

20 Catwoman

Selina Kyle was born in a poor neighborhood in Gotham. She lost her parents at an early age, who did not really care about her, and soon found herself in an orphanage. From an early age, Selina developed acrobatic abilities and attentiveness. The most correct decision to live in this cruel world, she considered theft, which she did in her younger years. Later, Selina decides to retrain from a thief to a mercenary and puts on the Catwoman costume.

21 Spirit (English) Russian (The Spirit)

Another superhero without superpowers. Despite the fact that Spirit belongs to Marvel, the events with his participation take place in an alternate universe. Spirit was an ordinary detective and was buried alive in a battle with a supervillain. However, he got out of the wreckage and created his base at this place.

22 Professor X (X-Men)

Charles Francis Xavier came out rich family Spanish origin. He lost his father early and later suffered from the bullying of his stepfather and older brother. He possesses telepathy, telekinesis, knew how to subjugate the minds of other people and had great authority among the mutant community.

23 Rafael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

The well-known Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle lives underground in a sewer and loves pizza. Of all the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, he has the greatest strength and aggression.

24 Yorick Brown (Y: The Last Man)

A comic from Vertigo publishing house tells about a strange plague that swept the earth and left only one man alive.

25 Hellboy

Hellboy is a devil born in our world through a mysterious ritual performed by Grigory Rasputin for the Third Reich. However, Anung Un Rama (this is Hellboy's real name), fell into the hands of the US government, which persuaded him to fight evil. Hellboy Possesses huge force, magical powers, immortality.

26 Rick Grimes (The Walking Dead)

The leader of the group of survivors for the comic book series The Walking Dead.

27 The Amazing Spider-Man

Francis Castiglione, like many future superheroes, lost his parents at an early age. His parents were killed by the mafia. As a child, Francis Castiglione wanted to become a priest, but he realized that he did not know how to forgive people who do evil. He joined the army, where he became a great professional in combat and rose to the rank of captain. Once, when Francis Castiglione was with his wife and child on a picnic, they witnessed a gang showdown from which only Francis came out alive. This event gave rise to a desire in Francis to take revenge on all mafias and he became the Punisher.

28 Swamp Thing

Swamp Thing, another character in the world of Batman and Superman. He is able to move into any vegetation, can instantly move from one point of the planet to another and is practically invulnerable.

29 John Constantine

John Constantine is an exorcist who masterfully fights demons. John is an ordinary person, but he has a lot of knowledge in occult magic and all the necessary weapons to fight evil spirits.

30 Green Arrow

The character was conceived as a replacement for Batman, but the authors decided to give him a number of differences in abilities and character.
Brilliant scientist, martial artist and archery ace.

31 Deadpool

Deadpool is one of the most popular superheroes. recent years. Wade Winston Wilson was a young lad with cancer and, like Wolverine, was put to the test to create "Weapon X". However, his mental health became unstable and his appearance became disfigured.
Deadpool is a master of martial arts, a master of melee and firearms, has superhuman agility and the ability to heal wounds.

32 Robin (Tim Drake) (Batman)

Became the third Robin. Prior to joining Batman, he fought crime on his own in Gotham City. He was a master of martial arts, a magnificent acrobat and had an outstanding intellect.

33 Nick Fury

Nick Fury was a circus performer in his youth, but soon he sewed to follow in his father's footsteps. He had vast combat experience, participated in the Second World War and had great authority in the army.
Ageless Nick Fury was a master of firearms and a genius of military tactics.

34 Jesse Custer

A character from the comic book series Preacher. Jesse Custer was a preacher in the small town of Annville, Texas. Jesse was possessed by a supernatural being called Genesis, causing all the parishioners to die. This event makes Jesse Custer the most powerful being on the planet, possibly even more powerful than a god.

35 Judge Dredd

Joseph Dredd was cloned from the DNA of Judge Fargo, Mega City One's first Judge. Judge Dredd patrols the streets and brings order to the post-apocalyptic world.

36 Spawn

Albert Francis Simmons was a secret agent of the CIA, but on one of the tasks he was shot by his own boss, who was connected to the mafia. After his death, Albert went to hell, where he made a deal with the demon Malbolgia. Albert agreed to become the warlord of Hell's army if he was allowed to see his wife one last time. Albert returns to earth with a disfigured appearance and discovers that since his death, ex-wife already managed to get married and give birth to daughters from him former friend. After that, Spawn begins to confront the demon with whom he made a deal.
Spawn knows how to control animals and absorbs their life force, has superhuman strength and knows demonic magic.

37 Raven

In life, a young boy named Eric, along with his lover, were killed by a gang of street thugs. Dying, Eric saw how the bandits torture and rape his girlfriend. However, Erica resurrects Raven, granting him super strength.

Stephen Strange was a talented neurosurgeon, but in an accident, he loses both hands. In search of healing, Stephen ends up in Tibet, where he saves the life of one magician, the Elder, thanks to which he becomes his student.
Doctor Strange has extensive knowledge of magic, can fly and has a strong intellect.

39 Cyclops (X-Men)

Scott Summers was the son of a US Air Force pilot. One day, his father took the family on a flight, but the plane was attacked by a mysterious alien beam. There were 2 parachutes on board the plane, which were given to Skoma and his brother. However, during landing, the cattle's parachute caught fire and, upon landing, it hit its head on the ground. It is with this that the Cyclops cannot control the beam emanating from his eyes.

40 Reed Richards (Fantastic Four)

Reed Richards was a genius, holding several degrees by the age of 20. Reid dreamed of mastering Mars and worked hard on a project to fly to this planet. He himself, along with his 3 friends decided to become a pilot who would have to visit this planet. However, the ship was exposed to cosmic radiation and each of the crew members received a superpower. Reed gained the ability to deform his body.

41 Silver Surfer (Fantastic Four)

Norrin Radd, a representative of an alien race that on their planet was able to defeat crime, poverty and disease. The Silver Surfer can move at a speed more speed light, knows how to control cosmic energy and is able to heal wounds.

42 Storm (X-Men)

One of the brightest representatives of the X-Men. Able to control the weather, the earth's magnetic fields and soar in the air.
In life full name Ororo Ikwaldi T'Challa (Monroe). She is a hereditary priestess of an ancient, African family, from which all mankind originated.

43 Martian Manhunter

J'onn J'onzz is the last representative of the Martian race on earth. He has super strength, telepathy, telekinesis, can fly, become invisible, and is also able to change appearance.

44 Hawkeye

Clinton Barton in early age remained an orphan, and after living for some time in an orphanage, he joined a group of itinerant artists. He was inspired by the Iron Man costume that Clinton saw as a child, from that moment he began to imitate superheroes in every possible way. But when Clinton first decided to enter the road of fighting crime, he was mistaken for a thief and had to fight Iron Man himself.
Has extraordinary acrobatic, agility and precision.

45 Spider Jerusalem (Transmetropolitan)

Spider Django Heraclitus Jerusalem is a brilliant journalist, but constantly swearing and addicted to drugs. He is a master of martial arts and knows thousands of ways to get the information he needs.

46 Human Torch (Fantastic Four)

Jonathan Lowell Spencer "Johnny" Storm, along with his sister, lost their mother early. My father was a drunkard and was imprisoned for premeditated murder. Jonathan Ross stayed with his aunt and at the age of 16 decided to visit his older sister who dated the brilliant scientist Reed Richards. Jonathan was one of 4 people who ended up on a spaceship, which fell under the flow of cosmic energy.
After that, Jonathan discovered the ability to ignite and be resistant to fire, and he also learned to fly.

47 Kitty Pryde (X-Men)

Until the age of 13, she was an ordinary girl. But after her headaches began to torment and mutant abilities began to appear. Later, after some hesitation, she was accepted into the ranks of the X-Men. She can send people into the past, levitate and move through objects.

48 Mitchell Hundred (Ex Machina)

Ex Machina is a little known comic in Russia. It tells about a character named Mitchell Hundred, who was an engineer on the Brooklyn Bridge, but as a result of an explosion, gained superpowers. However, this was not enough for Mitchell and he became the mayor of his city.

49 The Flash (Barry Allen)

The second in a row Flash, since childhood had a habit of always being late. However, already in his youth, he was a big fan of the first Flash. After graduating from college as a forensic chemist, Barry got a job as a policeman. One rainy night, lightning strikes his lab and Barry wakes up with the Flash's superpowers.

50 Captain Marvel

Captain Marvel, this is an ordinary boy who says Magic word Shazam turns into an adult strong man with superpowers.
William Joseph "Billy" Batson, orphaned at an early age, found himself on the streets. Despite the difficulty of his position, he did not lose heart and continued to treat people kindly. One day, William meets an old man who in the past was Shazam, the protector of mankind. The elder says that William is worthy of becoming the new Shazam and gives him superpowers.

51 Black Panther (Fantastic Four)

In life, T'Challa is a descendant of an African dynasty of kings in the fictional country of Wakanda. In Wakanda, cosmic metal, vibronium, was mined, which is why mercenaries came to it in order to carry out a coup d'état. However, Black Panther came to the defense of Wakanda.
T'Challa was married to Storm, who was a hereditary priestess of African blood.
Black Panther has the limit of acrobatic abilities, is a master of martial arts and a strong intellect.

52 Aquaman

Arthur Curry was the son of a lighthouse worker. In addition, when his mother was dying, she revealed that she was the Queen of Atlantis in exile. Arthur's father paid much attention to the upbringing of his son, he gave him an education and helped him to reveal his inner potentials.
Aquaman possesses echolocation, can control fish and amphibians, and has superhuman strength.

53 Bucky Barnes (Captain America)

James Barnes was the son of a military man. He was left an orphan early and stayed to live in the barracks, helping the soldiers in every possible way with domestic issues. James began to associate closely with a young soldier named Steve Rogers. Once he sees how Rogers puts on the Captain America costume, he promises to keep the secret, and after that he becomes Captain America's assistant.
Bucky is a good acrobat, an excellent marksman and a great strategist.

54 Elijah Snow (Planetary)

Elijah Snow was born on January 1, 1990, and is one of those that the planet Earth has produced as an immune system to fight evil. His main weapon is his brain and his superpower is the ability to control temperature. Elijah may well sacrifice several people's lives for a higher cause.

55 John Stewart (Green Lantern)

One of the owners of the green lantern ring, which gives superpowers.

56 Hawkman

A superhero who gains superpowers thanks to N-metal. N-metal gives Hawkman super strength and the ability to fly.

57 The Tick

A parody superhero with a large arsenal of superpowers.

58 Beast (X-Men)

Henry McCoy's father was a scientist caught in a radiation leak at a nuclear power plant. Henry was already born with congenital mutations. The beast has not only super strength and sharp claws, but also an unsurpassed intellect, his full name is Dr. Henry Phillip McCoy.

59 Booster Gold

Michael John Carter stole artifacts from the museum of the future that gave him super strength. Booster Gold sees the future and can fly.

60 Fawn Bone (Thorn: Tales From The Lantern)

The comical comic tells the story of three forest creatures who were banished to a valley where they had to fight various mythical creatures.

61 Blue Beetle (Captain Atom)

Dan Garrett's father was killed by criminals, after which he promised to fight evil. Blue Beetle has a bulletproof cape in the shape of a Blue Beetle.

62 Dashiell Bad Horse (Scalped)
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63 Blade

Eric Brooks' mother was a street prostitute. During his birth, a complication arose and a doctor, Deacon Frost, was called, who turned out to be a cruel vampire. The vampire devoured Eric's mother while he was born. Through his mother's blood, Eric received vampire enzymes and became a half-vampire himself.

64 Atom (Ray Palmer)

Raymond "Ray" Palmer is a brilliant scientist. Which, due to the matter of a white dwarf, is able to decrease in size to the atomic level.

65 X-Men Gambit

Remy Lebeau was abandoned by his parents at the hospital because of his fiery red eyes. However, members of the Thieves Guild stole him from there and began to call him the white devil among themselves.
Gambit has psychokinetic energy, hypnosis skills, he is very agile and resistant to telepathy.

66 Invisible Lady (Fantastic Four)

Susan Storm, along with her brother Jonathan Storm, were orphaned early and went to live with their aunt. At the age of 17, Susan met her husband, Reed Richards, a scientist who designed space flights. During the flight, she became one of the 4 people who were exposed to cosmic radiation. This radiation gave Susan the ability to become invisible.

67 Hank Pym

Henry Pym is a biologist who one day discovers a group of subatomic particles that allow them to shrink in size and then return to their normal shape. After experiencing this discovery for himself, he shrinks in size and is forced to defend himself against an ant colony. Returning to normal, Pym decides to invent a special helmet that will allow him to communicate with the ants.

68 Iron Fist

Daniel Rand, as a child, finds himself in the mysterious city of K'un-L'un, where he enters a martial arts school and becomes the most successful student. At 19, he passes the Iron Fist exam by defeating the dragon Shou-Lao.
Iron Fist is not only an excellent martial artist, but also a skilled acrobat. And he is able to control the Qi energy.

69 Scott Pilgrim

A humorous character who, in order to win the heart of a girl, needs to defeat her ex-boyfriends.

70 Spectrum

Deity superhero. Spectrum is endowed with omnipotence.

71 Wild cat

The wild cat was a member of the ranger team in the American Revolution of the 18th century. Has nine lives and good athleticism.

72 Luke Cage (Hero for Hire)

Carl Lucas grew up in the most criminal area of ​​New York. Together with their best friend, they fell in love with the same girl. A friend framed Carl by planting drugs in his room and he went to jail. In prison, Carl was offered a commuted sentence if he went on an experiment to create a superhuman. However, the experiment was unsuccessful, and an explosion occurred. After the explosion, his superpower opened up, and his skin became impenetrable.

73 Jonah Hex

The main character of the western from DC Comics. John Hex was abandoned by his mother early in childhood, and his father sold his son to the Indians. Jonah Hex, bounty hunter, cynic and pragmatist.

74 Black Widow

The childhood of Natalia Romanova passed during the war years, in Stalingrad. She studied well at school and studied ballet. Then she married Alexei Shestakov, who was actually the Red Guardian. However, Alexey died and Natalya was very upset by the loss. To honor her late husband's memory, she followed in his footsteps and in 1984 became a test subject in a Soviet super-soldier experiment. Natalya is very dexterous, knows martial arts and knows how to heal wounds.

75 Marv (Sin City)

A huge thug from the Sin City comic series. Possesses power unthinkable for a human.

76 Starslayer Rocketeer

Cliff Secord, a test pilot who discovers a strange suit that allows him to fly.

77 Namor

One of the first Marvel superheroes. Namor's father, Leonard Mackenzie, was the sailor who discovered Atlantis. The daughter of the ruler of the Atlanteans named Fen fell in love with him. The ruler of the Atlanteans destroyed all the sailors on the ship, and Fen was returned to her father and soon gave birth to Namor. He possesses telepathy, can fly and has superhuman strength.

78 Sergeant Rock (Our Army At War)

Our Army At War, a patriotic comic about the coolness of American soldiers. Sergeant Rock, is the commander of the infantry squad.

79 Captain Britain

British equivalent of Captain America. But he received his strength not as a result of a secret experiment, but from the wizard Merlin.

80 Night snake(X-Men)

Son, mother of the mutant werewolf and the demon Azazel. He was raised by a gypsy witch. Night Serpent, has super agility, can crawl along walls and teleport.

81 Black Canary Flash Comics

Dinah Drake doesn't have any superpowers. However, she is skilled in judo and a good actress.

82 Ant-Man (Eric O'Grady)

Eric O'Grady was an agent of the SHIELD organization. Once he accidentally stumbled upon the Ant-Man suit and decided to steal it for his own selfish purposes. Eric O'Grady, selfish, lover of women and not averse to drinking.

83 Superboy

A clone of Superman created from the DNA of a superhero. Is in his teens and has all the super qualities of Superman.

84 Ka-Zar (X-Men)

Ka-Zar, a character from the land located in Antarctica, which is inhabited by dinosaurs. Ka-Zar is able to communicate with animals, is an excellent warrior and archery master.

85 Black Lightning

Jefferson Pierce had the superpower to manipulate electricity since childhood. As he matures, he becomes Olympic champion by decathlon. After success, he decides to return to his hometown where the mafia is operating. Jefferson Pierce remembers his super strength and gets a belt that helps him channel electricity.

86 Michonne (The Walking Dead)

Character from the comics The Walking Dead. Before the apocalypse, a lawyer. Closed, cautious, but extremely fighting girl.

87 Rene Montoya (Batman)

Detective in Gotham City. She is a master of martial arts, smart and perspicacious.

88 She-Hulk

The She-Hulk character was created by Marvel for commercial purposes. After the huge success of the Hulk comics, Marvel was afraid that someone might get ahead of them and be the first to create a female Hulk character. Therefore, the decision was made to be the first to publish several issues with the She-Hulk and stake out the right to the property of this character.

89 Moon Knight (Werewolf By Night)

Mark Spector was the son of a rabbi who wanted his child to follow in his father's footsteps. However, Mark was fond of boxing and once beat his father, after which he went into the army and never saw his parents again. Mark achieved great success in the army and began to serve in the CIA, and after that, he became a mercenary.
The moon knight, an excellent acrobat, depending on the phase of the moon, is able to endow the master of weapons with inhuman strength.

90 Ghost Rider

Johnny Blaze was a motorcycle stuntman. Johnny sold his soul to the demon Mephisto to save his father.

91 Aardvark Cerebus
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92 Usagi Yojimbo (Albedo)

The ninja rabbit is the main character in the Albedo comic series. Occasionally appears on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

93 Donna Troy (The Brave and the Bold)

Brave Amazon, has a full set of superpowers. Such as super strength, the ability to recognize the truth, the ability to imitate the voices of animals.

94 Supergirl

Kryptonian cousin of Superman. Has all the qualities of Superman.

95 Wild Dragon (Megaton)

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96 Falcon (Captain America)

Samuel Thomas Wilson was the son of a priest. However, the bandits killed his father, and after 2 years, his mother. Sam decided to become a bandit himself and began to engage in racketeering. However, the meeting with Captain America changed his life greatly.
The falcon, with the help of a special suit, can fly, knows the language of birds and has extraordinary strength.

97 Adam Strange

Adam Strange was an archaeologist who one day teleported to the planet Rann, of which he became the protector in the future.

98 Nova

Richard Ryder was born in New York City and was chosen by the alien Roman Day, who gave him his power.
Nova can fly, has super strength, and can heal wounds.

99 Wasp

Janet van Dyne was the daughter of a scientist who was killed by an alien monster during an experiment. Her father was Henry (Hank) Pym's partner, who shared his discovery (Pym particle) with Janet.

100 Gru (Destroyer Duck)

Closes the TOP 100 most powerful superheroes, the space duck.