He is somehow the Flash from the Modern Age.
Later on he would take over the role of his uncle as Flash.
Since he was so young he became "Kid Flash". He got some chemicals on him and gained the power of super-speed. Wally West got his powers at the young age of ten when he visited his uncle's laboratory (Uncle Barry Allen who was already Flash). He is the Flash from the Silver Age, he was created by writer Robert Kanigher and penciler Carmine Infantino and he first appeared in Showcase #4 (October 1956). Becoming Flash was ironic as Barry was slow, methodical, and often late prior to gaining his powers. He got his powers when a lightning bolt hit his lab and splashed a number of chemicals on him. The character was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, and he first appeared in Flash Comics #1 (1940)īarry Allen is a police scientist. Then later he began to use his powers to fight crime. He first used his powers to become a star football player. The original Flash Jay Garrick from the Golden Age got his powers by inhaling heavy water vapors after falling asleep in his science lab. The original meeting of the Golden Age Flash Jay Garrick and Silver Age Flash Barry Allen in " Flash of Two Worlds" (1961) introduced the Multiverse storytelling concept to DC readers, which would become the basis for many DC stories in the years to come. The Flash is one of DC Comics' most popular characters and has been integral to the publisher's many reality-changing "crisis" storylines over the years. Most of the Flash stories take place in the fictional city of Central City. Each version of the Flash has been a key member of at least one of DC's premier teams: the Justice Society of America, the Justice League, and the Teen Titans. Thus far, at least four different characters-each of whom somehow gained the power of the " Speed Force"-have assumed the role of the Flash in DC's history: College athlete Jay Garrick (1940–1951, 1961–2011, 2017–present) was the first character to take on the alter-ego "The Flash", other characters who have been the Flash are forensic scientist Barry Allen (1956–1985, 2008–present), Barry's brother-in-law Wally West (1986–2011, 2016–present) who is currently the youngest Flash, he calls himself "Kid Flash" and Barry's grandson Bart Allen (2006–2007) who becomes "Impulse", the second hero known as Kid Flash. This fictional character was created by writer Gardner Fox and Harry Lampert. The original Flash first appeared in Flash Comics #1 (cover date January 1940 / release month November 1939). Nicknamed the "Scarlet Speedster", all versions of the Flash who have the ability to travel at a very high speed, use superhuman reflexes and defy the laws of physics. The Flash (or simply Flash) is the name of several popular comic book characters from the DC Comics universe.