Flash Recommended Reading



It is important to know your Flashes, and know which one you're reading about. Jay Garrick was the original Flash during the Golden Age. His solo stories are mostly antiquated, but he appears regularly as a member of the Justice Society. Barry Allen is the classic modern Flash, whose first appearance marked the beginning of the Silver Age. Allen was a member of the Justice League, and died during the Crisis on Infinite Earths. He was resurrected over twenty years later and has headlined several series' since then. Wally West was the original Kid Flash, and took over as a replacement when Barry Allen died. West is known for being the most relaxed and humorous Flash. Bart Allen was originally Impulse, then grew up to become the second Kid Flash, and became the Flash temporarily when Wally was missing.

New readers

 * The Flash: Blood Will Run is Geoff Johns' second Wally West storyline, beginning his long-time collaboration with artist Scott Kolins. The story involves Wally fighting a super-speed cult lead by the new villain Cicada.
 * The Flash: Born to Run is the beginning of Mark Waid's legendary era on Wally West. It is a Year One story detailing the early history of Wally West as Kid Flash working with Barry Allen.
 * The Flash: The Dastardly Death of the Rogues is Geoff Johns' first arc with Barry Allen as The Flash. This spins out of Johns' earlier storyline Rebirth which brought Barry Allen back from the dead after twenty years. It is a throwback to the Silver Age with Barry establishing his new status quo.
 * The Flash: Lightning in a Bottle by Danny Bilson and Paul DeMeo is the first story with Bart Allen as The Flash. Bart is rapidly aged after the events of Infinite Crisis and must learn to replace Wally West.
 * The Flash: Move Forward by Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato is the first arc in The New 52. This is a complete reboot, starring Barry Allen as the one and only Flash of the new DC Universe.
 * The Flash: Wonderland is the first arc by a then-unknown Geoff Johns on Wally West. This is the beginning of Johns' legendary run. The story deals with Wally being sucked into a mirror world by Mirror Master.

Single issues

 * -- "A Flash of Lightning!"
 * -- "Beyond the Super-Speed Barrier!"
 * -- "The Master of Mirrors!"
 * -- "Flash of Two Worlds"
 * -- "Doorway to the Unknown"
 * -- "The Gauntlet of Super-Villains!"
 * -- "One Bridegroom Too Many!"
 * -- "Stupendous Triumph of the Six Super-Villains!"
 * -- "Flash: Fact or Fiction?"
 * -- "Captain Cold Blows His Cool"
 * -- "1981: A Flash Odyssey"
 * -- "The Slayer and the Slain!"
 * -- "Flashing Back"
 * -- "Nobody Dies"
 * -- "Out of Time"
 * -- "Absolute Zero"
 * -- "Rat Race"
 * -- "Rogue Profile: Zoom"
 * -- "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall"
 * -- "Rogue Profile: Heat Wave"
 * -- "What Goes Around, Comes Around"
 * -- "Reverse-Flash: Rebirth"
 * -- "Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt!"
 * -- "Superman's Race With the Flash!"