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For questions about the DC Comics superhero "The Flash", a speedster superhero that spans different DC Comic universes and timelines. Always use in conjunction with the [dc] tag and add the relevant work tag where appropriate e.g. [arrowverse]. For questions about the TV shows see [the-flash-2014] and [the-flash-1990].

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I read this story probably in the early-to-mid 1960s. I believe the Flash (Barry Allen) either went to another planet or (more probably) a parallel dimension (possibly by means of his Cosmic Treadmill ...
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I have this animated show/ movie scene in my mind: Flash is running and suddenly he becomes fat. Then, he goes out of breath. It may also have Mirror Master because Flash also saw his distorted images ...
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As the title says, why did Eobard Thawne (AKA Reverse Flash) will his properties to Barry Allen, despite Allen being the arch nemesis of Reverse Flash...?
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In the finale episode, "Fast Enough", or Season 1 Episode 23 Eddie shoots himself in the heart in order to stop the Reverse Flash. But, later in season 2, we see the Reverse Flash gets ...
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On the internet, people keep saying that Barry is far faster than light and thus significantly faster then every dc superhero besides his nephew Wally, citing the time he could perceive attoseconds, ...
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I was wondering, when we see the Flash do everyday things, like ordering coffee or having a conversation, he seems to do it at "regular" speed. Is this because he can turn his speed "on ...
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A question has been in my mind since I watched The Flash. Whenever he travels in time, he returns to the exact same moment he left. Why is it so? Could he return to any timeline but chooses to return ...
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I am going to simplify this question and not make a massive physics explanation here. Few things to know: Mass is locked up energy we call "inertial mass". When we speak of an object's mass ...
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I'm not aware of everything that is in The Flash lore (comics, animated series, etc.) but I did watch some of it to notice that, I never saw an explanation on how he can breathe when running? By that, ...
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When we see him run, if he overshoots, we see him just run around the world again. However, has there been any moments where we see him run backwards? Is he able to maintain the same speeds that he ...
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While doing a rewatch of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, I watched Season 3: Episode 3, titled “Zari.” In the episode, the Legends travel to a future where ARGUS has outlawed metahumans. After being ...
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Being that The Flash is obviously very fast, it is also very obvious that he can run into things at a very great great speed an still live. Eg, when he pushes off Superman in Justice League and ...
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There's a 2-3 panel sequence during the Wally West era of The Flash (volume 2), when the Flash Family are planning to save the world or something. At the time, Wally is the only Flash who can time ...
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Following the question asked here: Can the Flash run faster than light?, well of course they can (all except Jay Garrick as I've mentioned here). But how long does it actually take for the Flash to ...
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What is the fastest that we have seen Bart Allen travel in any continuity? It doesn't matter if it is when he was Impulse, Kid Flash or The Flash. I'm interested in the issue number and page (image ...
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I am trying to find the top speed of each Flash in any continuity. What is the fastest that we have seen Barry Allen travel? I'm interested in the issue number and page (image if possible) that he ...
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What is the fastest that we have seen Jay Garrick travel in any continuity? I'm interested in the issue number and page (image if possible) that he actually travels at his top speed rather than a ...
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What is the fastest that we have Wally West travel in any continuity? I'm not interested in characters talking about potentially how fast they could travel. I'm only interested in them actually ...
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What happens if The Flash trips? Does perpetual motion cause him to safely not fall, does he die, does his speed when crashing cause environmental damage?
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I want to know if timelines erase. Let’s put as an example when Barry creates Flashpoint after kissing Iris, did the timeline with Iris disappear, or did he create Flashpoint but the other remained ...
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Very simple question, does the Flash (Barry Allen) have superhuman strength? The reason I ask, and just as one example of him appearing to be very strong, is when he pushes the truck to save the ...
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Apart from being a very few years apart, I remember the show had certain aesthetical choices like Danny Elfman's music, the latex-neckless muscled suit design and a dark-cartoonish tone that related ...
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The Flash #52 (2018) opens with the panel below (minor spoilers for the Flash War arc). This "council of Flashes" seems to feature the Flashes of different universes. And a different angle right after,...
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Assuming intelligence is defined by the speed a person can process/calculate information and combined with the fact that the Flash has to think really fast if he wants to control his speed, we can ...
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Barry was going to accept losing his memories about the original timeline, but he changed his decision when the Kid Flash was injured and then released Thawne. Why wasn't his mom's life more important ...
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When an object travels in fast speed, it creates a sonic boom. Frequent exposure will cause deafness. Why isn't The Flash deaf as a result?
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When Barry, Cisco, and Caitlin first finds Gideon, she tells them about Barry saying "Founding member of..." but is interrupted by Barry. What exactly will Barry be the founding member of?
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In the comics, is Barry Allen aka The Flash from the same Earth as Batman and Superman, and which Earth is that?
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One of the well-known move of a speedster is phasing through solid materials. As mentioned here, Phasing is a term used to describe the ability of some characters to move through solid objects. And ...
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In The Flash (2014), the team always uses a certain room at STAR Labs for traveling between Earths, even when they are just using Cisco's powers. However, he is capable of creating inter-dimensional ...
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We know that the flash doesn't tire out, but he's still running. When other people run they tend to sweat, does the Flash do this? Has the comics ever show him sweating after any sort of run?
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In Season 1, Episode 17 of The Flash, we learn via flashback (oof, sorry about that) that Eobard Thawne, the Reverse Flash, killed Harrison Wells and his wife while stuck in the past and assumed Wells'...
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So in the hospital scene of Arrow 6x01, Oliver visits Rene & Thea. The second he walked into the room of Thea it reminded me of the scene in The Flash where Barry was in the Speed Force and saw ...
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We all know that Flash moves so fast that time slows down, so to others it looks like he is running at superhuman speeds(because he is). However, how does that work? Does he feel like he is running ...
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In Flash S02E20, the Speed Force takes the faces of Barry's friends and family to communicate with him while he is in the Speed Force. Is the Speed Force of the comics ever sentient like this? Does it ...
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The Flash is said to be the fastest man alive, but from season 1 there have been people like Zoom or Savitar, who are faster. So is Flash really the fastest? And if so, how?
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Obviously The Flash is known to be faster than light but I was just reading another source that compares him with The Silver Surfer who happens to be exactly 99% faster than light. this source gave ...
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Earlier today I was alerted to the existence of this scene from a Silver Age-era Flash story: (FYI, Flash: nothing is impossible in comic books.) This scene appears to be quite (in)famous, turning up ...
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In the CW series, the Flash, the concept of time wraiths is a little confusing. (I know it's kinda late to ask since Season 3 just finished), but I was wondering, why didn't a time wraith attack Wells-...
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In The Flash, there is a musical episode that serves as a crossover with Supergirl and a way to further the romance of the characters of the Flash and Iris West. I thought that the Music Meister was ...
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Can the Flash run or walk on water? The reason I ask is because no matter how fast he can move, he needs something to push against. I am assuming that he can, as hitting water at great speeds gives it ...
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I've been trying to remember which comic I saw this in. It was Superman and The Flash running through time till they got to this net-like thing at the end of time. I remember reading this in the 80s, ...
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When Flash states this air battering ram should make the situation more clear he pushes back Green Lantern somehow with air. How is he able to do that?
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In The Flash #136 (1998), the Flash was challenged by Cosmic Gamblers to a race. He ends up winning the race by getting all of humanity to help him: He then wins the race and beats a teleporter: So ...
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I have a question that no amount of Google-Fu will help. Searching for the flash, computers and programming only yields results in the computing realm. Given the following image: And a calculation ...
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When a DC-universe human runs/exercises in general, much like our earth's humans they get out of breath and tire. Does this happen to the Flash? If so does he just have an insanely high fitness level? ...
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So this may sound like a weird question because it is. But I want to know if it would be possible for the Flash (Barry Allen or Wally West) could get an STD and if he does get an STD (specifically HIV)...
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In the Justice League Comic-Con trailer, Barry's lightning streak is blue-ish in color. Does Flash ever have a blue streak in the comics? Or is it something new in the Justice League movie?
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This is a very basic question; yet, I don't know much about comics and I want to know: how did Flash (Barry Allen) create a whole new universe?
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While watching flashpoint-paradox the Flash—in the typical way speedsters are often rendered nigh-useless—suffers a leg injury, therefore preventing him from running. However, a bum leg doesn't mean ...
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