The Marvel and DC Universes have a lot of great superheroes, but let’s face it, plenty of iconic Big Two stars are just a bit ...

Wally West’s Tenure as the Flash Changed the Mantle Forever Before we get to why Wally is the best Flash, we have to talk about why Barry isn’t. Barry comes from another school of comic character.

When most people say Wally West is the greatest Flash, it’s because of this seminal run. Issues in Mark Waid’s Flash run: The Flash (Vol.2) #62-129, 142-162 (1992-2000) ...

However, The Flash #15 by Simon Spurrier and Vasco Georgiev reveals how Wally became more powerful than ever. The previous issue found the West Family taking a long-overdue camping vacation.

Over the years, The Flash has encountered deadly weaponry, from some of the Rogues' powerful guns to Cicada's life-stealing ...

Collected evidence from DC Comics confirms that Wally West is faster than Barry Allen's Flash. Wally West, the third individual to embrace the Flash mantle, emerged on the scene in 1959 as Kid Flash.

No version of The Flash — whether Barry Allen or otherwise — is confirmed to be in the first wave of DCU titles, so there’s no telling what the future holds at this point. But one option ...

Now that the Flash is about to shake up the DC Multiverse with his first film, now is a good time to run down the ranked list of the best versions of him.

Despite the big screen and TV version of the Flash always being Barry Allen under the mask, he owes comic book Flash Wally West a great deal.

Despite this, Wally West wouldn’t be the main focus of any Flash live-action project. His long-dead predecessor Barry Allen kept getting that Hollywood call. And the first call came in 1990.

Though The Flash doesn't exactly go into Iris West's 30th century origins, her relationship with Barry Allen does feature closely in the film, doing justice to the couple's 67 year comic book history.