Flash (comics)

The Flash is a DC Comics superhero possessing "super-speed", nicknamed the Scarlet Speedster. Created by Gardner Fox and Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in Flash Comics #1 (1940).

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A version of the Flash guest-starred in Adventures of Aquaman in 1968. He appeared off and on in the animated series Super Friends throughout its run from 1973 to 1985. In 1977 he appeared in Legends of the Superheroes, played by Rod Haase. The Flash was in a CBS live-action unaired called Justice League of America, portrayed by Kenny Johnston.

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1968 - Super Friends - 1973 - 1985 - 1977 - Legends of the Superheroes - Rod Haase - CBS - Kenny Johnston

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The Flash has appeared on television, most notably in a short-lived 1990 series on CBS that starred John Wesley Shipp (aided by visual effects and a molded costume) and Amanda Pays. His most famous opponent in the series was the Trickster, played by Mark Hamill. This foreshadowed Hamill's subsequent success at playing the Joker in '.

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1990 - CBS - John Wesley Shipp - Amanda Pays - Mark Hamill - Joker

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The Flash appeared in ', voiced by Charlie Schlatter in the second-season episode "Speed Demons". As in the traditional comic book story-lines, the Flash and Superman race to find out who is faster with the exception of the Weather Wizard getting in the way. He is most notably voiced by Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor on the television series Smallville) in the Justice League animated series.

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Michael Rosenbaum - Lex Luthor - Television series - Smallville - ''Justice League'' animated series

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Some fans criticized the Justice League animated series characterization of the Flash, mainly due to the chauvinistic dialogue in early episodes. However, others argued that he provided a needed foil to the other characters. The importance of the Flash as the "heart" of the Justice League was shown in the episode "A Better World", when his death in an alternate timeline triggered off a series of events which turned that alternate League (the "Justice Lords") into virtual dictators of Earth. He has also proven key in saving the day in a few episodes, such as Divided We Fall, in which he defeated the fused Braniac/Lex Luthor. The upcoming episode, Flash and Substance, features the opening of the Flash museum. In this episode, Mark Hamill will once again be providing the voice of the Trickster.

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Braniac - Lex Luthor - Mark Hamill

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The Flash made a guest appearance in the television series Smallville, in the fourth-season episode "Run" (first aired October 20 2004). He is portrayed as a self-centered teenager who uses his powers for personal gain. He goes by the name Bart Allen, but is shown to be carrying multiple ID cards also identifying him as Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, and Wally West. His speed in the episode seemed to far surpass Clark Kent's and they apparently became friends towards the end with allusions being made of forming a "league" one day.

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October 20 - 2004

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In December 2004, David Goyer (writer of the Blade trilogy and Batman Begins) announced plans to write and direct a major motion picture (Ryan Reynolds is rumored to play the lead) as the Wally West version of the Flash. The film will be released by Warner Bros. sometime in 2006.

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David Goyer - Blade - Batman Begins - Ryan Reynolds - Warner Bros.

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The Flash (Wally West) also appeared in the Justice League Task Force Super Nintendo fighting game.

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Justice League Task Force - Super Nintendo

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