When Grant Gustin speeds on to screens as the Flash in the new CW series of the same name, he'll be filling some pretty big (bright yellow) boots. Barry Allen was the forerunner of a new generation of superhero when he first appeared in 1956's Showcase #4, presaging the creation of DC Comics' Justice League of America, a comic so successful it led to the creation of the entire Marvel Universe. Yet, there are very few "iconic" Flash stories. That said, here are five things you should speed-read before the premiere of the CW's latest super show.
American comic strip superhero created for DC Comics by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert. The character first appeared in Flash Comics no. 1 (January 1940). In the Flash’s...
When Grant Gustin speeds on to screens as the Flash in the new CW series of the same name, he'll be filling some pretty big (bright yellow) boots. Barry Allen was the forerunner of a new generation of superhero when he first appeared in 1956's Showcase #4, presaging the creation of DC Comics' Justice League of America, a comic so successful it led to the creation of the entire Marvel Universe. Yet, there are very few "iconic" Flash stories. That said, here are five things you should speed-read before the premiere of the CW's latest super show.
American comic strip superhero created for DC Comics by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert. The character first appeared in Flash Comics no. 1 (January 1940). In the Flash’s...
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