The Flash is one of Americas most loved superhero comic books stars. He posses super human powers of lightening speed and instant reflexes. Every Flash has been a member of the Justice Society of America or the Justine League. The Flash is not just one superhero but is the name of several superheroes of if you like a superhero that has been developed in several incarnations. Flash number one was Jay Garrick created by Gardner Fox and Harry Lampert in 1940. Barry Allen was Flash number two and reigned from 1956 to 1986. Of all the Flashes Barry Allen has remained one of the most popular in all time.Wally West was Flash number three, right up until 2006 until Bart Allen became the most recent Flash today. The long life of Flash comic books may be divided up into four eras. These are the Golden age, the silver age, a flash of two worlds and now the modern age. The Flash of the golden age and the very first Flash Comic book appeared in January 1940. Jay Garrick became the first superhero that posed only one super human trait. His faster than light speed was the result of inhaling hard water vapors. Jay Garrick is a founding member of the Justice Society of America. Certainly he was phenomenally popular with readers for many years. Unfortunately the popularity of all comic books suffered with a post war decline. Eventually in 1949 the last issue of Flash Comics was run, issue 104. The silver age of Flash began in 1956 with a revival of Americas favorite superheroes. DC’s successful revival was due to the fact that they did not simply re-release dated old characters as other comic book publishes had tried before them. DC comic books reinvented their characters for the modern age. Flash was the first of the revivals in the silver age and appeared in a series of comic books simply called “showcase” New Flash was Barry Allen, who was not a college student but a police scientist who haplessly gained his superpowers if lightning speed after a freak chemical accidental bathing. Certainly old Flash was not ignored it was featured that Barry Allen selected his superhero after reading about the Jay Garrick in a comic book. Barry Allen was soon to appear in his own Flash comic book series that began as issue number 105 rights where there first Flash comic left off. Later came “Flash of two worlds” with an interesting twist revealing that both Jay Garrick and Barry Allen co existed on parallel worlds. Their powers allowed that they would meet and become friends. Thus two worlds, the golden age and the silver age together. In an incredible unimagined twist in the 1980s, Barry Allen was given a heroic death. Yes! A superhero died. Thankfully due to the ability of comic books to bring their own super feats and some exciting time travel Barry Allen was able to make appearances from time to time after his death. Finally the modern age began. It is interesting to note that Wally West was introduced in earlier Flash comics as Kid Flash, Barry Allen’s nephew, who through the same devices as his uncle, developed the flash powers. On his uncle's death he adopted the name Flash for himself. The Flash volume 2 was born. The Flash Volume 2, although was canceled, number 230 in January 2006. This was not the end. In true comic book style, a new series emerged “The Flash: The Fastest man Alive” began in June of the same year but only ran for 13 issues. O what an intricate world is this of superheroes and lash comics. Flash Volume 2 was revived in its place and continued at issue 231. A series called “All Flash” was written to act as a bridge between the two series. This enabled Flash Volume 2 #231 to become “Flash: The Fastest man Alive” issue number 15. Certainly Flash comic books are interesting but the development and careful planning of the Flash chain series is a whole point of fascination on its own. Gavin Roberts has grown up with comic books and has compiled a massive comic book collection. He has also created an Online Comic Book Store that showcases thousands of constantly updated comic books. Check out some Flash Comics or any other of your favorite comics at http://onlinecomicbookstore.net Source: www.isnare.com
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