Wally West

The Flash (Wally West) is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the DC Comics Universe. He is the first Kid Flash and the third Flash. Wally West was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino and introduced in The Flash (vol. 1) #110 (1959). The character was the nephew of existing Flash character's wife, Iris West. During a visit to Central City police laboratory where Barry Allen worked, the freak accident that gave Allen his powe... more

The Flash (Wally West) is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the DC Comics Universe. He is the first Kid Flash and the third Flash. Wally West was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino and introduced in The Flash (vol. 1) #110 (1959). The character was the nephew of existing Flash character's wife, Iris West. During a visit to Central City police laboratory where Barry Allen worked, the freak accident that gave Allen his powers repeated itself, bathing West in electrically-charged chemicals. Now possessing the same powers as The Flash, West donned a smaller sized copy of Barry Allen's Flash outfit and became the young crimefighter Kid Flash. This costume was later altered (in The Flash (vol. 1) #135 (1963)) to one that would make him more visually distinctive. The original red was replaced with a costume that was primarily yellow with red leggings, gloves, and ear-pieces. In addition to his appearances within the Flash title, the character was used as a member of... less