When Did Flash First Start Generating Lightning from His Costume?

[SecretWarrior]

[Man_of_Tomorrow]

Originally I think it was supposed to be a visual effect, just to give you the sense of an after image. Something going really fast. And since Barry Allen's original suit had a lightning motif it lent to a cool lightning like after image.

I think Wally was the first with consistent lightning powers.

[Digifiend]

Possibly when the Speed Force was introduced?

[married guy]

The lightning would appear pretty regularly during the Wally West Flash series.
ONLY when he was moving at speed though. 'Ringo used the effect quite a bit, as did Oscar Jimenez.
It just became the norm after that.

[Güicho]

Originally I think it was supposed to be a visual effect, just to give you the sense of an after image. Something going really fast. And since Barry Allen's original suit had a lightning motif it lent to a cool lightning like after image.

True, effect looked like generating a lighting trail..



Edit: thanx Digifiend

It was already part of the long established visual language for portraying Flash, as you can see the difference in that Superman generates none.

LOL what is going on here?
"...the strange bolt shooting out...?
https://i.imgur.com/ALC75dp.jpg

[Güicho]

Also doesn't he pretty much become the living lightning bolt, which gave him his own power.

It does look great when it's animated!

[Güicho]

And live action...

[Digifiend]

True, effect looked like generating a lighting trail.

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[DrNewGod]

Also doesn't he pretty much become the living lightning bolt, which gave him his own power.




It does look great when it's animated!

I loved that story, but I wish it had been Wally's lightning bolt, rather than Barry's that Barry transformed into.

[SecretWarrior]

I loved that story, but I wish it had been Wally's lightning bolt, rather than Barry's that Barry transformed into.

That'd actually be pretty cool.

[Güicho]

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Edited, thnx for the heads up Digifiend.

I loved that story, but I wish it had been Wally's lightning bolt, rather than Barry's that Barry transformed into.

You could extrapolate an infinite concentric loop spinning out of Crisis, into the past (hitting both Barry and Wally) and into future.

[Lightning Rider]

You could extrapolate an infinite concentric loop spinning out of Crisis, into the past (hitting both Barry and Wally) and into future.

I like that idea.