That is one of the things I loved about Loebs run. Wally was not the best. He actually had to struggle with being a lot slower, both physically and emotionally.
But he did make Wally fight through and overcome this. One of the biggest leaps were the Vandal Savage story where Wally actually got shot but came out a lot faster and a better hero. This culminated in one of the biggest milestones for Wally with issue 50 and his first very own, unique suit.
One of my favorite issues.
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