Who is your favourite Flash and Why?

[dr-brainwave]

in order:

1- Jay Garrick
2- Jay Garrick
3- Jay Garrick

The original, JSA founder, old fashioned, looks like a god, a classic...the best.

[Ascended]

I voted for Wally but it's basically a tie between him and Barry; Wally has, like, a 0.5% lead, yknow? I kinda feel like, at this point, "the Flash" isn't really whole if you're not utilizing both of these characters fully.

[married guy]

To no one’s surprise: Jay Garrick! I grew up with Wally and I love him, but Jay is always the one that stood out to me from those 90s stories and later on in the JSA. When I was younger I thought his costume was just plain cool, and I also loved how he would just get things done.
Now that I am grown, and married and teaching, Jay resonates with me. Because of his love and faithfulness to Joan and how he is a mentor to so many younger heroes in the Flash and JSA universe is why I admire the character even more now that I am grown.

You reminded of the Jay story in Flash #134 (I think) written by Mark Millar.
The conversation with Jay, Wally and Dick over a drink & at the end of it Dick saying something like "I wanna be that guy when I grow up".
Mark Millar has written some pretty average stuff, but I loved his run on the Flash.

[Jekyll]

You reminded of the Jay story in Flash #134 (I think) written by Mark Millar.
The conversation with Jay, Wally and Dick over a drink & at the end of it Dick saying something like "I wanna be that guy when I grow up".
Mark Millar has written some pretty average stuff, but I loved his run on the Flash.

Ha! That’s awesome! I loved his contributions and think it’s very underrated .

[Restingvoice]

I need to read more but right now it's a toss-up between Wally and Bart

I forgot to add the reason, it's because they're funny and Impulse particularly is super adorable

[MajorHoy]

And now we've got:

* Wally West = 74 votes (+ 8)
* Barry Allen = 30 votes (+ 1)
* Jay Garrick = 11 votes (+ 3)
* Bart Allen = 2 votes (still stuck in neutral)

[Jim Kelly]

But isn't Bart Allen Impulse? And isn't Wally West Kid Flash? Will I get a lot of hate for saying that?

When I started reading Flash, Wally was Kid Flash and I liked Kid Flash just about as much as Flash himself--in fact, I thought Wally had the superior costume. I enjoyed Jay Garrick, the original Flash, whenever he paid a visit from Earth-Two, too, and I admired his taste in fashion, as well.

Flash forward to the 1990s and I bought the intitial run of IMPULSE and I was very pleased with that comic. I thought it was just the kind of thing DC should be publishing. I imagined if I was a younger reader that would be a title that would appeal to my taste and that I could enjoy. Was I wrong and misjudging the tastes of the younger readers at the time? I don't know.

[MajorHoy]

But isn't Bart Allen Impulse? And isn't Wally West Kid Flash?

The thread/poll dates back to 2015, and both OG Wally and Bart were each The Flash at some point in pre-New52 continuity.

Will I get a lot of hate for saying that?

[Jim Kelly]

I always thought that if you threw one of these into your post you're immediately excused from saying anything the least bit controversial.

If not then there's always sorry 🍁

[married guy]

I loved the thought balloons Humberto Ramos would come up with for Bart.
His Navy Seal thought balloon springs to mind....

[KyCoo]

Grant Gustin as Barry Allen.

[The Darknight Detective]

While I like them all (I'll never understand the pretzel logic some fans will create to try to differentiate between the speedsters, when they're much more similar than dissimilar), I first discovered Barry 50 years ago on the small screen and grew up reading his exploits as a kid. For the vast majority of people, that's all you need to define a favorite.

[Jekyll]

Flash forward to the 1990s and I bought the intitial run of IMPULSE and I was very pleased with that comic. I thought it was just the kind of thing DC should be publishing. I imagined if I was a younger reader that would be a title that would appeal to my taste and that I could enjoy. Was I wrong and misjudging the tastes of the younger readers at the time? I don't know.

I grew up in the 90s and vividly remember getting the first issue of Impulse because of his “cool” costume.

[Adset]

You reminded of the Jay story in Flash #134 (I think) written by Mark Millar.
The conversation with Jay, Wally and Dick over a drink & at the end of it Dick saying something like "I wanna be that guy when I grow up".
Mark Millar has written some pretty average stuff, but I loved his run on the Flash.

i loved morrison/millar's year on the flash, during waid's sabbatical. emergency stop, the black flash, the human race -- loved it all. i was here on CBR in the 90s during the run, i recall many fans at the time thought waid's stuff when he returned (the wedding, cobalt blue, chain lightning) was a little weak and wished morrison/millar never left.

[Marxtles]

While I do love what Joshua Williamson has been doing on Barry's title. One of the first comics I ever picked up was Flash #1 in 1987. Wally was my Flash for a long time and I watched him evolve from someone trying to carry on Barry's legacy to creating his own. Joining the Justice League, creating a "Family" with Jay, Bart, Jesse and Max Mercury...to having his own family around the same time I did. I feel like Wally and I grew up together.