The Flash (Barry Allen)

This article is about the Barry Allen incarnation of the character. For the Jay Garrick incarnation, see The Flash (Jay Garrick).

The Flash
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Member of	Super Friends
Affiliation	Mystery Incorporated
Occupation	Superhero
Other relative(s)	One nephew, Wally West
Marital status	Single
First appearance	SF: "Too Hot to Handle" (1973)
Played by	Ted Knight (1973) Rod Haase (1979) Jack Angel (1978-80) Charlie Schlatter (2019)
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

The Flash, the alter ego of Barry Allen, is a superhero and one of the main characters of the Super Friends franchise. Nicknamed "the Scarlet Speedster," he is known for possessing "superspeed," which includes his ability to run, move, and think extremely fast. He is also a recurring member of the Super Friends. His voice was originated by Ted Knight in the first series, and by Jack Angel in later seasons.

Appearances

TV series

• Super Friends
  • 1.6 "Too Hot to Handle"
• Challenge of the Superfriends
• Superfriends
• Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
  • 1.16 "One Minute Mysteries!"
• Teen Titans Go!
  • 8.24 "Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary" (no lines)

Movies

• Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too!

Specials

• Legends of the Superheroes
  • 1.1 "The Challenge"
  • 1.2 "The Roast"

Comics

• The Super Friends
• Scooby-Doo! Team-Up
  • Issue #15: "The Ghost of Gorilla City"
  • Issue #48: "Going Rogue" (photo)
• MultiVersus: Collision Detected
  • Issue #2: "Level Two: Sequence Breaking"

Books

• Batman & Scooby-Doo! Mysteries

Gallery

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Behind the scenes

• The Barry Allen incarnation of the Flash is a DC Comics character created by writer Robert Kanigher and penciler Carmine Infantino. He made his first appearance in Showcase #4 (October 1956).
  • Barry was the second character known as the Flash after Jay Garrick, the original Golden Age Flash who originated in Flash Comics #1 (January 1940), and created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert.

In popular culture

• In the Family Guy episode "A Hero Sits Next Door," Peter plays strip poker with the Super Friends, which includes the Flash, at the Hall of Justice.

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