Wally West (Flash)

Wally West
Wally West, the third Flash, on the cover of The Flash vol. 2, #207 (April 2004) Art by Michael Turner
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	As Kid Flash: The Flash #110 (December 1959) As Flash: Crisis on Infinite Earths #12 (March 1986)
Created by	John Broome Carmine Infantino
In-story information
Full name	Wallace Rudolph "Wally" West
Species	Metahuman
Place of origin	Earth
Team affiliations	Teen Titans Justice League Titans
Partnerships	Flash (Barry Allen) Kid Flash (Bart Allen) Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner) Nightwing
Notable aliases	Kid Flash, Flash
Abilities	Infinite Super-Speed, superhuman agility and stamina Vibration to phase through objects Increased perceptions Enhanced strength & senses Lightning generation Supercharged brain-activity Time travel by running faster than the speed of light Creation of vortexes Dimensional travel Infinite mass punch Able to give/take speed Time manipulation

Wally West is a fictional superhero that appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the first Kid Flash and the third Flash. His power consists mainly of superhuman speed. He made his first appearance as the Kid Flash in the Flash #110 in 1959. Wally took up the mantle of the Flash following the death of Barry Allen from 1986 to 2009 in DC's main lineup. His physical appearance is generally a redhead with green eyes, and is generally portrayed with a lighthearted, comical, and caring personality. Wally has an important role as the Flash in DC Rebirth (2016).

In his debut as the Flash, Wally wears a distinct red and gold costume, traditionally storing the costume compressed inside a ring and later creating a costume directly out of Speed Force energy. He is the fastest to ever take on the mantle of The Flash. In the DC Rebirth, The Flash (Wally West) wears a red and silver costume and generates white lightning to show the Speed Force is inside him more than ever before.

In 2011, IGN ranked Wally West #8 on their list of the "Top 100 Super Heroes of All Time", ahead of any other speedsters, stating that "Wally West is one of the DCU's greatest heroes, even if he does not rank as the original Scarlet Speedster". In 2013, Wally West placed 6th on IGN's Top 25 Heroes of DC Comics.

Wally West has appeared in many forms of media, including the Justice League cartoons, in which he is voiced by Michael Rosenbaum. He also appeared in the 2010 TV show Young Justice as Kid Flash, voiced by Jason Spisak, and as the Flash in Justice League Animated features such as Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths voiced by Josh Keaton. Wally made his live-action debut in the second season of The Flash, as portrayed by Keiynan Lonsdale, but didn't adopt the Kid Flash identity until season three.