No superhero can match The Flash when it comes to speed, but Superman has given him a run for his money. but while super-speed may be the power both heroes most famously share, it isn't the only one. In fact, The Flash really deserves to be known as DC's other 'man of steel.' Just not how most fans might think.
Not only are the scarlet speedster and the big blue Boy Scout two of DC's most powerful heroes, they can often be seen as two of the most similar. Speed is the most obvious, and they are traditionally two of the most reliable to act ethically as two of the Justice League's most optimistic and morally incorruptible heroes. But Flash and Superman might be seen as even more similar than fans thought... if an issue of The Flash comics from the Silver Age is to be believed.
In The Flash #133 released back in 1962, the story "Plight of the Puppet Flash" revealed to readers the fastest man alive is also effectively bulletproof. When The Flash encounters a gang of looting criminals, the villains all attempt to shoot him point-blank. But this tactic proves ineffective once The Flash starts spinning in place. According to Barry Allen himself, "At the rate I'm moving I present a solid wall -- hard as metal -- to any object that tries to touch me!" The bullets ultimately ricochet off Flash and head straight back toward the criminals, giving Barry an opening to catch them before they can run away. And just that simply, one of the least advertised facts about The Flash became canon: he moves so fast, even bullets meet their match.
Though the Flash initially seems like a superhero in possession of a simple power, writers have always found interesting ways to utilize his speed. It's one aspect that sets The Flash apart from Superman or Wonder Woman, whose wide list of powers aren't typically connected to one another. As a result of this, Silver Age comic writers heavily focused on giving heroes outrageous new powers which might catch a passing reader's eye. While physically sound, it might seem ridiculous for Flash to use his speed to deflect bullets. But in an era where Superman could shoot rainbows out of his fingertips, or even create mini Superman clones, speed making the Flash bulletproof is downright mundane.
In the modern era, writers have found a myriad number of ways to give the Flash more powers. Of course, the greatest re-definition of The Flash's powers came in 1994 with the invention of DC's mystical Speed Force. The source of speedsters' power, the Speed Force has become such an important element of The Flash's character and powers, many readers would be forgiven for thinking that traveling through time, vibrating his molecules through solid objects, and even creating copies of himself has always been a part of Flash lore.
Comic readers can no doubt appreciate the irony of DC's fastest character taking almost thirty years to catch up to a trend that started in The Flash comics more than half a century ago.
"Flash" - Google News
April 27, 2020 at 03:31PM
https://ift.tt/3cO6NXm
The Flash is Technically DC's OTHER Man of Steel | Screen Rant - Screen Rant
"Flash" - Google News
https://ift.tt/39L7UpV
Shoes Man Tutorial
Pos News Update
Meme Update
Korean Entertainment News
Japan News Update
Bagikan Berita Ini
0 Response to "The Flash is Technically DC's OTHER Man of Steel | Screen Rant - Screen Rant"
Post a Comment