He is the fastest man alive. And somehow, he still manages to be late.
Barry Allen — the Silver Age Flash, the one most of us think of first — was a police scientist working late in his laboratory when a bolt of lightning struck a rack of chemicals and changed everything. It is, in the grand tradition of superhero origins, deeply improbable. It is also, in the equally grand tradition of The Flash, beside the point. What matters is what Barry does with it: he runs. Faster than sound, faster than light, faster than the laws of physics are entirely comfortable with, he runs toward the danger, toward the people who need him, toward whatever the universe has decided to throw at Central City this week.
Created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino in 1956, the Flash has been a cornerstone of DC Comics ever since — and the concept of the Speed Force, the extradimensional energy source that powers him and every other speedster in the DC universe, has produced some of the most inventive storytelling in superhero comics. Grant Gustin's decade-long television portrayal introduced the character to an enormous new audience with warmth and wit. And Ezra Miller's big-screen version brought the Scarlet Speedster into the cinematic DC universe with all the chaos and time-travel paradoxes that implies.
Our Flash collection brings together officially licensed figures, apparel, accessories and gifts — from Funko Pops and collector's pieces to mugs, prints and homeware for fans of the Fastest Man Alive across every version of his story. A gift for the one in your life who is always running just a little bit behind.
Fastest. Man. Alive.
