The Flash Costume

The Flash costume like The Flash himself has gone through many changes and iterations since its first appearance in January 1940. Nicknamed The Scarlet Speedster the Flash is the fastest human to the face of the planet. The Flash Costume has had numerous characters put it on the since its creation in 1940, with most of those separate characters all running into each other and some point in the comic books history.

The four best known owners of The Flash costume are Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, Wally West and Bart Allen who was the grandson of Barry Allen. All of these characters obtained their super speed capabilities in different ways, Jay Garrick got his by inhaling heavy water vapors and Barry Allen got his when he was in the police lab and a lightning bolt struck a bunch of chemicals on a shelf. Wally West who was Barry Allen’s nephew received his powers in an accident similar to his uncle’s and Bart Allen picked up his powers from, well I’m not really sure where he got his powers from. These are just the best known owners of The Flash costume with at least five other DC superheroes have also taken on the title from time to time.

So when you don The Flash costume exactly what super powers and abilities do you possess? Here’s a short rundown.

The Flash can move and think at super human speeds.
He can vibrate so fast that he can walk through walls and accomplish time travel.
He can also lend and borrow speed.
There is an aura that surrounds The Flash that eliminates air friction at super speeds.
Because he thinks so fast he is also immune to telepaths trying to affect his mind.