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Flash

John Fox, 27th century

43 appearancesSince 1990

Part of the The Flash mantle · 8 known bearers →

Flash first appeared in Flash Special #1 (1990-07), published by DC. 43 appearances are indexed across 27 series.

Also known as John Fox

Character history

Key issues

1 issue

Flash Special#1Cape Archive1990
Flash Special
#1
first appearance
1990-07-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

27 series

Flash
1987–2006
10 issues →
Flash by Mark Waid
2017–2021
4 issues →
Justice League
2018–2022
4 issues →

The Flash cover

The Flash

2017–2024

2 issues →

FSCape Archive 1990

Flash Special

1990–1990

1 issue →

Legionnaires Annual cover

Legionnaires Annual

1994–1996

1 issue →

Impulse cover

Impulse

1995–2002

1 issue →

TFSCape Archive 1997

The Flash Secret Files

1997–2001

1 issue →

CCape Archive 1998

Chronos

1998–1999

1 issue →

F8GCape Archive 1998

Flash 80-Page Giant

1998–1999

1 issue →

Secret Origins Featuring the JLA cover

Secret Origins Featuring the JLA

1999–1999

1 issue →

TFDCape Archive 2000

The Flash: Dead Heat

2000–2000

1 issue →

TFRCape Archive 2001

The Flash: Race Against Time!

2001–2001

1 issue →

JLA: Incarnations cover

JLA: Incarnations

2001–2002

1 issue →

Superman cover

Superman

2006–2011

1 issue →

The Brave and the Bold cover

The Brave and the Bold

2007–2009

1 issue →

The Brave and the Bold cover

The Brave and the Bold

2007–2010

1 issue →

The Brave and the Bold cover

The Brave and the Bold

2008–2010

1 issue →

Superman: Grounded cover

Superman: Grounded

2011–2011

1 issue →

SGCape Archive 2012

Superman: Grounded

2012–2012

1 issue →

DC One Million Omnibus cover

DC One Million Omnibus

2013–2013

1 issue →

The Flash cover

The Flash

2016–2023

1 issue →

The Flash Annual cover

The Flash Annual

2018–2020

1 issue →

Justice League cover

Justice League

2018–2021

1 issue →

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Justice League by Scott Snyder The Deluxe Edition
2019–2022
1 issue →
F/ICape Archive 2021
Flash / Impulse: Runs in the Family
2021–2021
1 issue →
New History of the DC Universe
2025–2025
1 issue →