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Character/DC

Iris West Allen

girlfriend/wife of The Flash

972 appearancesSince 1956

Iris West Allen first appeared in Showcase #4 (1956-09), published by DC. 972 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Wife of Barry Allen (The Flash). Mother of Don and Dawn Allen (the Tornado Twins). Grandmother of Bart Allen (Impulse / Kid Flash) and Jenni Ognats (XS). Aunt of Wally West (Kid Flash / Flash; son of Rudy and Mary West) and Wallace West (Kid Flash; son of Daniel West).

Character history

Key issues

2 issues

Showcase
#4
first appearance · intro
1956-09-00
The Flash
#283
death
1980-03-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

The Flash
1959–1985
139 issues →
The Flash
2016–2023
109 issues →
Flash
1987–2006
36 issues →

The Flash cover

The Flash

2011–2016

27 issues →

The Flash cover

The Flash

2017–2024

20 issues →

TFCape Archive 2007

The Flash

2007–2009

17 issues →

The Flash cover

The Flash

2023–

15 issues →

Wednesday Comics cover

Wednesday Comics

2009–2009

11 issues →

The Flash cover

The Flash

2010–2011

11 issues →

Justice League of America cover

Justice League of America

1960–1987

10 issues →

Impulse cover

Impulse

1995–2002

10 issues →

The Flash cover

The Flash

2012–2017

8 issues →

The Flash cover

The Flash

2013–2017

8 issues →

Justice League Giant cover

Justice League Giant

2018–2019

7 issues →

The Flash Giant cover

The Flash Giant

2019–2019

7 issues →

The Flash Archives cover

The Flash Archives

1996–2012

6 issues →

The Flash: Rebirth cover

The Flash: Rebirth

2009–2010

6 issues →

Flash by Mark Waid cover

Flash by Mark Waid

2017–2021

6 issues →

Super-Team Family cover

Super-Team Family

1975–1978

5 issues →

The Flash cover

The Flash

2002–2008

5 issues →

Flash: The Fastest Man Alive cover

Flash: The Fastest Man Alive

2006–2007

5 issues →

The Flash by Geoff Johns cover

The Flash by Geoff Johns

2015–2019

5 issues →

The Flash Giant cover

The Flash Giant

2019–2020

5 issues →

Superman cover

Superman

1939–1986

4 issues →

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1956–1978
4 issues →
DC Special Series
1977–1981
4 issues →
F&GCape Archive 1999
Flash & Green Lantern: The Brave and the Bold
1999–2000
4 issues →
DC: The New Frontier
2004–2004
4 issues →
Final Crisis
2008–2009
4 issues →
TFCCape Archive 2009
The Flash Chronicles
2009–2013
4 issues →
TFSCape Archive 2014
The Flash: Season Zero
2014–2015
4 issues →
The Flash: The Silver Age
2016–2019
4 issues →
Flash Forward
2019–2020
4 issues →
The Flash
2024–
4 issues →
Adventure Comics
1938–1983
3 issues →
The Brave and the Bold
1955–1983
3 issues →
Green Lantern
1960–1986
3 issues →
The Best of DC
1979–1986
3 issues →
Justice League of America Archives
1992–2012
3 issues →
GLACape Archive 1993
Green Lantern Archives
1993–2012
3 issues →
Legends of the DC Universe
1998–2001
3 issues →
Flashpoint
1999–2000
3 issues →
SPGCape Archive 2005
Showcase Presents: Green Lantern
2005–2011
3 issues →
Showcase Presents: Justice League of America
2005–2013
3 issues →
Showcase Presents: The Flash
2007–2012
3 issues →
Flashpoint: Citizen Cold
2011–2011
3 issues →
The Flash Rebirth Deluxe Edition
2017–2018
3 issues →
Justice League of America: The Bronze Age Omnibus
2017–2021
3 issues →
The Flash: The Silver Age Omnibus
2017–2018
3 issues →
80 Page Giant Magazine
1964–1969
2 issues →
DC Special
1968–1977
2 issues →
Limited Collectors' Edition
1972–1978
2 issues →
Wanted. The World's Most Dangerous Villains
1972–1973
2 issues →
F8GCape Archive 1998
Flash 80-Page Giant
1998–1999
2 issues →
Superman & Batman: Generations II
2001–2001
2 issues →
DC: The New Frontier
2004–2005
2 issues →
Justice
2005–2007
2 issues →
COMCape Archive 2005
Crisis on Multiple Earths: The Team-Ups
2005–2007
2 issues →
Justice
2006–2007
2 issues →
Countdown
2007–2008
2 issues →