Barry Allen

The Flash: founding Justice League member, Wally West's uncle and Bart Allen's grandfather.

Barry Allen is the second Flash, created by writer Robert Kanigher and penciler Carmine Infantino; he first appeared in Showcase #4 (October 1956). A forensic chemist, he gains super-speed after a lightning strike in his laboratory, and his popularity helped bring about the Silver Age of Comic Books.

Quick Facts

Voiced by: George Eads; James Arnold Taylor
Role: Founding member of the Justice League
Designation: 04

Lore & Background

In Young Justice, the Flash is a founding member of the Justice League, voiced by George Eads in the first season and most of the second and by James Arnold Taylor from "Endgame" onwards. He is the uncle of Wally West, his former sidekick Kid Flash, who gained his powers trying to recreate Barry's accident, and the grandfather of Bart Allen. The series' tie-in comic reveals that Barry gained his own powers while attempting to recreate the accident that gave Jay Garrick his.