Flash (Jay Garrick)
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Jason Peter "Jay" Garrick is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the first character known as the Flash.[1] The character first appeared in Flash Comics #1 (January 1940), created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert.
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![]() Jay Garrick as depicted on the variant cover of The Flash #750 (March 2020). Art by Nicola Scott and Annette Kwok. | |
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Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | Flash Comics #1 (January 10th 1940) |
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Alter ego | Jason Peter "Jay" Garrick |
Species | Metahuman |
Team affiliations | Justice Society of America All-Star Squadron Justice League International Justice League |
Partnerships | Speedster partners: Barry Allen Wally West Bart Allen Max Mercury Other hero partners: Wildcat (Ted Grant) Green Lantern (Alan Scott) |
Abilities | See list
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In the original Golden Age comics, Jay Garrick gained his speed-enhancing abilities by inhaling hard water vapor during a lab experiment. This accident granted him superhuman speed and agility, allowing him to become the Flash and fight crime.
Jay Garrick has made numerous appearances in other media. For television series on The CW, John Wesley Shipp portrayed the character as a recurring character in The Flash and in a guest capacity in Stargirl. Additionally, Billy Mitchell played the character's live-action debut as a cameo in Smallville, with a cameo appearance in The Flash (2023) portrayed via CGI and modeled after editor Jason Ballantine.[2]