Barry Allen

*For the Flash of Earth-2, see Jay Garrick.*

* Barry Allen
* Flash

**Barry Allen** is a metahuman superhero known as the **Flash**, and the fiancé of Iris West.

## Biography

Operating as the Flash for many years, Barry tried to keep his relationship with Iris West separate.

Planning a picnic with Iris in Metropolis, he had to momentarily dip out to help Superman with Brainiac. In attempting to stop a Kryptonite projectile, he accidentally travelled through a wormhole, seemingly travelling back in time to World War II. Noticing Nazis, Barry helped to disarm and take them down, meeting Wonder Woman, who was suspicious that he was an enemy combatant. After saving a torpedoing Steve Trevor alongside fellow speedster Jay Garrick, Barry met the rest of the team, the Justice Society of America. They returned to base, where, after discovering that Barry was purportedly from the future, they planned their next assault. After routinely proposing to Diana, Steve Trevor spoke of a lead he had regarding the Nazis search for mystical artifacts. Hoping to decode some intel, he mentioned a man with mystical abilities being held prisoner in a castle in Bavaria. They headed to the castle and split up, Barry sticking with Wonder Woman. Together, they took out a number of enemy soldiers, eventually making their way to a dungeon with captives inside. They happened to walk in on Shakespeare, having just survived being hit point blank by a number of bullets. Barry suddenly realized that he was Superman from his future, but Shakespeare denied any knowledge of what he was talking about, causing Barry to realize that he had not time travelled, but instead travelled between universes. They returned to the previous room, where they found the mystical man they'd been looking for. The man helped to decode their intel, leading them to the Bermuda Triangle.

From there, the JSA was picked up by a submarine. Whilst on board, they were attacked by the enemy with drop charges. However, they were quickly saved by Atlanteans, who directed them to Atlantis. They were brought before the king, Arthur, who they urged to help with the Nazis. However, under the control of his advisor, he trapped them. Jay having previously managed to phase through objects as a younger speedster, he and Barry combined their forces, allowing Barry to phase through the floor and into the room below, giving him the chance to unlock their prison. The rest of the team speeding for New York, Barry and Diana stayed behind, attempting to take out the Aquaman and his advisor. Barry was ultimately knocked under rubble, as was Diana, allowing for a monstrous creature to emerge, which then made its way for New York. The two superheroes took an Atlantean ship, arriving to find the rest of the JSA fighting against Atlantean forces. Wonder Woman fought against the king himself, eventually managing to elucidate him, coming to realize what he'd done and retreating his forces. After his advisor impaled Steve on his broken trident, Barry knocked the advisor into a wall, and tended to Steve. Before he could help, they noticed an armada of Nazi planes heading for them. Suddenly, all of them were blown out of the sky, with a newly-minted Superman making his way to the pier. The team joined him there, before Steve succumbed to his wound. Before he could return to his universe, Diana offered up Steve's ring, urging him to not to make the same mistakes that she had.

Returning only moments before he'd left, Barry grabbed the Kryptonite projectile, sending it flying back at Brainiac, piercing his head and killing him. Superman thanked him, to which Flash suggested that they might form some sort of team to confront future threats as they occur. He headed back to the park, and finally proposed to Iris, who ecstatically accepted.

## Powers

* **Super speed**: Due to his connection to what Jay Garrick theorized as the "Speed Force", Barry can run at extreme speeds, viewing events considerable slower than a regular human.
	+ **Phasing**: When assisted by Jay, Barry was able to vibrate his molecules at such a frequency that he could move through physical objects.

## References

Fitzmartin, Meghan, Adams, Jeremy (writers) & Wamester, Jeff (writer) (April 27, 2021). *Justice Society: World War II*.