Screen Rant

  • Who is original Flash Jay Garrick? 1 / 7

  • The Flash was introduced in 1940 where Garrick is granted superspeed following an accident. 2 / 7

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  • He soon became a popular hero, and helped form the Justice Society of America. 3 / 7

  • Barry Allen became Silver Age Flash but Garrick and Allen met in a 1961 crossover. 4 / 7

  • John Wesley Shipp played Allen in the 1990s show and Garrick on the CW Flash. 5 / 7

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  • Shipp's Garrick acts as mentor and friend to younger Flash Barry Allen. 6 / 7

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  • Allen and Wally West may have succeeded him but Garrick remains a fan favorite. 7 / 7