Flash (Jay Garrick)

Jason Peter"Jay"Garrickis asuperheroappearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byDC Comics.He is the first character known asthe Flash.The character first appeared inFlash Comics#1 (January 1940), created by writerGardner Foxand artistHarry Lampert.

Jay Garrick
Jay Garrick as depicted on the variant cover ofThe Flash#750 (March 2020). Art by Nicola Scott and Annette Kwok.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Flash Comics#1 (January 10th 1940)
Created by	Gardner Fox Harry Lampert
In-story information
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 Immense superhuman speed, agility, reflexes, and stamina via speed force aura conduit Vortex creations Decelerated aging Speed force empathy Dimensional travel Augmented by the extra-dimensionalSpeed Force Frictionless aura Intangibility via molecular vibration Electrokinesis Accelerated healing process Speed theft/granting Expert combatant

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 onThe CW,John Wesley Shippportrayed the character as a recurring character inThe Flashand in a guest capacity inStargirl.Additionally, Billy Mitchell played the character's live-action debut as acameoinSmallville,with a cameo appearance inThe Flash(2023) portrayed via CGI and modeled after editorJason Ballantine.

Creation

In an interview, co-creator Harry Lampert commented on the character's creation. "The idea of the Flash was Gardner Fox's idea...it was supposed to be based upon the godMercury…I went into the dictionary and there's the most beautiful rendition of Mercury and then I took my Flash and superimposed [them together] and they were almost identical, the pose is the same except a few doodads, and as I did it, I kept it as close as possible to that graceful attitude. "

Publication history

First appearance inFlash Comics#1 (January 1940). Cover bySheldon Moldoff.

The character of Jay Garrick was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert. He first appeared inFlash Comics#1, the pilot issue ofFlash Comics,which was published in 1940 byAll-American Publications.He was soon featured inAll-Star Comicsas part of theJustice Society of America.In 1941, he received a solo comic book series,All-Flash.

After World War II, superheroes declined in popularity, causing many of the Flash's comic book series to be canceled.All-Flashwas canceled in 1948 after 32 issues.Flash Comicswas canceled in 1949 after 104 issues.All-Star Comicswas canceled in 1951 after 57 issues, marking Garrick's lastGolden Ageappearance. The character did not appear again for ten years and would not have another solo series until the 2023 series "The New Golden Age".

In 1956, DC Comics reinvented the Flash character, giving him a new costume, name, and background. This new Flash, namedBarry Allen,was completely unrelated to Jay Garrick, with the latter becoming a fictional character in-universe.

Jay Garrick made a guest appearance inFlash#123. In this issue, Garrick was treated as residing in a parallel universe (Earth-Two), which allowed the character to exist without any continuity conflicts with Barry Allen (who existed onEarth-One), yet allowed him to make guest appearances inSilver Agebooks. For most of the 60s and 70s, Garrick made guest appearances. However, starting in 1976, Garrick became a regular character in the revivedAll-Star Comics,partaking in adventures with the Justice Society in stories set in modern times. In 1981, he and the Justice Society appeared inAll-Star Squadronin stories set during World War II.

In 1985, DC Comics merged all of its fictional characters into a single shared universe. Jay Garrick now shares the same world as the New Flash. DC wrote the character out of continuity in the one-shotLast Days of the Justice Societybut brought the character back in the 1990s due to fan interest. Unlike characters such as Batman or Superman, DC decided not to update Jay as a young hero but portrayed him as a veteran of World War II with a magically prolonged lifespan. Jay Garrick became a regular character in theJSAandJustice Society of America.

Fictional character biography

Origin

Jay Garrick as the Flash, in his original costume, during the 1940s, in a page ofFlash Comics#1 (January 1940). Art by the character's co-creatorHarry Lampert.

Jason Peter Garrickis a college student. Prior to 1940 (later retconned to 1938) while working for his academic advisor Professor Hughes, Jay accidentally inhaledhard watervapors after taking a smoke break in his laboratory where he had been working (later stories would change this toheavy watervapors). As a result, he finds that he can run at superhuman speed and has similarly fast reflexes. Retcons imply that the inhalation simply activated a latentmetagene.

After a brief career as a college football star, he dons a red shirt with a lightning bolt and a stylized metal helmet with wings (based on images of the Roman godMercury). He then begins to fight crime as the Flash.The helmet belonged to his father Joseph who fought duringWorld War I.He sometimes uses the helmet as a weapon or a type of shield, as seen inInfinite Crisis.He has also used it to direct a beam of light atEclipso.InThe Flash: Rebirth(2010), he used it to destabilize theReverse Flash.

In the early stories, it seems to be generally known that Garrick is the Flash.Later stories would show him as having his identity secret, and that he is able to maintain it without the use of a mask by constantly "vibrating" his features, making him hard to recognize or clearly photograph. The effectiveness of this is debatable, as he later blamed his girlfriend Joan, deducing his true identity from his lack of a mask. Garrick ultimately revealed his identity as the Flash to the world.

During his career, he would often find himself embroiled in semi-comic situations inadvertently initiated byWinky, Blinky, and Noddy,a trio oftrampsknown as the Three Dimwits, who tried their hand at one job after another, never successfully.

His first case involves battling the Faultless Four, a group of blackmailers (Sieur Satan, Serge Orloff, Duriel, and Smythe), who plot to steal an atomic bombarder and sell it. It is later revealed that a professor named Edward Clariss found the last container of heavy water vapor and used it to gain super-speed, becoming theRival.He briefly takes away Jay's speed after capturing him, making him super slow, but Jay uses the gases again, allowing him to regain his super speed and defeat the Rival.

Like the Flashes who followed him, Garrick became a close friend ofGreen LanternAlan Scott,whom he met through the Justice Society of America.

Justice Society of America

The Flash soon became one of the best-known of theGolden Ageof superheroes. He was a founding member of the Justice Society of America and served as its first chairman.He was originally based inNew York City,but this was laterretconnedto be in the fictionalKeystone City.He left the JSA after issue #6 but returned several years later (issue #24, spring 1945). He had a distinguished career as a crime-fighter during the 1940s.

Garrick's early history was largely the subject of retcons. A story explaining the retirement of the JSA members, including the Flash, explained that, in 1951, the JSA was investigated by theHouse Un-American Activities Committeefor possible Communist sympathies and asked to reveal their identities. This was later revealed to be partly caused byPer Degaton.The JSA declined, and Garrick, who recently married his longtime girlfriend, Joan, retired from superhero life. As a trained scientist, he ran an experimental laboratory for several decades.

TheAll-Star SquadronAnnual #3 issue states that the JSA fought a being namedIan Karkull,who imbued them with energy that slowed their aging, allowing Garrick and many others – as well as their girlfriends and sidekicks – to remain active into the late 20th century without infirmity. The 1990sStarmanseries notes thatthe Shadeprompted Garrick to come out of retirement in the 1950s, but the details of his activities during this time are hazy at best.

Earth-Two

Garrick emerged from retirement in 1961 to meet theSilver AgeFlash,Barry Allen,from a parallel world. The rest of the JSA soon joined the Flash, although their activities during the 1960s (other than their annual meeting with Earth-One'sJustice League of America) were unrecorded, although it is clear that Garrick and Green Lantern (Alan Scott) were good friends. It is also established that Garrick has become a respected scientist on his Earth.

Garrick was a key member of the JSA's 1970s adventures (as chronicled inAll-Star ComicsandAdventure Comics). Garrick also helped to launch the careers ofInfinity Inc.Following theCrisis on Infinite Earths,all the parallel worlds are merged into one, and Keystone City becomes the twin city of Allen'sCentral City,with the two separated by a river. An updated story suggests that Keystone in this new continuity was rendered invisible and wiped from the memories of the world for many years through the actions of severalsupervillains.

21st Century

Jay Garrick, into the 21st century as an aged superhero. Cover art forJSA#78 byAlex Ross.

In the early 21st century, many of Garrick's JSA cohorts have retired or died, but Garrick remains active with the latest incarnation of the group. He is physically about 50 years old, thanks to the effects of several accidental anti-aging treatments, but his chronological age is closer to 105. He is one of the few surviving members of the Justice Society of America afterZero Hour.Of the three original JSA members still on the team (along with Alan Scott andWildcat), Jay takes a fatherly approach toward his teammates and the DC superhero community in general.

Infinite CrisisandOne Year Later

Main articles:Infinite CrisisandOne Year Later

Garrick and his wife, Joan, had guardianship ofBart AllenafterMax Mercury's disappearance. During the events ofInfinite Crisis,Garrick states that theSpeed Forceis gone after a battle in which many speedsters, living and dead, wrestleSuperboy-Primeinto the Speed Force and disappear. Garrick is left behind on Earth by the other speedsters when he reaches his speed limit and cannot follow. Bart Allen returns, aged several years, having absorbed the entire Speed Force during his pursuit of the escaped Superboy-Prime. Garrick claims that without the Speed Force, his own power is less than before: likeWally Westin theCrisis on Infinite Earthsaftermath, he can only run close to thespeed of sound.He also states that, as the Speed Force is no longer slowing his aging, his speed is diminishing with time. After Bart leaves Keystone City for Los Angeles, Garrick, once again, is the city's sole guardian. After hearing news of Bart's demise, Garrick collapses with grief, consoled by Jesse Chambers.

Garrick continues his work as a member of the reformed Justice Society of America, under the leadership ofPower Girl.After the death of Bart Allen, Garrick's full speed returns. Garrick is currently the mayor of Monument Point, where the JSA is now based. He faces problems due to the JSA being based in the Town,but after talking to another official, who says that, as Garrick is not a politician, he doesn't have to worry about being re-elected, Garrick gains confidence.Soon after this, he holds a funeral forAlan Scott,who is killed defeating the villain D'arken, and tells the Justice Society that they must endure.

Velocity

In theOutsiders:One Year Laterstory arc, a clone of the character called Velocity appears as an antagonist, created by theBrotherhood of Evil.He appears to be in his late 20s or early 30s and is brainwashed into working for the Malinese dictator Ratu Bennin. Velocity is defeated by the combined efforts of the Outsiders. He possesses Jay Garrick's super-speed, but none of his memories or expertise.His unconscious body is placed in the custody of Alan Scott,Checkmate's White King, who states that the Outsiders could not be trusted.

Because of lingering issues in the cloning process, made more unpredictable by the metagene itself, the clone is infected by a fast-acting version of theclone plaguedeteriorating and shortening the lifespan of clones in the DC Universe. This makes it difficult for Checkmate to find a way to wake him and undo his brainwash, because, even with his special suit, tailored to stave the degenerating process, he would be doomed to a slow death whenever he awakens from hissuspended animation.

Brightest Day

In Brightest Day, Garrick and the rest of the JSA help Alan Scott and his children overcome the power of the Starheart, and, in turn, help save the planet from the Dark Avatar. After the events of theBrightest Day,Garrick and the rest of the JSA travel to the city of Monument Point, which has been attacked by a superpowered terrorist named Scythe. Just before being defeated, Scythe snaps Jay's long standing friend Alan Scott's neck.In the following story, it is revealed that Scythe is the product of Nazi genetic engineering, and that Scott and Garrick had been tasked by the president with killing him back when he was in infancy during World War II. The two heroes could not agree on a course of action, and, as a result, Scythe was allowed to live.Doctor Mid-Nite discovers that the injuries Scott sustained have paralyzed Scott, and that any attempt to heal himself could break his constant concentration, which could result in the Starheart once again regaining control of his body.

Jade visits her bed-ridden father in the Emerald City, and offers to use her abilities to help him walk again. Scott declines his daughter's offer, reasoning that if the Starheart were to once again take over his body, it could result in the deaths of everyone in the city.Eclipsoattacks the city, which results inJesse Quickhaving to get Scott to safety.

Later, the JSA tries to take down the villain D'arken, who has broken free from imprisonment beneath Monument Point and absorbed the powers of JSA members, but D'arken is too powerful for the JSA to take him down. Due to the entity's ability to absorb powers from superhumans in its vicinity, only non-superpowered and magical members fight D'arken. The JSA tells Alan Scott that unleashing the Starheart is the only way to destroy D'arken. However, after releasing the Starheart energies, Scott's body begins to incinerate itself. Afterwards, the JSA attends a funeral for Scott, whom they believe to be dead.Garrick is upset at having lost one of his closest friends and founding members of the JSA.

DC Rebirth

Following the return ofWally Westto DC continuity duringDC Rebirth,Barry Allen is overwhelmed by the Speed Force when he shakes hands with Wally West. This not only causes Barry to become possessed by an echo ofEobard Thawne,but also causes Barry to start being absorbed into the Speed Force itself. It takes both Wally and the currentKid Flash's interference to prevent Barry from being absorbed for good. Barry later reveals that, when he was overwhelmed by the Speed Force, he saw visions of possible future events. He also reveals his last glimpse before he was returned to normal was that something more was trapped inside the Speed Force and although he could not recognize it, it still filled him with hope. The object that Barry saw was then revealed to be the helmet of the pre-Flashpoint Jay Garrick.

While tracking amysterious forceresponsible for the recent universal reset, Barry andBatmanexperience another vision in the form of a vision of Jay's helmet, although he attributes it to the helmet of Mercury. While chasing Thawne, Bruce and Barry can hear someone calling out for the latter, but Barry believes it to be calls from lost moments that could have been. As the Cosmic Treadmill begins to break apart, the voice intensifies, and Bruce tells Barry to listen and grab onto the voice. As the voice says "Jay", Barry says the name as well, and Jay Garrick arrives, claiming he is free and provides enough speed and power to get Batman and Barry back home. Jay explains he didn't kill Thawne, he is a friend, and (also) The Flash. He tries to get Barry to remember who he is; Barry is unable to, but finds Jay familiar and somehow trusts him. Then Jay is absorbed by a blue light and taken away. Barry believes Jay may be from another time that no longer exists and Barry is not the person that keeps him tethered to reality, saying he's "not his lightning rod."

In the "Watchmen"sequel"Doomsday Clock,"Lois Lane finds a flash-drive among a mess of papers while at the Daily Planet. It shows her footage of Alan Scott and the rest of the Justice Society.When Doctor Manhattan undoes his experiment that erased the Justice Society of America and theLegion of Super-Heroes,Garrick appears with the Justice Society when they and the Legion of Super-Heroes arrive to help Superman fight Black Adam's group and the foreign superheroes.

Jay Garrick stars in “At the Starting Line”, a story included in the milestone celebration issueThe Flash#750. This is Jay's first solo story in over a decade.In a single-panel cameo, a figure in a yellow costume (revealed to beEobard Thawne) whispers to Jay that he will be forgotten in the future during his fight with Thinker. It appears to take place in the same continuity as the main line of Flash comics, as the final panel show the images of the future Flashes as well as members of their Rogues gallery while Jay muses on the future.Jay assists the Flash family when it comes to fighting Eobard Thawne and his Legion of Zoom.

In the pages of "Dark Nights: Death Metal",Jay Garrick was with Alan Scott, Doctor Fate, and Wildcat where they guarded the Valhalla Cemetery.WhenDarkest Knightand the Robin King break into Valhalla Cemetery to target Wally's power, Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, and Wally West run with the Darkest Knight giving chase.Barry, Wally, and Jay team up with Kid Flash and the rest of the Flash family to outrun the Darkest Knight and his army of Dark Multiverse Flashes to reach the Mobius Chair.Flash was with the Justice Society when heroes and villains alike prepared themselves for the final battle against Perpetua and the Darkest Knight.Jay fought against one of the Last 52 heroes where he engaged with his Nazi counterpart.Then he and Barry fought a Last 52 version of Wally West that had the powers ofDoctor Manhattanwhere Jay was killed by him. When the Hands undid the damages caused by Perpetua and Darkest Night and restored Earth-0 to its Pre-Metalverse state, Jay was among the superheroes revived by them.

Dawn of DC

In "The New Golden Age"one-shot, a flashback to 1940 had Flash among the Justice Society members about to get a group photo taken by Johnny Thunder when Doctor Fate has a vision about" lost children ". The final panel reveals the bio of Flash's daughterJudy Garrickwho time-traveled from the 1960s to assist her father until the day she was born. Afterwards, she mysteriously vanished.When aHuntressfrom a possible future ends up sent to 1940, Flash is among the Justice Society members that meet her. When Doctor Fate tries to read Huntress' mind about the threat in her future, Flash is among those that are knocked down by the magical feedback.In the present, Flash was with the Justice Society of America when they foughtAngle Manand an army of inter-dimensionalBizarrosuntil Huntress defeated Angle Man enough for the Bizarros to disappear. After Green Lantern's ring confirms Huntress' story of what happened in her future and her encounter with Per Degaton, Flash takesWildcat,Jakeem Thunder, and Johnny Thunderbolt's suggestion to call Ted Grant. The JSA is then confronted by Per Degaton.During the fight with Per Degaton, Flash's speed is slowed down by him.Flash is among those who caught up with Huntress and Batman. Then he partook in the fight against Per Degaton and his time variants. After Per Degaton is defeated, Jay asks Mister Terrific what has changed in time. They are then visited by Stargirl, the Hourman android, and Boom.Boom's arrival has jogged Flash's memory of Boom as they speed off to meet up with Joan Garrick.Flash later tells Huntress the status report on the Power Restraints that Mister Terrific is working on to be used for Icicle while also stating that Jack Knight has retired.

Upon meeting up with Joan, Jay Garrick sees Joan Garrick having her memory jogged of having given birth to Judy Garrick. She helps Judy get settled in to their house. As Flash, he ends up helping Boom stop some bank robbers. During a discussion after that, Jay learns from Judy that she disappeared in 1963 after helping to save Joan from Doctor Elemental. Jay's memory of Doctor Elemental is also jogged.In a flashback to 1941, Flash is summoned to the abandoned base inWutach Gorgeto help the Justice Society fight some robots and Ro-Bear. In the present, Jay Garrick secretly follows Judy Garrick to her trip to the Keystone City Mall with Courtney Whitmore. He ends up giving himself away when the Keystone City Mall is attacked by Ro-Bear. Judy and Courtney become Boom and Stargirl to help fight Ro-Bear as Jay starts to remember him. They managed to defeat Ro-Bear. Before a green crystal makes Ro-Bear disappear, Ro-Bear quotes that everything that's old is new again.In another flashback to 1941, Flash and the JSA have their first encounter with Doctor Elemental as well as encountering the first appearance of a time-traveling Boom. Though Flash and Boom repelled him, Doctor Elemental set the hidden base to self-destruct. In the present, Mister Terrific takes Flash, Boom, and Stargirl to his lab to meet up withQuiz Kidand Fairplay. They work on an invention that can access the memory of when Boom saw Doctor Elemental without his mask on. Thanks to the Memory Imager, Flash identifies Doctor Elemental as Professor Hughes who he claims is responsible for Flash gaining his super-speed.Flash and Boom later visitGarrison Slateat Detroit's S.T.A.R. Labs branch where he gives him a profile on Professor Hughes. They learn about how he was in the next room when he played a part in Flash's origin, was visited by a man named Parsifal whose Boss es would like Professor Hughes to do some work for them, constructing the Doctor Elemental armor, created Ro-Bear, his known fights with Flash, and the founding of S.T.A.R. Labs. Afterwards, the receptionist of Slate is revealed to be an android working for Professor Hughes stating that he is fired as its arms become guns which begin firing at Flash, Boom, and Slate.Flash defeated the android receptionist at the cost of Garrison Slate's life as his dying breath has him telling Flash that Doctor Elemental will be coming for Boom. Doctor Elemental speaks through the defeated android receptionist claiming Boom was responsible for Slate's death and compared Jay Garrick to a laboratory mouse. Upon setting the android receptionist to self-destruct, Flash and Boom evacuate the S.T.A.R. Labs personnel before it explodes and Flash states that the Justice Society will rescue the sensitive experiments. Jay and Judy then head to Natal, Brazil to meet up withPieter Crosswho helps in locating Doctor Elemental to no avail. When Ro-Bear and the robots with him attack Pieter's hut while demanding the surrender of Boom, Jay and Pieter become Flash and Doctor Mid-Nite to fight Ro-Bear and his robots. They learned too late that this was a diversion as Doctor Elemental and the robots with him have infiltrated Doctor Mid-Nite's lair as one of the robots tranquilizes Boom. After Doctor Mid-Nite had disabled Ro-Bear's teleporter device with Flash discovering that Doctor Elemental made off with Boom, Flash prepares to intimidate Ro-Bear into telling them where Doctor Elemental has taken Boom.... "or else"!

In another flashback to 1941, Green Lantern meets with Flash, having brought him a man with suspicious burn marks.Flash later appeared with the Justice Society, assisting Green Lantern andRed Lanternin fighting the Crimson Host attacking the city.Flash and the JSA fight the Crimson Host until Green Lantern forms a green dome construct around himself and the Crimson Host.

Powers and abilities

As the Flash, Garrick can run atsuperhuman speedsand has superhumanly-fast reflexes, tapping into theSpeed Force.The limits of his speed have fluctuated over the years, though he has usually been second to DC's "flagship" Flash,Barry Allenand his successor,Wally West.

In his earliest appearances, Garrick's speed was derived from a metagene that activated after he inhaled hard water vapors. By his own account, he initially could run just shy of the speed of sound. He could carry people away with him at super-speed without causing injury due to extreme acceleration. He could make himself invisible by vibrating his body at high frequencies and disguise his features by vibrating his molecules. Once he met Barry Allen, he surpassed his limitations, citing running at 'twenty times the speed of sound',seemingly able to tap into the Speed Force. He has since displayed speed absorption, time travel and interdimensional shifting abilities.

When Barry Allen absorbed the Speed Force during "Infinite Crisis",Jay's speed was diminished to the same level as his early adventures. He struggled to surpass the speed of sound and lost many of his higher powers. Once the Speed Force returned, Jay's powers were fully restored.

Collected editions

Title	Material collected	Published date	ISBN
The Golden Age Flash Archives Vol. 1	Flash Comics#1–17	September 1999	978-1563895067
The Golden Age Flash Archives Vol. 2	Flash Comics#18–24,All Flash Comics#1–2	February 2006	978-1401207847
The Greatest Flash Stories Ever Told	Flash Comics#1, 66, 86,Comic Cavalcade#24,Showcase#4,The Flash(vol. 1) #107, 113, 119, 124, 125, 137, 143, 148, 179,Five-Star Super-Hero Spectacular,The Flash(vol. 2) #2	January 1991	978-0930289843
The Flash: The Greatest Stories Ever Told	Flash Comics#86, 104,The Flash(vol. 1) #123, 155, 165, 179,The Flash(vol. 2) #91,DC Special Series#11	August 2007	978-1401213725

Supporting characters

Main article:List of Flash supporting characters § Golden Age

Joan Garrick

Main article:Joan Garrick

Winky, Blinky, and Noddy

Main article:Winky, Blinky, and Noddy

Other versions

Earth 2's Jay Garrick from the cover ofEarth 2#2.

• An alternate universe incarnation of Jay Garrick appears inJSA: The Liberty Files.This version is anintelligence agentstationed in Russia, working under the code-nameMercury.
• An alternate universe incarnation of Jay Garrick appears inThe New 52.This version received his super-speed from a dyingMercury.
• Several alternate universe incarnations of Jay Garrick appear in52.
• An alternate universe incarnation of Jay Garrick who died after inhaling hard water appears inFlashpoint.

In other media

Main article:Flash in other media

Television

Animation

• An analogue of Jay Garrick calledThe Streakappears in theJustice Leaguetwo-part episode "Legends", voiced byDavid Naughton.He was a speedster from analternate universeand member of theJustice Guild of Americawho died alongside his team during a war that destroyed most of their home universe.
• Jay Garrick / Flash appears inBatman: The Brave and the Bold,voiced byAndy Milder.This version is an ally ofBatmanand member of theJustice Society of America(JSA).
• Jay Garrick / Flash appears inYoung Justice,voiced byGeoff Pierson.This version is a retired member of the Justice Society of America (JSA) who does not possess his comic book counterpart's slowed aging process. Throughout the series, Jay andJoan Garrickserve asBart Allen's legal guardians while Jay comes out of retirement to help theJustice Leagueand theTeamthwart aReachinvasion. As of the fourth season, Jay has joined the Justice League.
• Jay Garrick / Flash appears in theMadsegment "That's What Super Friends Are For".

Live-action

John Wesley ShippasJay Garrick / The FlashonThe Flash.

• Jay Garrick appears in theSmallvilletwo-part episode "Absolute Justice",portrayed by Billy Mitchell.This version operated as a superhero, member of the Justice Society of America (JSA), and a research scientist in the 1970s until he was framed for fraud as part of the government's plot to disable the JSA. Garrick and his teammates falsely confessed to all charges, but were never convicted and forced to retire due to their secret identities becoming known to law enforcement.
• Jay Garrickappeared in theArrowverseseriesThe Flash(2014).
  • Teddy Searswas initially advertised as portraying anEarth-2equivalent throughout thesecond seasonuntil his character was eventually revealed to beHunter Zolomonwho used identity theft to deceive the public after he captured the real Garrick (see below).
  • John Wesley Shippportrays the real Garrick, the Flash ofEarth-3and counterpart ofHenry Allen.In the second season, he was held captive by Zolomon in a failed attempt to siphonSpeed Forceenergy before he is eventually freed by Team Flash. Garrick returns in thethird season,serving as a stern mentor toBarry Allenwhile helping him defeatSavitar.In thefourth season,Garrick helps Barry andJesse Quickavert a disaster utilizing "Flashtime", a state in which speedsters move so fast that time appears to be frozen, and announces his retirement. As of thesixth season,Garrick has retired, settled down with Joan Williams, and worked with her to track antimatter signatures across the multiverse before later helping Barry uncover information about an impending "Crisis".After the Crisis, Jay resides onEarth-PrimeKeystone City, where Joan helps restore his speed and body.
• Jay Garrick / Flash appears inStargirl,portrayed by an uncredited actor in the first season and portrayed again by John Wesley Shipp in subsequent seasons.This version is a member of the Justice Society of America (JSA). A decade prior to the series, the team was attacked and killed by theInjustice Society,with Garrick being apparently killed byIcicle.After making appearances in flashbacks depicted in the second season, Garrick turns up alive 20 years later in the third-season finale "Frenemies – Chapter Thirteen: The Reckoning".

Film

• Jay Garrick / Flash makes a non-speaking cameo appearance inJustice League: The New Frontier,being forced out of heroics by the government.
• TheEarth-2incarnation of Jay Garrick / Flash appears inJustice Society: World War II,voiced by Armen Taylor.This version is a founding member of the Justice Society of America who was active during his Earth's version of thetitular war.
• A variant of Jay Garrick from the universe ofAdventures of Supermanmakes a cameo appearance inThe Flash(2023), portrayed via CGI and modeled after editorJason Ballantine.It was initially reported that the character's likeness was that of Teddy Sears, but the studio stated Garrick's appearance was not based on any one actor.
• Jay Garrick / Flash appears inJustice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Three,voiced again by Armen Taylor.

Video games

• Jay Garrick / Flash appears inBatman: The Brave and the Bold - The Videogame,voiced again by Andy Milder.
• Jay Garrick / Flash appears inDC Universe Online,voiced by Ryan Wickerham.
• The Earth-2 incarnation of Jay Garrick / Flash appears as a downloadable costume forBarry Allen / FlashinInjustice: Gods Among Us.
• Jay Garrick / Flash appears as a character summon inScribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.
• Jay Garrick / Flash appears as a "premier skin" for Barry Allen / Flash inInjustice 2,voiced byTravis Willingham.
• Jay Garrick / Flash appears as a playable character inDC Legends.

Miscellaneous

• Jay Garrick / Flash appears inJustice League Unlimited#12.
• TheSmallvilleincarnation of Jay Garrick / Flash appears inSmallville Season 11,in which it is revealed that his leg was disabled and that he could no longer run at superhuman speed, which allowed the government to arrest him. After he retired, he became a recluse.In the present,Clark KentandBart Allenfind Garrick and consult him on how to defeat theBlack Flash.After Bart sacrifices himself to defeat the Black Flash, the guilt-ridden Garrick forms a school for gifted children inSan Franciscoas well as theTeen Titansand goes on to get his leg repaired.
• Jay Garrick / Flash appears in theInjustice: Gods Among Usprequel comic as a charter member of theJustice Society of America(JSA) and a friend of Barry Allen. After theJokerobtains an amulet that allows the owner to possess individuals, he uses it on the JSA to hurt the Justice League,eventually forcing Garrick to kill himself.

External links

• Flash (Jay Garrick)entry on DCDatabaseProject
• Flash (1939)atDon Markstein's Toonopedia.Archivedfrom the original on July 30, 2016.
• Kistler, Alan (December 21, 2005)."Profile On: The Flash – Part 1".MonitorDuty. Archived fromthe originalon March 23, 2006.