Editing The Flash (section)

===Modern Age===
The third Flash was [[Wally West]], introduced in ''The Flash'' #110 (December 1959) as [[Kid Flash]]. West, Allen's nephew by marriage, gained the Flash's powers through an accident identical to Allen's. Adopting the identity of Kid Flash, he maintained membership in the [[Teen Titans]] for years. Following Allen's death, West adopted the Flash identity in ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' #12 and was given his own series, beginning with ''The Flash'' (vol. 2) #1 in 1987.<ref name="dc-ency"/> Many issues began with the [[catchphrase]]: "My name is Wally West. I'm the fastest man alive."

Due to the ''[[Infinite Crisis]]'' miniseries and the "[[One Year Later]]" jump in time in the [[DC Universe]], DC canceled ''The Flash'' (vol. 2) in January 2006 at #230. A new series, ''The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive'', began on June 21, 2006. The initial story arc of this series, written by [[Danny Bilson]] and [[Paul De Meo]] with art by Ken Lashley, focused on Bart Allen's acceptance of the role of the Flash.

''Flash: Fastest Man Alive'' was canceled with issue #13. In its place ''The Flash'' (vol. 2) was revived with issue #231, with [[Mark Waid]] as the initial writer. Waid also wrote ''All-Flash'' #1, which acted as the bridge between the two series.<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.newsarama.com/heroes_philly07/DC/flash.html| title = Mark Waid Returns to ''The Flash''| access-date = July 15, 2007| last = Rogers| first = Vaneta |date=July 15, 2007| work = Newsarama |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070702073031/http://www.newsarama.com/heroes_philly07/DC/flash.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = July 2, 2007}}</ref> DC had solicited ''The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive'' through issue #15. ''All Flash'' #1 replaced issue #14 and ''The Flash'' (vol. 2) #231 replaced issue #15 in title and interior creative team only. The covers and cover artists were as solicited by DC, and the information text released was devoid of any plot information.<ref>{{cite journal |date=May 2007 | title = DC Universe | journal = Previews | volume = 17 | issue = #5 | page = 82 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |date=June 2007 | title = DC Universe | journal = Previews | volume = 17 | issue = #6 | page = 86}}</ref>

In 2009, Barry Allen made a full-fledged return to the DCU-proper in ''[[The Flash: Rebirth]]'', a six-issue miniseries by [[Geoff Johns]] and [[Ethan Van Sciver]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.comicsbulletin.com/news/121695829519539.htm |title=SDCC News: Johns and Van Sciver Announce Flash Rebirth: News Bulletins |publisher=Comics Bulletin |date=July 24, 2008 |access-date=September 14, 2010 |archive-date=October 15, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015130552/http://www.comicsbulletin.com/news/121695829519539.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>