Origin
There are three completely different origin stories of Flash.
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Flash aka Jay Garrick was a college student and a champ of football. One day while working in the laboratory he accidently inhaled hard water vapours which resulted in a discovery of his super speed.
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Flash aka Barry Allen worked as a forensic scientist. He was known to be super slow and frequently late for any of the work. One night, as he was getting ready to leave his lab a lightning bolt broke a case of chemicals and spilled them all over him. He later found that he can run fast and heal so quickly.
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Flash aka Wally West was a nephew of Barry Allen’s wife Iris West. On his tour of Central City police laboratory, Wally met with a freakish accident that exposed him to electrically charged chemicals. This gave him super speed and agility.