Readers welcomed the new Flash, but still had an interest in the old one. Barry Allen's first appearance shows him reading a copy of Flash Comics, lamenting Garrick was "just a character some writer dreamed up".
In fact, Garrick never existed as far as the new books were concerned. Named Barry Allen, he was completely unrelated to Jay Garrick. In 1956, DC Comics reinvented the Flash character, giving him a new costume, name, and background. Garrick would not appear again for ten years, and never got another solo series. All-Star Comics was cancelled in 1951 after 57 issues, marking Garrick's last Golden Age of comic books|Golden Age]] appearance. Flash Comics was cancelled in 1949 after 104 issues. All-Flash was cancelled in 1948 after 32 issues. In 1941, he got his own solo book, All-Flash]].Īfter World War II, superheroes declined in popularity. He was soon featured in All-Star Comics as part of the Justice Society of America]].
The character first appeared in the first issue of the anthology series Flash Comics in 1940, published by All-American Publications]]. The character of Jay Garrick was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert. Image:FllashComics GA 1.jpg|thumb|left|150px|First appearance in Flash Comics #1 (Jan 1940).]]