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Jay Garrick is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the first superhero to call himself Flash. The character was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, and first appeared in the comic book ''Flash Comics #1'' (1940). After a bizarre laboratory accident, Jay Garrick acquired the ability to move at superhuman speed, and chose to fight crime as a costumed vigilante, calling himself "the Flash". ==Publication history== The character of Jay Garrick was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert. The character first appeared in the first issue of the anthology series ''Flash Comics'' in 1940, published by All-American Publications. He was soon featured in ''All-Star Comics'' as part of the Justice Society of America. In 1941, he got his own solo book, ''All-Flash''. After World War II, superheroes declined in popularity. ''All-Flash'' was cancelled in 1948 after 32 issues. ''Flash Comics'' was cancelled in 1949 after 104 issues. ''All-Star Comics'' was cancelled in 1951 after 57 issues, marking Garrick's last Golden Age appearance. Garrick would not appear again for ten years, and never got another solo series. In 1956, DC Comics reinvented the Flash character, giving him a new costume, name, and background. Named Barry Allen, he was completely unrelated to Jay Garrick. In fact, Garrick never existed as far as the new books were concerned. Barry Allen's first appearance shows him reading a copy of ''Flash Comics'', lamenting Garrick was "just a character some writer dreamed up". Readers welcomed the new Flash, but still had an interest in the old one. Jay Garrick made a guest appearance in ''Flash'' #123. Garrick was treated as residing in a parallel universe, which allowed the character to exist without any continuity conflicts with Barry Allen yet allowed him to make guest appearances in Silver Age books. Garrick only made guest appearances for most of the 60s and 70s, but in 1976 he became a regular character in the revived ''All-Star Comics'', partaking in adventures with the Justice Society set in modern times. In 1981, he and the Justice Society appeared in ''All-Star Squadron'' in stories set in World War II. In 1985, DC Comics merged all of its fictional characters into a single shared universe. Jay Garrick now shared the same world as the new Flash. DC wrote the character out of continuity in the one-shot ''Last Days of the Justice Society'', but 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 2 with a magically-prolonged lifespan. Jay Garrick became a regular character in ''JSA'' and ''Justice Society of America''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Flash (Jay Garrick)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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