The Religious Affiliation of
The Flash
Barry Allen

Our current estimate for the number of appearances by the Flash includes appearances from IMDb.com character pages for "The Flash" and for Barry Allen. It is possible that there is some double-counting in this number and it is also possible there are some Wally West appearances on "The Flash" character page. More careful analysis would be necessary to come up with a more accurate number.

This character is in the following 170 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Adventure Comics

Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #459 (Sep. 1978): "The Crimson Comets of Fallville High" (lead character)
Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #461 (Jan.-Feb. 1979): "The Multiple Murders of Mapleville!" (lead character)
Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #462 (Mar. 1979): "The She-Demon of the Astral Plane!" (lead character)

America vs. the Justice Society #4 (Apr. 1985): "D-Day For Degation"
Aquaman Secret Files & Origins #1 (Dec. 1998): "Left for Dead"
The Atom (vol. 1) #8 (Aug.-Sep. 1963): "Lockup in the Lethal Lightbulb" (cameo)
Batman and the Outsiders

Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #1 (Aug. 1983): "Wars Ended, Wars Begun"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 1) #22 (June 1985): "The Truth About Halo, Part 3: Who She Is and How She Came to Be" (cameo)

Blasters Special #1 (Mar. 1989): "Blasters" (cameo)
The Brave and the Bold

The Brave and the Bold (vol. 1) #28 (Feb.-Mar. 1960): "Starro the Conqueror!"
The Brave and the Bold (vol. 1) #29 (Apr.-May 1960): "Challenge of the Weapons Master"
The Brave and the Bold (vol. 1) #30 (June-July 1960): "The Case of the Stolen Super-Powers!"
The Brave and the Bold (vol. 1) #60 (June-July 1965): "The Astounding Separated Man!" (cameo)
The Brave and the Bold (vol. 1) #67 (Aug.-Sep. 1966): "The Death of the Flash" (lead character)
The Brave and the Bold (vol. 1) #81 (Dec. 1968 - Jan. 1969): "But Bork Can Hurt You!" (lead character)
The Brave and the Bold (vol. 1) #194 (Jan. 1983): "Trade Heroes -- and Win!" (lead character)

Catwoman (vol. 3) #73 (Jan. 2008): "Crime Pays: Part 2" (mentioned)
Challenge of the Super Friends - Season 1, Episode 1 (9 Sep. 1978): "Wanted: The Superfriends"
Crisis on Infinite Earths #8 (Nov. 1985): "A Flash of the Lightning!" (lead character)
The Dark Knight Strikes Again #1 (Dec. 2001): "DK2 (Part 1)"
DC Comics Presents Annual #2 (1983): "The Last Secret Identity!" (cameo)
DC One Million #1 (Nov. 1998): "Riders on the Storm"
DC Special #27 (Apr.-May 1977): "Danger: Dinosaurs at Large" (cameo)
DC Special Series

DC Special Series #1 (Sep. 1977): "How to Prevent a Flash" (lead character)
DC Special Series #6 (1977): "Death Times Five"

DC/Marvel All Access #4 (Feb. 1997): "Savior"
Detective Comics

Detective Comics (vol. 1) #347 (Jan. 1966): "The Strange Death of Batman" (1-panel cameo)
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #477 (May-June 1978): "The House That Haunted Batman!" (illusion)

The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #104 (June 1966): "The Bride of the Doom Patrol" (cameo)
Final Crisis #7 (Mar. 2009): "New Heaven, New Earth"
The Flash

The Flash (vol. 1) #105 (Mar. 1959): "Conqueror from 8 Million B.C.!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #105 (Mar. 1959): "The Master of Mirrors!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #106 (May 1959): "Menace of the Super-Gorilla!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #106 (May 1959): "The Pied Piper of Peril!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #108 (Dec. 1995): "Dead Heat, First Lap: Flatfooted" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #110 (Dec. 1959 - Jan. 1960): "Challenge of the Weather Wizard!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #110 (Dec. 1959 - Jan. 1960): "Meet Kid Flash!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #112 (Apr.-May 1960): "The Mystery of the Elongated Man!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #113 (July 1959): "Danger in the Air!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #113 (July 1959): "The Man Who Claimed the Earth!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #116 (Nov. 1960): "The Man Who Stole Central City!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #117 (Dec. 1960): "Here Comes Captain Boomerang!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #117 (Dec. 1960): "The Madcap Inventors of Central City!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #119 (Mar. 1961): "The Mirror-Master's Magic Bullet!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #119 (Mar. 1961): "The Elongated Man's Undersea Trap!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #122 (Aug. 1961): "Beware the Atomic Grenade!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #126 (Feb. 1962): "Snare of the Headline Huntress!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #128 (May 1962): "The Case of the Real-Gone Flash!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #128 (May 1962): "The Origin of the Flash's Masked Identity!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #133 (Dec. 1962): "The Plight of the Puppet Flash!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #134 (Feb. 1963): "The Man Who Mastered Absolute Zero!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #134 (Feb. 1963): "The Threat of the Absent-Minded Professor!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #139 (Sep. 1963): "Menace of the Reverse-Flash" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #140 (Nov. 1963): "The Heat Is On...For Captain Cold" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #140 (Nov. 1963): "Metal Eater from the Stars" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #141 (Dec. 1963): "The Mystery of the Flash's Third Identity!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #141 (Dec. 1963): "Slowdown in Time!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #143 (Mar. 1964): "Trail of the False Green Lanterns!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #203 (Feb. 1971): "Flash's Wife is a Two-Timer!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #228 (Aug. 1974): "The Day I Saved the Life of the Flash!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #238 (Dec. 1975): "A Switch in Crime!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #250 (June 1977): "One Freeze-Dried Flash-- Coming Right Up!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #270 (Feb. 1979): "A Fast Way to Die!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #286 (June 1980): "The Color Schemes of the Rainbow Raider!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #287 (July 1980): "Dr. Alchemy and Mr. Desmond!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #294 (Feb. 1981): "The Fiend the World Forgot" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #304 (Dec. 1981): "One More Blip... and You're Dead!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #319 (Mar. 1983): "A Slight Touch of Death" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 1) #338 (Oct. 1984): "Revenge of the Rogues!" (lead character)
The Flash (vol. 2) #146 (Mar. 1999): "Time Like a River..." (lead character)
Flash Special #1 (Jan. 1990): "Captives of the Atom Master" (lead character)
Flash Special #1 (Jan. 1990): "Flash Facts"

The Flash: Rebirth

The Flash: Rebirth #4 (Sep. 2009): "Flash Facts" (lead character)
The Flash: Rebirth #5 (Jan. 2010): "Mother, May I" (lead character)

JLA

JLA #5 (May 1997): "Woman of Tomorrow" (statue)
JLA #9 (Early Sep. 1997): "Elseworlds" (cameo)
JLA #10 (Late Sep. 1997): "Rock of Ages, Prologue: Genesis and Revelations" (someone disguised or dressed as)
JLA #12 (Nov. 1997): "Rock of Ages, Part Three: Wonderworld" (corpse)

JLA: Incarnations #5 (Nov. 2001): "Changes" (lead character)
Justice League America

Justice League America #70 (Jan. 1993): "Grieving" (mentioned)
Justice League America #92 (Sep. 1994): "The Program"

Justice League of America

Justice League of America (vol. 1) #1 (Oct.-Nov. 1960): "The World of No Return!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #2 (Dec. 1961 - Jan. 1962): "Secret of the Sinister Sorcerers!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #3 (Feb.-Mar. 1961): "The Slave Ship of Space!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #4 (Apr.-May 1961): "Doom of the Star Diamond"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #5 (June-July 1961): "When Gravity Went Wild!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #6 (Aug.-Sep. 1961): "The Wheel of Misfortune!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #7 (Oct.-Nov. 1961): "The Cosmic Fun-House!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #8 (Dec. 1961 - Jan. 1962): "For Sale--The Justice League!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #9 (Feb. 1962): "The Origin of the Justice League!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #10 (Mar. 1962): "The Fantastic Fingers of Felix Faust!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #11 (May 1962): "One Hour to Doomsday!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #12 (June 1962): "The Last Case of the Justice League!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #13 (Aug. 1962): "The Riddle of the Robot Justice League!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #14 (Sep. 1962): "The Menace of the "Atom" Bomb!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #15 (Nov. 1962): "The Challenge of the Untouchable Aliens"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #16 (Dec. 1962): "The Cavern of Deadly Spheres!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #17 (Feb. 1963): "The Triumph of the Tornado Tyrant"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #18 (Mar. 1963): "Journey into the Micro-World!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #19 (May 1963): "The Super-Exiles of Earth!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #20 (June 1963): "The Mystery of Spaceman X!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #21 (Aug. 1963): "Crisis on Earth-One!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #22 (Sep. 1963): "Crisis on Earth-Two!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #23 (Nov. 1963): "Drones of the Queen Bee!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #24 (Dec. 1963): "Decoy Missions of the Justice League"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #25 (Feb. 1964): "Outcasts of Infinity!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #26 (Feb. 1964): "Four Worlds to Conquer!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #27 (May 1964): "The "I" Who Defeated the Justice League!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #28 (June 1964): "The Case of the Forbidden Super-Powers!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #35 (May 1965): "Battle Against the Bodiless Uniforms"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #39 (Nov. 1965): "Starro the Conqueror!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #48 (Nov.-Dec. 1966): "Challenge of the Weapons Master"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #48 (Nov.-Dec. 1966): "Secret of the Sinister Sorcerers!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #48 (Nov.-Dec. 1966): "The Slave Ship of Space!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #58 (Nov.-Dec. 1967): "The World of No Return!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #58 (Nov.-Dec. 1967): "The Wheel of Misfortune!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #58 (Nov.-Dec. 1967): "For Sale--The Justice League!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #67 (Nov.-Dec. 1968): "Doom of the Star Diamond"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #67 (Nov.-Dec. 1968): "The Menace of the "Atom" Bomb!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #76 (Nov.-Dec. 1969): "The Cosmic Fun-House!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #76 (Nov.-Dec. 1969): "The Last Case of the Justice League!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #85 (Nov.-Dec. 1970): "The Fantastic Fingers of Felix Faust!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #85 (Nov.-Dec. 1970): "One Hour to Doomsday!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #93 (Oct.-Nov. 1971): "The Riddle of the Robot Justice League!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #93 (Oct.-Nov. 1971): "Journey into the Micro-World!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #153 (Apr. 1978): "Earth's First and Last Super-Hero!"
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #0 (Sep. 2006): "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow" (2-panel cameo)
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #5 (Feb. 2007): "The Tornado's Path, Chapter Five: Born Again" (2-panel cameo)
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #7 (May 2007): "The Tornado's Path, Epilogue: Roll Call" (cover & 3-panel cameo)
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #9 (July 2007): "The Lightning Saga, Chapter Three: Suicide" (mentioned)
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #10 (Aug. 2007): "The Lightning Saga, Final Chapter: The Villain Is the Hero in His Own Story" (2-panel cameo)
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #12 (Oct. 2007): "Monitor Duty"
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #20 (June 2008): "Back Up to Speed" (mentioned)
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #29 (Mar. 2009): "Star Struck!"
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #30 (Apr. 2009): "Origins & Omens" (1-panel cameo)
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #36 (Oct. 2009): "Royal Pain! Chapter Two: Shuffle Up and Die!" (1-panel cameo)
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #38 (Dec. 2009) (photo/video (4 panels))

Justice League: Cry for Justice #2 (Oct. 2009): "The Gathering" (mentioned in text & seen in picture (2 panels))
Justice League: Doom (2012)
Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #31 (Nov. 2009): "New Blood, Old Blood, Spilled Blood" (photo/picture/video)
Legends of the DC Universe #15 (Apr. 1999): "Dark Matters" (lead character)
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (19 June 2012)
Magog #1 (Nov. 2009): "Lethal Force" (mentioned)
Marvel Knights 4 #14 (Mar. 2005): "Eyes Without a Face, Part 2" (statue)
Outsiders: Five of a Kind - Wonder Woman/Grace #1 (Oct. 2007): "Five of a Kind, Part 5: Member of the Tribe" (cameo)
Secret Origins (vol. 2) #50 (Aug. 1990): "Flash of Two Worlds" (lead character)
Secret Society of Super-Villains

Secret Society of Super-Villains #1 (May-June 1976): "Attend -- or Die!" (robot copy of)
Secret Society of Super-Villains #11 (Dec. 1977): "A Changing of the Guard" (cameo)
Secret Society of Super-Villains #13 (Mar. 1978): "One Earth Too Many" (cameo)
Secret Society of Super-Villains #15 (June-July 1978): "The Wizard's War of the Worlds!" (cameo)

Showcase

Showcase #4 (Sep.-Oct. 1956): "Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt!" (lead character)
Showcase #4 (Sep.-Oct. 1956): "The Man Who Broke the Time Barrier!" (lead character)
Showcase #8 (May-June 1957): "The Secret of the Empty Box!" (lead character)
Showcase #8 (May-June 1957): "The Coldest Man on Earth!" (lead character)
Showcase #13 (Mar.-Apr. 1958): "Around the World in 80 Minutes!" (lead character)
Showcase #13 (Mar.-Apr. 1958): "The Master of the Elements!" (lead character)
Showcase #14 (May-June 1958): "Giants of the Time-World!" (lead character)
Showcase #14 (May-June 1958): "The Man Who Changed the Earth!" (lead character)

The Super Friends

The Super Friends (vol. 1) #7 (Oct. 1977): "The Warning of the Wonder Twins"
The Super Friends (vol. 1) #8 (Nov. 1977): "The Mind Killers!" (cameo)

Teen Titans

Teen Titans (vol. 1) #25 (Jan.-Feb. 1970): "The Titans Kill a Saint?"
Teen Titans (vol. 1) #33 (May-June 1971): "Less than Human?" (alternative reality version)

Teen Titans: Year One

Teen Titans: Year One #1 (Mar. 2008): "In the Beginning... Part One" (only on cover)
Teen Titans: Year One #2 (Apr. 2008): "In the Beginning... Part Two"
Teen Titans: Year One #3 (May 2008): "In the Beginning... Part Three"
Teen Titans: Year One #6 (Aug. 2008): "Awakening" (photo/picture/video)

The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #122 (June 1979): "Cry for the Children!" (name seen in illustration (or on screen))
World's Finest Comics (vol. 1) #184 (May 1969): "Robin's Revenge" (1-panel cameo)
Young Heroes In Love #3 (Aug. 1997): "Two Hearts Beat as One Giant Undead Guy" (mentioned)
Young Justice - Season 1, Episode 1 (26 Nov. 2010): "Independence Day"

Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/Flash.html
  - http://www.comicvine.com/barry-allen/29-22804/
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=flash2
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=flash2
  - http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0028488/
  - http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0000203/
  - http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Showcase_Vol_1_4
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/13042/
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=207

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