Within the DC Universe, there are numerous heroes with superpowers, but none of them are as fast as the Flash. The Flash is not only swift in his physical movements, but he is also quick-witted, which made him one of the mightiest psychics in comic books back in the 1980s.
DC’s Most Powerful Psychic Was the Flash
The Flash’s real power is often underestimated. It is not usually considered what being fast really means. The Flash is so fast that he is much more potent than Superman, being able to heal faster than normal people, perceive events more quickly, and even move fast enough to travel back in time.
However, his most important ability is his capacity to think faster than anyone else in the DC Universe, which allows him to make decisions while moving faster than light, preventing him from colliding with buildings. His ability to think faster than anyone else became incredibly useful when he gained psychic powers.
The Flash Is Mutated To Be The Smartest Man Alive
This mind-boggling new ability is featured in Green Lantern #31 by Gerard Jones, Mark Waid, M.D. Bright, and Romeo Tanghal, which was part of a crossover event with The Flash called “Gorilla Warfare.\” The multi-part crossover features Green Lantern and the Flash joining forces to defeat Gorilla Grodd and Hector Hammond, two psychic villains from the heroes’ rogues galleries. Grodd and Hector are searching for a meteor that will further mutate them. Eventually, the meteor is destroyed in a battle between the four characters, which causes an explosion that turns Hector and Hal Jordan into cavemen and transforms Gorilla Grodd and The Flash into powerful psychics. This gives the Flash’s
There are many super-powered heroes in the DC Universe, but few are as fast as the Flash. His speed extends not just to his physical movement but also to his speed of thought, which is what made him one of the most powerful psychics in comics way back in the 1980s.
The Flash’s full power is often underestimated. While people know the Flash is fast, it’s not often considered what being fast really allows. Flash is so fast, for example, that he’s significantly more powerful than Superman. Flash can heal faster than most people, perceive events faster, and move fast enough to go back in time. But the most important ability he has is the ability to think faster than anyone else in the DC Universe. This is how he’s able to make decisions while moving faster than light (so he doesn’t run into a building). But this ability to think faster than anyone else became absurdly useful when the Flash gained psychic powers.
The Flash Is Mutated To Be The Smartest Man Alive
This shocking new ability manifests in Green Lantern #31 by Gerard Jones, Mark Waid, M.D. Bright, and Romeo Tanghal, which was part of a cross-over event with The Flash called “Gorilla Warfare.” This multi-part cross-over features Green Lantern and the Flash teaming up to defeat Gorilla Grodd and Hector Hammond, two psychic villains from the heroes’ rogues galleries. Grodd and Hector are in search of a meteor that will further mutate them. Eventually, the meteor is destroyed in a fight between the four characters, with the resulting explosion turning Hector and Hal Jordan into cavemen and transforming Gorilla Grodd and The Flash into powerful psychics. This gives the Flash’s speed power an entirely new meaning.
The reason characters like Superman are so unbelievably strong is that Superman has everything: super speed, strength, flight, heat vision, super hearing, and x-ray vision. It would be easier to list the powers Superman doesn’t have. Other characters like the Flash — or even Green Lantern Hal Jordan, whose ring’s power is limitless — really only have one power. But these heroes use their powers extremely well and with great imagination. But when Flash gets psychic powers in Green Lantern #31, it shows how absurd it would be if he had anything on top of his super speed.
The Flash Overpowers Green Lantern With New Powers
Using his psychic powers, the Flash is able to overpower the will of Hal Jordan, who, despite being a literal caveman at the time, has one of the strongest wills in the universe. Overpowering Hal’s will and taking direct control of his power ring is no small feat. While the Flash loses these powers pretty quickly, it goes to show how much more powerful Flash would be with powers on top of his speed. Having a brain that moves faster than light means the Flash was once one of the most powerful psychics in all of comics — even if it was only for a little while.
Check out Green Lantern #31available now from DC Comics!
