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Barry Allen / Flash appears in Jim's Big Ego's song "Ballad of Barry Allen", which was released as part of the album, They're Everywhere. This version possesses an accelerated perception of the world, causing him to see reality moving at a snail's pace and gradually slip into depression.
Barry Allen of Earth-2 (also played by Gustin) is a normal human who is a CSI at the Central City Police Department and a PhD graduate, married to Iris but despised by his father-in-law. [15] Barry Allen of Earth-90 is played by John Wesley Shipp. [16]
Crisis on Infinite Earths is noted for its high death count; hundreds of characters died, including DC icons Kara Zor-El (the original Supergirl) and Barry Allen (the Flash of the Silver Age). The story's events resulted in the entire DCU being rebooted, dividing the fictional universe's timeline into "pre-Crisis" and "post-Crisis" eras.
Barry Allen was born on March 19, 1995, to Henry and Nora Allen. On June 13, 2004, when Barry was nine years old, Nora Allen was murdered by the Reverse Flash and Henry Allen was sentenced to life in prison for her murder. Barry always claimed that his father was innocent, but no one ever took him seriously.
The third-hour death of Barry Allen from Earth-90 was "a way to honor what was said [by] the Monitor ... saying the Flash must die", without killing Grant Gustin's character. According to Wallace, this gave "it a nice story twist, [to] get in some emotion" while "complet[ing] a 30-year arc" for John Wesley Shipp 's character, who felt thankful ...
Although the Flash is a mainstay in the DC Comics stable, the series has been canceled and restarted several times. The first volume, starring Barry Allen, was canceled at issue #350 prior to the character's death in Crisis on Infinite Earths. A new series began in June 1987 with a new issue #1, starring Wally West as the new Flash.
Under the mantle of Kid Flash, Wally was depicted as a teenage sidekick to his uncle-by-marriage, Barry Allen, and a founding member of the Teen Titans. After Barry's death in Crisis on Infinite Earths in 1985, Wally took on the role of the Flash in 1986, and was the main Flash in DC's lineup until Barry returned in The Flash: Rebirth in 2009
Some fans felt that the return of Barry Allen threatens the status of the then-current Flash—Wally West—who had a dedicated following, and did not want him to be displaced by Barry. Some fans complained that they believe the return of Barry Allen negates the significance of his death during Crisis on Infinite Earths. [19]