This is a list of Flash supporting characters.
In chronological order with name, first appearance and description.
Family tree
Golden Age Character First appearance Description Justice Society of America All Star Comics #3 (Winter 1940) A group of masked heroes that joined together to face a growing threat within America. Flash was a founding member. Joan Williams Flash Comics #1 (January 1940) Jay Garrick's longtime girlfriend and, eventually, his wife. Winky, Blinky, and Noddy All-Flash #5 (Summer 1942) Known as the "Three Dimwits" and several other variations, Winky, Blinky, and Noddy acted as comic relief for the Flash. Worry Wart All-Flash #15 (Summer 1944) Ebenezer Jones was a man who worries too much. A family friend discovered it was actually due to a gene in Jones and made it contagious, using Jones to perform robberies. The Flash found an antidote for the so-called Worry Wart, though it would occasionally reappear. Maria Flura All-Flash #31 (October–November 1947) A scientist the Flash befriended who helped him with Star Sapphire.
Silver Age
Character First appearance Description Dick Grayson Detective Comics #38 (April 1940) Serving with Wally West on the Teen Titans, Grayson would become West's best friend and act as best man at his wedding. Iris West Showcase #4 (September–October 1956) A reporter and Barry Allen's girlfriend and eventual wife. Ira West Flash #134 (February 1963) Iris's father and Wally's grandfather who is a bit of an absent minded professor. Rudy West Flash #116 (November 1960) Wally's father, Iris's brother and Ira's son. Eventually revealed to be working for the Manhunters. Henry Allen Flash #126 (February 1962) Barry Allen's father. He's a doctor. Nora Allen Flash #126 (February 1962) Barry Allen's mother. Solovar Flash #106 (April–May 1959) The king of Gorilla City for much of the dealings the Flash had with the culture. Hal Jordan Showcase #22 (October 1959) Served with the Flash in the JLA where the unlikely pair became best friends. Justice League of America The Brave and the Bold #28 (February/March 1960) Group of costumed heroes that protected the world against some of its worst threats. Barry Allen was a founding member. Elongated Man Flash #112 (May 1960) A super hero and ally of the Flash who operated out of Central City. Sue Dibny Flash #119 (March 1961) A socialite who dated and later married Elongated Man. Daphne Dean Flash #126 (February 1962) An actress who grew up with and dated Barry Allen. Mary West Flash #133 (December 1962) The mother of Wally West who moved in with him for a time. Dexter Myles Flash #138 (August 1963) The curator of the Flash Museum. Doralla Kon Flash #145 (June 1964) An alien from the planet Alkomar who arrived on Earth to learn while there she has super-speed. Teen Titans The Brave and the Bold #54 (July 1964) A group that began as a team of sidekicks for the JLA and grew into a home for teen heroes. Wally West was a founding member. Tornado Twins Adventure Comics #373 (October 1968) Don and Dawn Allen, twin son and daughter of Barry and Iris Allen who became heroes in the 30th century with their children Bart Allen and XS.
Bronze Age
Character First appearance Description Pied Piper Flash #106 (May 1959) A longtime member of the Rogues who later reforms and becomes Wally West's ally. Fiona Webb Flash #285 (May 1980) A woman who dated and nearly married Barry Allen. On their wedding day, the Reverse-Flash masqueraded as the hero and nearly killed Webb, instead being killed himself by the Flash. Webb would suffer nervous breakdowns afterward at even the mention of Allen's name. Patty Spivot 5-Star Super-Hero Spectacular (September 1977) Barry Allen's assistant in the police lab. Matthew Paulson Flash #273 (May 1979) A corrupt police chief who was Barry Allen's supervisor prior to Darryl Frye. Darryl Frye Flash #285 (May 1980) A police captain for the Central City Police Department and Barry Allen's direct superior. In The New 52, Frye is Barry's foster father. Frank Curtis Flash #270 (April 1979) A detective for the Central City Police Department and Barry Allen's friend. Mack Nathan Flash #285 (May 1980) Mack is Barry Allen's African American neighbor and friend. His son Troy Nathan lives with him. Cecile Horton Flash #332 (May 1984) Barry Allen's lawyer during his murder trial. Cyborg DC Comics Presents #26 (October 1980) A close friend Wally West made from the Teen Titans. Raven DC Comics Presents #26 (October 1980) Wally West had a crush on Raven which she used her magic to manipulate him to rejoin the Teen Titans. However, she would begin to have feelings for him which threatened to unleash the evil inside her. Magenta The New Teen Titans #17 (March 1982) Wally West's girlfriend while he was Kid Flash, when he learned she could manipulate magnetism he tried to force her into becoming a super-hero. However, it instead pushed her growing mental illness into bipolar disorder. She would often be manipulated into acting as a super-villain and other times take part in destructive behavior on her own. Connie Noleski Flash Annual (vol. 2) #1 (1987) A model who had an on-and-off again relationship with Wally West. She later dated and became engaged to Chunk. Tina McGee Flash (vol. 2) #3 (August 1987) A scientist who studied Wally West and dated him for a time. She would reunite with her estranged husband and the pair work together for S.T.A.R. Labs. Jerry McGee Flash (vol. 2) #5 (October 1987) Tina McGee's husband and a scientist researching how to enhance the human body. Performing tests on himself, he turned himself into a super-villain known as Speed McGee and Speed Demon. The Flash helped him get treatment and Jerry reconnected with his wife. Red Trinity Flash (vol. 2) #6 (November 1987) A trio of super-heroes from Russia that formed the service Kapitalist Kouriers in the US. Their predecessor was Blue Trinity. Lady Flash Flash (vol. 2) ##7 (December 1987) Formerly Christina of Blue Trinity, Vandal Savage made the villainess his slave via an addiction to cocaine and gave her a spare Flash costume wherein she took up the title "Lady Flash". When Savage ordered her to kill the Flash, she refused and joined the hero in taking the villain down. When Christina asked to become the Flash's partner however, he refused. Chunk Flash (vol. 2) #9 (February 1988) A scientist who developed a long range teleportation device and, in an accident, merged with it. Forced to absorb mass such that his invention does not consume him, Chunk ran afoul of the Flash when these acts caused chaos. With the hero's help, Chunk was able to get his abilities under control, opening a waste removal business, and became a close friend to Wally West. Mason Trollbridge Flash (vol. 2) #15 (August 1988) Once the sidekick to the vigilante the Clipper, Trollbridge was a neighbor to Wally West in New York, later becoming his friend (going so far as to move with Wally back to Keystone City). At one point, Trollbridge took up the mantle of the Clipper and his son became the supervillain Last Resort. Linda Park Flash (vol. 2) #28 (July 1989) A reporter who dated and eventually married Wally West. They have two children, Iris (who became the hero Impulse) and Jai.
Modern Age