20 Ways CW's The Flash Differs from Comics

Captain Lance shares similarities with Joe West not existing in the comics.Arrow.Joe West does not exist in the comic. Iris has had a father in different versions, but none match Jesse L. Martin's Joe West. The character might have aided Barry Allen in the police department and served as a father figure for Barry and Iris.

Joe is not Barry's foster dad mostly because he lacks existence in the comics.

On the Flash.The Flash.Barry Allen gained super speed after the Particle Accelerator exploded during a thunderstorm. The explosion bombarded Barry with energy, then lightning struck him, sending him into a chemical cabinet. He woke from his coma with super speed and became the Flash!

Dr. Harrison Wells is revealed as Eobard Thawne/The Reverse Flash, though everyone knows him by his secret identity. In the comics, Thawne never uses Harrison Wells. This name might referenceA science fiction writer.H.G. Wells, added by the writers.

Caitlin Snow, played by Danielle Panabaker, joins DC Comics' character lineup. After an Arctic Circle accident at S.T.A.R. Labs, Caitlin's DNA mixed with coolant chemicals, creating the heat vampire Killer Frost.

S.T.A.R. Labs functions as Team Flash's headquarters. The former Particle Accelerator site is the command center for Dr. Harrison Wells, Caitlin Snow, Cisco Ramon, and Barry Allen.

The Flash stands as a top legacy character in the comic world. The character's long history lets several heroes use the name and save the day. This seems unfair sinceThe Flash is a legacy.The TV show started in 2014, but the Flash Comic began in 1940. The original Flash was the mercurial Jay Garrick in the Golden Age. Then Barry appeared before dying inCrisis on Infinite Earths.Wally West replaced him as the sidekick. Other speedsters flesh out the Flash Family.

Like his partner, Joe West, Eddie Thawne (Rick Cosnett) is not in the comics. Eddie is not part of the largerFlash is not in the comics.comics. Eddie was a key element in the show as a friend/foil to Barry and Iris West's love interest. Also, before Dr. Harrison Wells became the Reverse Flash, Eddie's last name might have made him a suspect.

Traditionally in the comic, Caitlin Snow and Ronnie Raymond were not a couple. After Caitlin's accident, when she became Killer Frost, she hunted Firestorm because his heat generation was the only thing that could cure her condition.

Cisco Ramon, The Flash's nerdy friend at S.T.A.R. Labs, is not the engineering genius he is in the comics. Cisco is not a scientist at all. Cisco is the superhero Vibe. First introduced inJustice League of America Annual #2.Cisco, then Paco, left his street gang, Los Lobos, to join the Justice League in Detroit, using his sonic powers for good. He also played a talented break dancer.

If this sounds silly, you are not alone. The Vibe has often drawn ridicule from the comics community as a weak entry and something offensive. Recently,The Flash.Producers Geoff Johns and Andrew Kreisberg brought back an updated Flash version in the comics. Actor Carlos Valdes could play him with powers.

In The Flash's Captain Cold, Leonard Snart acts like a typical bank robber and thief. He seeks to climb the criminal empire in Central City.

Before the Particle Accelerator blast, Ronnie Raymond worked as a structural engineer at S.T.A.R. Labs. He liked well and was engaged to Caitlin Snow. He showed intelligence, hanging with the crew at S.T.A.R. Labs and earning respect.

The comic book Cisco laid down cardboard to perform a move to music. Someone else had to make Captain Cold's freeze gun! Leonard Snart built his own freeze gun using cyclotron tech, which he thinks beats Mr. Freeze's 'sloppier' version.

The Flash.Captain Cold's sister in the Flash version, played by Peyton List, uses a gun like her brother's, coating the victim in gold. Lisa Snart in the comics looks very different.

DC Comics traditionally showed Iris West as a Caucasian woman with brown or auburn hair. However, when the character was cast forThe Flash.the TV show, Candice Patton played the role. She is an African-American actress.

On.The Flash.Dominic Purcell's Mick Rory got his flame gun from Captain Cold after Cisco made both weapons. The comics show Mick Rory is a pyromaniac who turns burning things into a career as a costumed villain in Central City. He builds his own flame gun and causes trouble as part of The Rogues.New 52.Heat Wave in the New 52 version shoots fire from his chest.

This goofy element comes from the Silver Age comics. When Barry Allen needs to be The Flash, he does not run into a telephone booth or a secret cave under his mansion; he is in a hurry!Barry has a special Flash ring. Pressing a button shoots out the costume and attaches it to the speedster.

The show's Weather Wizard gained weather control (Atmokinesis) after the Particle Accelerator explosion hit their plane during a storm.

This is picky, but Barry Allen's start in Showcase #4 means this point matters.Showcase #4.In October 1956, The Flash always had flaxen locks. Producers decided Grant Gustin should keep his brunette hair to get it bleached.

DC Comics' version of the character always shows a brighter look.The Flash's costume is flashier.The look is different than his muted TV version. The Scarlet Speedster's clothes got darker to look better on screen and seem more real. A bright, fire-engine red looks good onComic book pages..