FLASH'S RING	BIOGRAPHY
Created by Robert Kanigher, Carmine Infantino and Julius Schwartz

TECHNICAL DATA

Name: Flash's Ring
DCU Creator(s): Flash (Barry Allen)
First Appearance: Showcase #4 (September-October 1956): "Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt!"
Creators: Robert Kanigher, Carmine Infantino and Julius Schwartz

HISTORY

Rather than wearing his costume under his clothes or running home to get changed, the second Flash (Barry Allen) created a ring and process to compress his costume to fit within the hollow of a ring. Once pressed, the ring would open exposing the garment to the nitrogen in the air and rapidly expanding the costume so the Flash could quickly change. When the costume was not needed, it would be compressed down once more and stored in the ring.

A ring was made for Kid Flash (Wally West) as well as non-speedster heroes such as Green Arrow (Oliver Queen), though the non-speedsters do not appear to have used the ring with any regularity.

CHRONOLOGY

For a definitive list of appearances of Flash's Ring in chronological order click here

PROFILE REFERENCES

Flash Secret Files #2 (November 1999)