Flash, flashes, or FLASH may refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional aliases

Flash (DC Comics character) The Flash (or simply Flash) is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover date ...

, several DC Comics superheroes with super speed: **

Flash (Barry Allen) The Flash (Bartholomew Henry "Barry" Allen) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in '' Showcase'' #4 (October 1956), created by writer Robert Kanigher and penciler Carmine Inf ...

Flash (Jay Garrick) Jason Peter "Jay" Garrick is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the first superhero known as Flash (DC Comics character), the Flash. The character was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert. ...

Wally West Wallace Rudolph "Wally" West is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics as the original Kid Flash and the third Flash (DC Comics character), Flash. His power consists mainly of speedster (fiction), superhuman speed. ...

, the first Kid Flash and third adult Flash ** Bart Allen, the second Kid Flash who also became the adult hero for a time * Flash (G.I. Joe), a character in the G.I. Joe universe * Flash, a robot in the video game ''Brave Saga 2'' * Flash, a character in the comedy film ''

Daddy Day Care ''Daddy Day Care'' is a 2003 American family comedy film starring Eddie Murphy in the lead role, Jeff Garlin, Steve Zahn, Regina King, and Anjelica Huston. Written by Geoff Rodkey and directed by Steve Carr, it marks Murphy and Carr's seco ...

'' (2003) * Flash, a character in the TV science fiction drama '' Real Humans'' * Flash, a character in the 1989 American action comedy movie '' Speed Zone'' * Flash, a character in the TV sitcom '' Step by Step'' * Flash, a character in the film ''

Zootopia ''Zootopia'' (titled ''Zootropolis'' in various regions) is a 2016 American computer-animated buddy cop action comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 55th Disney animated feature film, ...

'' (2016) *

Flash Gordon Flash Gordon is the protagonist of a space adventure comic strip created and originally drawn by Alex Raymond. First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by, and created to compete with, the already established '' Buck Rogers'' ad ...

, the titular hero of science fiction comic strip * Flash Sentry, in ''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' *

Flash Thompson Eugene "Flash" Thompson is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, the character first appeared in ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962). Flash Thompso ...

, a Marvel comic book character

Films

* ''Flash'' (1997 film), Disney Channel * ''Flash'' (2007 film), Malayalam * ''The Flash'' (film), a US planned release

Games

* ''Flash'' (pinball), a 1979 Williams pinball game designed by Steve Ritchie * Teen patti or Flash, a three-card poker-style game, popular in South Asia * ''The Flash'' (video game), a 1991 action video game

Literature

Comics

* ''

Flash Comics ''Flash Comics'' is a comics anthology published by All-American Publications and later by National Periodical Publications (DC Comics). The title had 104 issues published from January 1940 to February 1949. Despite the title, the anthology featu ...

'', a 1940s anthology comic book * ''The Flash'' (DC Rebirth), a comic book in the DC Rebirth relaunch * ''The Flash'' (comic book), an ongoing comic book featuring the titular DC Comics hero

Other literature

* ''Flash'' (Krentz novel), a 1998 romance novel by Jayne Ann Krentz * ''Flash'' (Modesitt novel), a 2004 science fiction novel by L. E. Modesitt * ''Flash'' (newspaper), a community newspaper of Auckland City, New Zealand

Music

Artists

Flash (band) Flash was an English progressive rock group, formed by former Yes guitarist Peter Banks, vocalist Colin Carter, bassist Ray Bennett, and drummer Mike Hough in August 1971. Early career The band went into the recording studio in November 1 ...

, a 1970s progressive rock group

Albums and EPs

* ''Flash'' (Amoyamo album) (2013) * ''Flash'' (EP), a 2010 extended play album by Crystal Kay * ''Flash'' (Jeff Beck album) (1985) * ''Flash'' (Electric Food album) (1970) * ''Flash'' (Flash album) (1972) * ''Flash'' (Moving Sidewalks album) (1968) * ''Flash'' (Towa Tei album) (2005) * ''Flash'', a 1996 album by Red Five

Songs

* "Flash" (Iggy Azalea song), 2012 * "Flash" (B.B.E. song), 1997 * "Flash" (Perfume song), 2016 * "Flash" (Queen song), 1980 * "Flash" (Stéphanie song), 1986 * "Flash" (X1 song), 2019 * "Flashes" (song), a 1931 composition by Bix Beiderbecke

Television

* ''The Flash'' (1990 TV series), a 1990 American superhero series * ''The Flash'' (2014 TV series), a 2014 American superhero series

Military

* FLASH (Z), a military message precedence designation * M202 FLASH, a rocket launcher * Operation Flash, a May 1995 Croatian Army offensive in Western Slavonia *

Tactical recognition flash Tactical recognition flash (TRF) is the British military term for a coloured patch worn on the right arm of combat clothing by members of the British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. A TRF serves to quickly identify the regiment or corps of t ...

, a coloured patch worn on the arm of combat clothing to distinguish their regiment or corps

People

In arts and entertainment

* Flash (wrestler) (born 1957), masked professional wrestler * Flash Brown (born 1981), pornographic actor and basketball player * Adam Flash (born 1971), American professional wrestler * Flash Flanagan (born 1974), American professional wrestler * Grandmaster Flash (born 1958), American hip hop musician and DJ * Larry "Flash" Jenkins (born 1955), American actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter * Scott Norton (born 1961), American professional wrestler *

Flash Terry Flash Terry (June 17, 1934 – March 18, 2004) was an American guitarist and singer. Terry was notably instrumental in the birth of blues and blues rock in the state of Oklahoma. He was born Verbie Gene Terry in Inola, Oklahoma, United States ...

(1934–2004), American guitarist and singer

In sport

* Flash, on the TV show '' American Gladiators'' * Gabriel Elorde (1935–1985), Filipino professional boxer *

Richard Flash Richard Garfield Flash (born 8 April 1976) is an English former footballer. He made eleven appearances in the Football League for Watford, Lincoln City and Plymouth Argyle, before retiring due to injury in 1999. Early life Flash was born in Bi ...

(born 1976), English footballer * Josh Gordon (born 1991), American football player * Flash Hollett (1911–1999), Canadian ice hockey defenceman * Cordarrelle Patterson (born 1991), American football player * Gordon Shedden (born 1979), British racing driver *

Dwyane Wade Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. (; born January 17, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. Wade spent the majority of his 16-year career playing for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and won three NBA cham ...

(born 1982), American basketball player * Lee Young-ho (born 1992), South Korean professional Starcraft player also known as "Flash"

Other people

George Flash George Flash ( he, ג'ורג' פלש, born 1909, died 22 November 1990) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the General Zionists between 1951 and 1955. Biography Born in Reșița in Austria-Hungary (today in Roman ...

(1909–1990), Israeli politician *

Sandy Flash James Fitzpatrick (1748 – September 26, 1778), also known as Sandy Flash, was an American highwayman who operated in Chester and Delaware counties west of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the American Revolutionary War. A Continental Army d ...

(died 1778), American highwayman * Mark Kennedy (policeman), known undercover as Flash or Mark Stone

Places

* Flash, Staffordshire, England, a village * The Flash (lake), a lake near Borras, Wales

Science and technology

Computing

Adobe Flash Adobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash and FutureSplash) is a multimedia software platform used for production of animations, rich web applications, desktop applications, mobile apps, mobile games, and embedded web browser video players. Fla ...

(formerly Shockwave Flash and Macromedia Flash), multimedia platform software *

Flash memory Flash memory is an electronic non-volatile computer memory storage medium that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed. The two main types of flash memory, NOR flash and NAND flash, are named for the NOR and NAND logic gates. Both u ...

, a kind of non-volatile computer memory * ''Flash!'', the bundled graphics package for the

SAM Coupé Sam, SAM or variants may refer to: Places * Sam, Benin * Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso * Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso * Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso * Sam, Iran * Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place People and fictiona ...

Other uses in science and technology

Flash (manufacturing) Flash, also known as flashing, is excess material attached to a molded, forged, or cast product, which must usually be removed. This is typically caused by leakage of the material between the two surfaces of a mold (beginning along the partin ...

, an excess material attached to a moulded product along a parting line *

Flash (photography) A flash is a device used in photography that produces a brief burst of light (typically lasting 1/1000 to 1/200 of a second) at a color temperature of about 5500 K to help illuminate a scene. A major purpose of a flash is to illuminate a ...

, instantaneous illumination for picture taking * FLASH, a particle physics facility in Germany * Flash lightning, a lightning burst within a cloud (Intracloud) * FlAsH-EDT2 or FlAsH tag, a fluorescent label for proteins *

Fly Castelluccio Flash The Fly Castelluccio Flash is a family of Italian paramotors that was designed and produced by Fly Castelluccio of Ascoli Piceno for powered paragliding. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft were supplied complete and read ...

, an Italian paramotor design * Hook flash in telephony, often labelled on buttons as simply 'flash' * M202 FLASH, a rocket launcher * Tilbury Flash, an American racing monoplane built in the 1930s * Fast low angle shot magnetic resonance imaging (FLASH), an MRI pulse-sequence

Sports

* Flash (juggling), a type of throwing and catching * Delaware Blue Coats, originally the Utah Flash, an NBA Development League team *

Flash Engineering Flash Engineering is a Swedish motorsport team based in Karlstad founded and owned by Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) winner Jan "Flash" Nilsson. The most recent time the team won the STCC-title was in 2008 with driver Richard Görans ...

, a Swedish motorsports team * Flash Stakes, a former Thoroughbred horse race *

Kent State Golden Flashes The Kent State Golden Flashes are the athletic teams that represent Kent State University. The university fields 19 varsity athletic teams in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level with football competing in ...

or just the Flashes, the athletics teams of Kent State University * Las Vegas Flash, an inline hockey team in 1994 * Monterrey Flash, a Mexican indoor soccer team formed in 2011 *

Rochester Flash The Rochester Flash was an American soccer club based in Rochester, New York that was a member of the American Soccer League. History In 1981, the Rochester Flash entered the American Soccer League, playing its home games at Holleder Memorial S ...

, a former American Soccer League team * San Diego Flash, a soccer team based in San Diego, California * Western New York Flash, an American women's soccer franchise

Other uses

Flash (cleaning product) Mr. Clean (or Mr. Proper) is a brand name and mascot, owned by the American company Procter & Gamble, used for an all-purpose cleaner and later also for a melamine foam abrasive sponge. The all-purpose cleaner was originally formulated by Linwoo ...

, the trading name of Mr. Clean in the UK and Ireland * Flash (lake), a body of water that forms where the land below it has subsided *

Flash (tattoo) A tattoo flash is a design printed or drawn on paper or cardboard, displayed on the walls of tattoo parlors and in binders to give walk-in customers ideas for tattoos. Traditional tattoo flash was designed for rapid tattooing and used in "str ...

, a source pattern for body art * Flash, to expose a person's private parts to another person in exhibitionism * Flash, a lightning bolt symbol, for example in Flash and Circle *

Flash Airlines Flash Airlines was a private charter airline operating out of Cairo, Egypt that was part of the Flash Group tourism company. The airline operated two Boeing 737-3Q8 aircraft manufactured in 1993 on non-scheduled commercial passenger flights o ...

, a private charter airline operating out of Cairo, Egypt *

Flash BRT Flash BRT is a bus rapid transit network in Montgomery County, Maryland with one operational line and two more under development. When complete, the network will run along U.S. 29 from Silver Spring to Burtonsville, Maryland Route 355 from Be ...

, a bus rapid transit network in Montgomery County, Maryland * ''Flash'' (magazine), a quarterly Australian photography magazine