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 dat ...

, several DC Comics superheroes with super speed: **

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

** Flash (Jay Garrick) **

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 Bartholomew Henry "Bart" Allen II is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. A speedster, he first appeared under the alias Impulse and later became the second Kid Flash and the fourth Flash. Created by Mark Waid ...

, 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'' (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 fi ...

'' (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'' adv ...

, the titular hero of science fiction comic strip * Flash Sentry, in ''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' * Flash Thompson, 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, 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 Joseph Saddler (born January 1, 1958), popularly known by his stage name Grandmaster Flash, is an American DJ and rapper. He is considered to be one of the pioneers of Hip Hop DJing, cutting, scratching and mixing. Grandmaster Flash and the ...

(born 1958), American hip hop musician and DJ *

Larry "Flash" Jenkins Larry "Flash" Jenkins (May 10, 1955 – April 25, 2019) was an American actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter. Early life, family and education Jenkins was born on Long Island, New York. He graduated from Fenger High School in ...

(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 State ...

(1934–2004), American guitarist and singer

In sport

* Flash, on the TV show '' American Gladiators'' * Gabriel Elorde (1935–1985), Filipino professional boxer * Richard Flash (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 Gordon Shedden (born 15 February 1979) is a Scottish auto racing driver, currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship for the Halfords Racing with Cataclean team. He has previously won the series on three occasions; in 2012, 201 ...

(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 Lee Young-ho (, born 5 July 1992) is a South Korean '' StarCraft: Brood War'' and '' StarCraft II'' player who played Terran for the Korean pro-gaming team KT Rolster under the alias By.FlaSh or simply Flash. He made his debut as a StarCraft: Br ...

(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 County, Pennsylvania, Chester and Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Delaware counties west of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, d ...

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

Places

Flash, Staffordshire Flash is a village within the Staffordshire Moorlands local government district of England, and the Peak District National Park. It is currently the highest recognised village in the United Kingdom. Population details taken at the 2011 census ca ...

, 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. Flash ...

(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 use ...

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

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 parting li ...

, an excess material attached to a moulded product along a parting line * Flash (photography), 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, 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) In toss juggling, a flash is either a form of numbers juggling where each ball in a juggling pattern is only thrown and caught once or it is a juggling trick where every prop is simultaneously in the air and both hands are empty.Delaware Blue Coats The Delaware Blue Coats are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Wilmington, Delaware, and are affiliated with the Philadelphia 76ers. The Blue Coats play their home games at Chase Fieldhouse. The team was found ...

, 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 Göransso ...

, a Swedish motorsports team *

Flash Stakes The Flash Stakes was an important and prestigious race for two-year-old Thoroughbred horses and one of the longest running horse racing events in America. Run before races were graded, the Flash was won by a host of starry names. Begun before th ...

, a former Thoroughbred horse race * Kent State Golden Flashes 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, a former American Soccer League team * San Diego Flash, a soccer team based in San Diego, California *

Western New York Flash The Western New York Flash (WNY Flash) was an American soccer club based in Elma, New York that competed in the United Women's Soccer league. They have won league championships in four different leagues: the USL W-League in 2010, Women's Pro ...

, an American women's soccer franchise

Other uses

* Flash (cleaning product), 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 source pattern for body art * Flash, to expose a person's private parts to another person in

exhibitionism Exhibitionism is the act of exposing in a public or semi-public context one's intimate parts – for example, the breasts, Sex organ, genitals or buttocks. The practice may arise from a desire or compulsion to expose themselves in such a mann ...

* 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 ...

, a private charter airline operating out of Cairo, Egypt * Flash BRT, a bus rapid transit network in Montgomery County, Maryland * ''Flash'' (magazine), a quarterly Australian photography magazine