Flash, flashes, or FLASH may refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional aliases

The Flash The 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, cover-dated Jan ...

, several DC Comics superheroes with super speed: **

Flash (Jay Garrick) Jason Peter "Jay" Garrick is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the first character known as the Flash. The character first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (January 1940), created by writer Gardner Fox and ...

Barry Allen Bartholomew Henry "Barry" Allen is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the second character known as the Flash, following Flash (Jay Garrick), Jay Garrick. The character first appeared in ''Showcase (comic ...

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. T ...

, 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 (fiction), speedster, he first appeared under the alias Impulse and later became the second Kid Flash and the fourth Flash (c ...

, 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 secon ...

'' (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'' or ''Zoomania'' in various regions) is a 2016 American animated buddy cop comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore from a screenplay by Jared Bush an ...

'' (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'' ...

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

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

, a Marvel comic book character * Flash, known as Furzz in the US, an anthropomorphic rabbit from '' Roary the Racing Car''

Films

* ''Flash'' (1997 film), Disney Channel * ''Flash'' (2007 film), Malayalam * ''The Flash'' (film), 2023 film based on DC comics

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'', 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'' (magazine), a quarterly Australian photography magazine * ''Flash'' (Auckland newspaper), a community newspaper of Auckland City, New Zealand * Flash (French newspaper), defunct far-right newspaper in France

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 19 ...

, 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) * ''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

* "Flashes" (song), a 1931 composition by Bix Beiderbecke * "Flash" (Queen song), 1980 * "Flash" (Stéphanie song), 1986 * "Flash" (B.B.E. song), 1997 * "Flash" (Iggy Azalea song), 2012 * "Flash" (Perfume song), 2016 * "Flash" (X1 song), 2019 * "Flash", a song by 2hollis from ''

Star A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma (physics), plasma held together by Self-gravitation, self-gravity. The List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs, nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night sk ...

'', 2025 * "Flash", a song by Cigarettes After Sex from their self-titled album, 2017 * "Flash", a song by

Rocket Punch Rocket Punch (; or as RCPC) was a South Korean girl group formed and managed by Woollim Entertainment in 2019. The group consisted of six members: Yeonhee, Suyun, Yunkyoung, Sohee, and Dahyun. Former member Juri Takahashi, Juri departed from th ...

, 2022

Television

* ''The Flash'' (1990 TV series), a 1990 American superhero series * ''The Flash'' (2014 TV series), a 2014 American superhero series * "Flash" (''The Detectives''), a 1995 episode

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 Combat identification, identify th ...

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

People

In arts and entertainment

* Flash (wrestler) (born 1981), 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 Robert Saddler (born January 1, 1958), known by his stage name Grandmaster Flash, is a Barbadian-American musician and DJ. He created a DJ technique called the Quick Mix Theory. This technique serviced the break-dancer and the rapper by el ...

(born 1958), American hip hop musician and DJ * Larry "Flash" Jenkins (1955–2019), 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 Gabriel "Flash" Elorde (March 25, 1935 – January 2, 1985) was a Filipino professional boxer. He won the lineal super featherweight title in 1960. In 1963, he won the inaugural WBC and WBA super featherweight titles. He holds the record at sup ...

(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 Cordarrelle Patterson ( ; born March 17, 1991), nicknamed "Flash", is an American professional American football, football running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). As a versatile utility player, he is also ...

(born 1991), American football player * Gordon Shedden (born 1979), British racing driver *

Dwyane Wade Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. ( or , born January 17, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player who is currently the co-owner of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association. He is also currently the host of the American a ...

(born 1982), American basketball player *

Lee Young-ho Lee Young-ho (; born July 5, 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: B ...

(born 1992), South Korean professional Starcraft player also known as "Flash"

Other people

* George Flash (1909–1990), Israeli politician * Sandy Flash (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 mostly discontinuedAlthough it is discontinued by Adobe Inc., for the Chinese market it is developed by Zhongcheng and for the international enterprise market it is developed by Ha ...

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

Flash memory Flash memory is an Integrated circuit, electronic Non-volatile memory, 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 t ...

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

Other uses in science and technology

* Flash (manufacturing), 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 (lasting around of a second) at a color temperature of about 5500 K to help illuminate a scene. The main purpose of a flash is to illuminate a dark scene. Other us ...

, 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 On analog telephone lines with special services, a flash or register-recall signal is used to control functions on the public telephone exchange, Business telephone system, PBX or analog telephone adapter, VoIP ATA. The term "register-recall" in E ...

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, a Swedish motorsports team * Flash Stakes, a former Thoroughbred horse race * Kent State Golden Flashes or just the Flashes, the athletics teams of Kent State University *

Las Vegas Flash The Las Vegas Flash were an inline hockey team which existed for one season in 1994. The Flash were a part of Roller Hockey International. The team's home games were played at the Thomas & Mack Center. The franchise was previously known as: *Utah ...

, an inline hockey team in 1994 *

Monterrey Flash The Monterrey Flash, is a Mexican professional indoor soccer team based in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. Founded in 2011 as part of the Liga Mexicana de Futbol Rapido Profesional (LMFRPro), the team made its debut in the Professional Arena Socc ...

, 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 women's soccer club based in Elma, New York, that most recently competed in the United Women's Soccer league in 2018. They won league championships in four different leagues: the USL W-Leag ...

, 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 * Flash, a lightning bolt symbol, for example in Flash and Circle * Flash Airlines, a private charter airline operating out of Cairo, Egypt * Flash BRT, a bus rapid transit network in Montgomery County, Maryland