The Flash Companion details the publication histories of the four heroes who have individually earned the right to be declared DC Comics' "Fastest Man Alive": Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, Wally West, and Bart Allen. With articles about legendary creators Shelly Mayer, Gardner Fox, Julius Schwarts, Ross Andru, and others, plus all-new interviews of Harry Lampert, Carmine Infantino, Alex Saviuk, Marv Wolfman, Mike Baron, Mark Waid, and Scott Kolins, among others, The Flash Companion recounts the scarlet speedster's evolution from the Golden Age to the 21st century.