
They agree to race each other to France, but as Clark flies off Bart is tentative to use the Speed Force as he hears an ominous voice call his name. The two are dispatched by Chloe Sullivan at Watchtower to handle an art robbery at the Musée du Louvre in Paris. He appears troubled but when asked about it, Bart tells Clark that nothing is wrong. Before he could pass out and fall to the shocked floor or before the creature could grab him, Clark Kent rescued him from the chamber.īart visits his friend Clark after he has assumed his costumed identity of Superman. Almost immediately, Bart saw the dark creature waiting for him just outside the glass, waiting to grab him. Running faster than he ever thought himself capable, Bart discovered he could tap into the very Speed Force itself. Trapped in a circular glass cage, Lex forced Bart to run at superspeed to avoid a charged floor that would electrocute him to death if he touched it. The "Speed Demon" appears to Bart Allen for the first time.Īs explained in detail at a later time, the Black Flash creature first appeared to Bart Allen while he was captured and tortured by Lex Luthor for stealing LuthorCorp secrets. It can also generate Speed Stroms that can "spark" new speedsters so it could feed on them. It is unclear whether it can use them offensively directy. Electrokinesis - Black Flash generates black lightnings from its body as it runs.

Longevity - Black Flash has haunted speedsters as long as anyone can remember.Super Stamina - Black Flash, unlike his speedster prey, doesn't require rest to maintain his speed.Invulnerability - Black Flash is durable and resilient enough to endure attacks from Superman.Super Strength - Black Flash is strong enough to hurt Superman with his punches and fight him on equal grounds, to the point where he could have killed him.

This makes it faster than a mature super-powered Kryptonian and certainly faster than a speeding bullet.

