<P> Barry Allen is a police scientist ( his job title was changed to a forensic scientist in The Flash : Iron Heights one - shot ) with a reputation for being very slow , and frequently late , which frustrates his fiancee , Iris West , as the result of being absent - minded and his devotion to crime - solving . One night , as he is working late , a lightning bolt shatters a case full of chemicals and spills all over Barry . As a result , Allen finds that he can run extremely fast and has matching reflexes and senses . He dons a set of red tights sporting a lightning bolt ( reminiscent of the original Fawcett Comics Captain Marvel ) , dubs himself the Flash ( after his childhood comic book hero , Jay Garrick ) , and becomes Central City 's resident costumed crimefighter . Central City University professor Ira West ( Iris ' adoptive father ) designed Allen 's costume and the ring which stores it while Allen is in his civilian identity . The ring can eject the compressed clothing when Allen needs it and suck it back in with the aid of a special gas that shrinks the suit . In addition , Allen invented the cosmic treadmill , a device that allowed for precise time travel and was used in many stories . Allen was so well liked that nearly all speedsters that come after him are often compared to him . Batman once said `` Barry is the kind of man that I would 've hoped to become if my parents had not been murdered . '' </P>
<P> Barry Allen is a police scientist ( his job title was changed to a forensic scientist in The Flash : Iron Heights one - shot ) with a reputation for being very slow , and frequently late , which frustrates his fiancee , Iris West , as the result of being absent - minded and his devotion to crime - solving . One night , as he is working late , a lightning bolt shatters a case full of chemicals and spills all over Barry . As a result , Allen finds that he can run extremely fast and has matching reflexes and senses . He dons a set of red tights sporting a lightning bolt ( reminiscent of the original Fawcett Comics Captain Marvel ) , dubs himself the Flash ( after his childhood comic book hero , Jay Garrick ) , and becomes Central City 's resident costumed crimefighter . Central City University professor Ira West ( Iris ' adoptive father ) designed Allen 's costume and the ring which stores it while Allen is in his civilian identity . The ring can eject the compressed clothing when Allen needs it and suck it back in with the aid of a special gas that shrinks the suit . In addition , Allen invented the cosmic treadmill , a device that allowed for precise time travel and was used in many stories . Allen was so well liked that nearly all speedsters that come after him are often compared to him . Batman once said `` Barry is the kind of man that I would 've hoped to become if my parents had not been murdered . '' </P>
who does barry allen date in the flash
who does barry allen date in the flash
Iris West
Iris West