Superhero Fact #12

                Did you know that Superman and the Flash have had races around the world many times throughout comic book history? Flash and Superman can both approach the speed of light it seems, and people in the DC universe were always asking them to race. The first time they did it for charity… but the supervillains all started placing massive bets and using their resources to interfere. For example, at one point, Superman and the Flash are trapped in ice at the South Pole. Superman uses his heat vision to escape, and Flash speeds up his molecules fast enough to heat the ice and melt it. This race ended in a tie. They raced again three or four times over the next thirty years of comic books, and every time it was ended in a tie. However, relatively recently, Flash was trying to sacrifice himself because he thought it would save the other heroes, and Superman was chasing him to try and stop him. While racing, Superman told Flash he’d never be able to escape him because all their previous races had been a tie. Flash then tells Superman that all those other races were for charity and didn’t really matter. Then he kicks it up a notch, and leaves Superman in the dust, officially becoming the fastest superhero in comic history.