A sixth volume of The Flash, also starring Wally West, began as part of the Dawn of DC relaunch in September 2023.

[3] Comics historian Les Daniels noted that "The Flash" was a streamlined, modernized version of much that had gone before, but done with such care and flair that the character seemed new to a new generation of fans.

[11] This brought about a new concept in the formative stage of what would become the DC Universe, and gave birth to the current conceptualization featuring it as a multiverse.

[20] Doctor Fate was featured in a series of back-up stories in The Flash from #306 (February 1982) to #313 (Sept. 1982) written by Martin Pasko and Steve Gerber and drawn by Keith Giffen.

[25] Featuring Wally West as the main character, the second volume was launched by writer Mike Baron and artist Jackson Guice in June 1987.

[26] The second volume originally went in a different direction from the series starring Barry Allen by making Wally West a public figure with no secret identity, as well as making him more flawed: this Flash could not constantly maintain his super-speed because of his hypermetabolism, and would consume gargantuan amounts of food in order to continue operating at top speed.

The new creative team introduced many aspects to the series that would become mainstays of the character Wally West, including inventing his love interest and eventual wife Linda Park, moving him from New York to Jay Garrick's hometown of Keystone City, and reintroducing the Pied Piper (a former foe of Barry Allen) as an ally whose positive influence helps Wally become more responsible and altruistic.

In recognition of issue #53 (August 1991), in which the Pied Piper is revealed to be gay, The Flash won the inaugural GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book in 1992.

For a period of one year, over issues #130–141 (October 1997 – September 1998), Waid and Augustyn stepped away from the series and were replaced by co-writers Mark Millar and Grant Morrison.

2) with issue #230 (March 2006) in favor of a new series launched as part of the "One Year Later" event, starring Bart Allen as the Flash.

[38] In January 2010, DC Comics announced that the series' opening arc would be launched under the banner of Brightest Day, a line-wide aftermath story to the crossover "Blackest Night".

[39] In April 2010, DC released The Flash: Secret Files and Origins 2010 one-shot, setting the stage for the status quo of the new series.

On June 1, 2011, it was announced that all series taking place within the shared DC Universe would be either canceled or relaunched with new #1 issues, after a new continuity was created in the wake of the Flashpoint event.

In this new timeline, DC Comics relaunched The Flash with issue #1, with writing and art handled by Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato.

In this new series, the Flash draws deeper into the Speed Force, enhancing his mental abilities while still trying to get a full grasp on his powers, which he doesn't yet exert total control over.

Writers Robert Venditti and Van Jensen and artist Brett Booth became the new creative team on The Flash as of issue #30 (June 2014).

[41] This run introduced the New 52 incarnation of Wally West as a troubled twelve-year-old, and featured him first acquiring super-speed powers; it also reintroduced the original Reverse-Flash, Eobard Thawne, to the new continuity.

This was followed by a four-issue story arc written by Kevin Shinick, and a one-issue installment of the crossover event "Endless Winter".

As part of the line-wide relaunch Infinite Frontier, Jeremy Adams began as the ongoing writer on The Flash with issue #768[42] as the series reverted to a monthly publishing schedule.

Wally West resumed his role as the main Flash of the series, based in Central City, after Barry Allen's departure to join the multiversal team Justice Incarnate.

Wally's marriage to Linda Park and his life with their children Irey and Jai was also restored to its pre-New 52 status quo.

Adams also introduced recurring character Gold Beetle, a time-traveler from the future destined to become superhero partners with Wally West and then Bart Allen.

The Flash returned to a twice-monthly publishing schedule with issue #790 (March 2023), at the beginning of the story arc "The One-Minute War".

The twice-monthly schedule continued until Adams' run as writer ended with issue #800 (August 2023), after which the series was relaunched with a new volume.