As the Fastest Man Alive , theFlashhas one of the   Justice League ’s most various power sets , and one of his strong move is so potent that it could take outSupermanhimself . DC Comics ' speedsters are equal to of turn over unprecedented storey of speed , but fans often forgethow serious Flash ’s abilities actually are . Early on in their seminalJLArun , Grant Morrison and Howard Porter cement the Flash ’s place among the world ’s greatest and most sinewy Italian sandwich .

Out of all the Scarlet Speedsters , Wally West is the dissolute Flash . With his unparalleled connection to the Speed Force , he was the first to discover many of the abilities every Flash now employs . And inJLA # 3 , one of those moves - something nicknamed the Infinite Mass Punch - managed to take down a back breaker - level scourge .

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Early in the series , a mysterious group of novel hero called the Hyperclan arrive on Earth to replace the Justice League . The world ’s greatest heroes are instantly mistrustful , and truly so as the Hyperclan are after revealed to bevillainous White Martians . When the JLA splits into teams and investigates the Hyperclan ’s Qaeda inJLA # 2 ,   Green Lantern Kyle Rayner   and the Flash head to the Gobi Desert , where they ’re confronted by three Hyperclan warriors , including the speedster Züm . Moving at superhuman f number , Wally intercepts the terror before he can get his paw on Kyle . The duad race around the planet so quickly that their footprint prepare the ground inflamed , battling it out every dance step of the way . realize Züm ’s military training , Wally realizes he has to call back as tight as he move and commence to swoosh his opposition . Moving at lightspeed , the Flash ’s plenty increases towards infinity , and he puts it all into one punch that send Züm to another continent at escape speed as Wally thinks , " perchance heisas tough as the Man of Steel . But packing the mint I cite - I ’m certain hefeltthat . "

Putting down a White Martian is no easy feat , as all of them are on a tier of power   rivaling the Martian Manhunter : theone hero Superman is afraid to present . While the JLA eventually rejoice over the Hyperclan when they learn their weaknesses , these encroacher were still unattackable enough to disenable most of the League in their initial confrontations . The fact that the Flash negociate to take down even one of these foes single - handedly while also managing to cannonball along around the entire mankind says a lot for the dexterity of Wally ’s abilities and his mastery over them .

The Flash is doubtless faster than Superman , but this simulated military operation   also gives him the superstrength needed to hurt the   Last Son of Krypton . WhileSuperman is fantastically tight , he ca n’t keep up with Wally . If the Flash really chose to come at Superman as tight as he could ,   Kal - El could n’t stop him , which is even more significant when Wally ’s speed allows him to hit with such incredible superpower ( not to bring up his power to scrub the reality for Kryptonite while Superman is still recovering . )

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TheSpeed Forceallows the Flash Family to do some pretty amazing things , and taking out Superman - level opposer is definitely one of them . The Flash ’s speed may be his basal power , but it ’s instance like these that demonstrate just how dangerous   DC Comics '   Fastest Man Alive really is . With might like the ' Infinite Mass Punch ' at his disposal , Supermanand the   Justice Leagueshould just be gladFlashis on their side .

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