Jason Peter Garrick is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the first superhero known as the Flash.[ 1] The character was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert. He first appeared in Flash Comics #1 (1940). After a bizarre laboratory accident, he acquired the ability to move at superhuman speed, and chose to fight crime as a costumed vigilante, calling himself "the Flash". Jay Garrick has made numerous appearances in other media, including his live-action debut as a cameo in Smallville, played by Billy Mitchell, and recurring in the Arrowverse show The Flash, portrayed by John Wesley Shipp. Stands around 9cm tall and comes packed in an illustrated windowed box.