When you look and compare all of the speedsters, is Flash truly the fastest? If you throw him up against Runner or Makkari, wouldn't they be able to beat him? I mean, all 3 of them are speedsters first and foremost, and Runner is very fast. He was fast enough to outrun Silver Surfer if I remember correctly. Makkari is the eternal of speed. That is what he focused on, and Makkari is extremely fast. I mean, I kind of find it hard to believe that Flash is the fastest comic book character when there are characters like Runner and Makkari around.

He (Wally) is probably the fastest non-god/non-flying character.

"He (Wally) is probably the fastest non-god/non-flying character. "

have to say all though flash is the fastest sa superman has the all time speed feat not even flash has beaten that feat yet

I think Marvel and DC has agreed to make him the fastest

Yeah, I remember hearing about their special meeting on who would be the fastest character out of both publishers. I believe Storm got most powerful.

" Yeah, I remember hearing about their special meeting on who would be the fastest character out of both publishers. I believe Storm got most powerful. "

Yep..everyone who read/doesn't read comics, when they always think of speed, Flash comes in mind.

Zoom isn't actually fast, though. He's just able to slow down the relative time around him.

Wally is the fastest.   
 

Wally West for President!!!!

" probably... The Flash ( Wally West ) was incredibly fast...  "

I thought most dragonball z characters were the fastest since they are so fast that they could teleport themselves to different places instantly.

"Zoom isn't actually fast, though."

Zoom is technically faster then flash bc he runs via timestream and there are no limitations to it bc he shares the power with no one else.  so that would make wally 2nd fastest. =(

" @Britt601:  lol no sir"

Bart Allen is the fastest Flash it's said to be, I used to think it was barry though...once they go Speed Force nothing can go faster so yeah, they're all faster then SS, Makari, Northstar and Runner...so is Zoom since as others mentioned, he can slow time around him down and just move faster then everyone else.

Don't be fooled its the red suit.. he just looks like he's going really fast.

Zoom II / Hunter Zolomon is currently depowered so whether or not he has speed is irrelevant.  And despite hyperbolic descriptions of his powers, in terms of actual demonstrable speed feats, Wally has him beat (barring one story arc- with every other appearance them being on par).
 
Of actually repeatedly demonstrated speed, Wally West is the fastest.

re: Which Flash is Fastest? 
 
 The rough answer is whomever is the title Flash.  The only reason for that is because he's called "The Fastest Man Alive" and that's kinda undercut if there's another Flash out there who's actually faster. 
 
That said, there are different standards of proof.  If you go by hearsay, adult Bart was the Fastest.  Everyone said so in the comic but he never showed it.  If you go by title, the main Flash book is currently Barry's so he's the fastest.  If you go by "feats" (that is, events that took place in-story in current continuity) or demonstrations of actual speed, Wally's the fastest until another Flash does something more impressive (which, for the time being, is unlikely because Barry's being written more street level currently).  You could also by citation (same as "feats" but instead of cherry picking only the fastest speeds, picking specific examples when their speed was compared or talked about in comics; or taking an "average" of how their speed is portrayed) which goes in every direction for specific instances but the " average" would be that they're all equal. 
 
The real answer for any individual fan is whichever Flash you like the best. :P 
 
Those trying to be more diplomatic about it might try to differentiate their powersets.  Jay is a veteran who's been through WW2, he has a bunch of hat-tricks where he uses his metal helmet much like Captain America uses his shield, he is first... but because of age his endurance and top speed isn't there.  Barry always had a high top speed that he didn't have to earn and thus he focused on learning a lot of quasi-scientific speed tricks that don't make sense today but we take them for granted as part of Flash's powerset (intangibility, whirlwinds, etc) revolving around molecules and aura.  Wally's arc was all about recapturing the speed he had when he was Kid Flash, going beyond it, and discovering the Speed Force and its tricks so his techniques tended to be more metabolism / speed-based / kinetic-energy related but more powerful than Barry.  Finally, Bart, due to his youth, has the highest potential since he's learning about the Speed Force young, whereas Barry never knew and Wally learned it older... but so far is not quite as fast.
 
Anyways, you can interpret the question a bunch of different ways.

  Zoom is technically the fastest.

" have to say all though flash is the fastest sa superman has the all time speed feat not even flash has beaten that feat yet "

" @Mainline:  But Zoom, Hunter, istechnically the fastest, though he's not actually running fast. "  

yeah Zoom lost his powers so its either Wally or Bart.

" @Mainline:  The one who's in the wheelchair, you know, the guy who was crippled thanks to Geoff Johns selfishness.  But Zoom, Hunter, is technically the fastest, though he's not actually running fast. 
 
  EDIT:  I mean before he was crippled.  Lol. "

I'm not so big on the Flash's history, but what makes Wally faster than Barry? 
 
EDIT: Nevermind, mainline pretty much answered my question. 

" @Mainline:  Zoom hasn't really lost any speed races. "

" @Mainline:  Well Zoom is still technically the fastest, Hunter, on the other hand, is not. "

get that you're a Zoom fan but this is a silly argument... you can't be the fastest if you can't defend your title.  "Hey Zoom, wanna race?  What's that... you forfeit?  I win!" " 
 

" @Demas said:

get that you're a Zoom fan but this is a silly argument... you can't be the fastest if you can't defend your title.  "Hey Zoom, wanna race?  What's that... you forfeit?  I win!" " 
 

  Nice assumption, but that is wrong.  It's not nice to assume things about people you barely know. "

 and finally taking what Johns did personally by calling it "selfish"... it's a pretty clear picture and a reasonable assumption.

Yes, because I am not a canonic comic book character. 

" but in terms of speed silver age superman has the biggest speed feat ever "

" And just to say this, the context of Zoom's powers should not allow anyone to actually keep up with him as easily as you make it sound, I will definitely have to look into those things since it really makes no sense.   "