Despite Superman standing at the pinnacle of my "favorite heroes list", I was, for quite a few years, in the camp of people who believed Flash was far faster than him. Especially given my frequent viewing of that small-screen re-imagining of Superman: Smallville some time ago. But then, based on my observations of several comic panels and even the old DCAU shows, I started to wonder. Everyone knows that Superman and Flash had a race at one point. But if we're talking about the same one, they were both on foot, right? If that's the case, there's no question that Flash is definitely faster. But what if Superman used his natural element in a race: flight. The ground is Flash's domain, but the air and skies are Superman's. That being said, if Superman flew alongside the running Flash, I think they may actually be equals. Just like Superman, to avoid causing damage (or at least minimizing the possibility of it), Flash has to hold back, too. Now, I agree that Superman can't vibrate through walls and stuff like that, but I heard and seen via panels that he is capable of doing some speed-related feats just as impressive as Flash. It seems the man of steel can think and react just as quickly as he can move (even though the writers sometimes lazily forget that), he was able to catch a glimpse of Barry Allen while he was moving, and while I had a difficult time tracking this one down, apparently Superman can enter the speed force as well. In the New 52, Superman dealt with opposition from Barry/Flash (and GL, but he's not important in this case) and despite the latter's claims that Supes' cannot touch him, he managed to do just that and knock him down; and we all know Barry's Flash moves so fast that he can't be predicted or averted by certain means.
I wish I could share these panels with you, but I am still kinda a rookie at this site, so I don't know how to do all of that, yet. Either way, please tell me if you agree or disagree about Superman and Flash being speed equals and why.
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