The struggle to keep a hero's private life from being revealed is a tireless one, but as the Flash, Wally West's relationship with the public was so exhausting, DC Comics decided to just drop his secret identity between issues. During his introduction as the Flash, Wally West made it quite clear that his identity was a secret. And yet, his identity was quickly treated so inconsistently that DC outed him just to resolve the resulting confusion.
Wally West was created by John Broome and Carmine
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