CENTRAL

Home of the second scarlet speedster, Barry Allen, Central City is located in Missouri, USA. This first appeared in Showcase No.4 September-October 1956. Central City's population has been depicted as dynamic over the years. In Flash v2, No. 2 (1987) it was cited as being 290,000. In 1990, the Atlas of the DC Universe listed it as 750,000. As of Flash Secret Files and Origins 2010, the population stands as 1,395,600. In Flash v.4 # 1, Central City Police Captain Darryl Frye is quoted as describing the population as having "tripled" during Barry Allen's years-long absence.