Nora Thompson Allen was the mother of the Flash.
History
Nora Allen was the wife of Dr. Henry Allen and mother of Barry Allen and Malcolm Thawne. She grew up in the small town of Fallville, Iowa. On the stormy night of May 13th, two pregnant women came to the office of Dr. Gilmore. However, the doctor had been drinking, and he had sent his nurse home. The child of one of the women, Charlene Thawne, had been strangled on its own umbilical cord, and Gilmore was too intoxicated to save the baby. However, the other woman, Nora Allen, successfully gave birth to twin boys.
Gilmore, trying to be fair, gave one of the twins to the Thawne family, telling the Allens that one of their children had been stillborn. The twin that remained with the Allens was named Barry, and he grew up to be the Flash. The other twin, however, was raised by the Thawnes, and he was named Malcolm.
The time-travelling Professor Zoom decided to get revenge on the Flash. Travelled back in time to Barry's childhood and murders Nora. Due to a lack of evidence, Henry was convicted. However, Barry could never believe that his father had killed Nora, and this led him to become a policeman.[1]
Notes
- Nora Allen was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino, first appearing in The Flash #126. However, the New Earth version of Nora Allen first appeared in The Flash: Rebirth #1 by Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver.
- The Flash: Rebirth series introduced a major retcon to the story of Nora Allen. See Nora Allen (Earth-One) for her history prior to this retcon, including earlier post-Crisis events.
Related
- 10 Appearances of Nora Thompson (New Earth)
- 5 Images featuring Nora Thompson (New Earth)
- 1 Quotations by or about Nora Thompson (New Earth)
- Character Gallery: Nora Thompson (New Earth)
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