The Flash Vol 1 787

"Time to Shine!": Wally West is exhausted by his responsibilities as a husband, father and superhero. On a Saturday morning, while trying to stop what he thinks is an alien invasion, he accidentally enters an interstellar wrestling tournament. He goes on to win, and learns to find interests outs

"Time to Shine!"
The Flash Vol 1 #787
December, 2022
Rated T for Teen (12+)
Executive Editor	Marie Javins
Cover Artists	Taurin Clarke
Variant Cover Artists
Cover Variant #1	George Kambadais
Cover Variant #2	Ejikure
Time to Shine!
Writers	Jeremy Adams
Pencilers	Fernando Pasarin
Inkers	Matt Ryan
Colorists	Jeromy Cox
Letterers	Rob Leigh
Editors	Chris Rosa Paul Kaminski
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I do a lot for others, and I need to find something I can do for me...

— The Flash (Wally West)

The Flash #787 is an issue of the series The Flash (Volume 1) with a cover date of December, 2022. It was published on October 18, 2022.

Synopsis for "Time to Shine!"

Wally West is exhausted by his responsibilities as a husband, father and superhero. On a Saturday morning, while trying to stop what he thinks is an alien invasion, he accidentally enters an interstellar wrestling tournament. He goes on to win, and learns to find interests outside his obligations.

Appearing in "Time to Shine!"

Featured Characters:

• The Flash/"Flasher" (Wally West)

Supporting Characters:

• Irey West
• Jai West
• Linda Park-West
• Omega-Bam-Man (First appearance)

Antagonists:

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Other Characters:

• Barbara Gordon
• Dick Grayson
• Gold Beetle
• Lobo
• Wrestling Across The Multiverse (First appearance)
  • Bang (First appearance)
  • Clang (First appearance)
  • Commander Powtower (First appearance)
  • Faceless Hunter (Klee Pan) (First appearance)
  • Kriegmeister10 (First appearance)
  • Maul (Jeremy Stone) (First appearance)
  • Ojos Azule (First appearance)
  • The Overtaker (First appearance)
  • Ref Drone (First appearance)
  • Solo Lobo (First appearance)
  • WAMTV (First appearance)
    • Justice Lawyer (First appearance)
    • Mean Bean Woodman (First appearance)
• Daxamites (Mentioned only)
• Faceless Hunters (Mentioned only)
• Green Lantern Corps (Mentioned only)
• Guardians of the Universe (Mentioned only)
• Kryptonians (Mentioned only)
  • Superman (Clark Kent) (Mentioned only)
• LexCorp (Mentioned only)
• Slondarian Wedgeworms (Mentioned only)
• Thanagarians (Mentioned only)
• Titanthropes (Mentioned only)
• Vardalian Weasels (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• "Omniverse" (Mentioned only)
  • Multiverse (Mentioned only)
    • Earth 0
      • The Hub (First appearance)
      • Sector 2814
        • Earth
          • United States of America
            • Bludhaven
            • Central City
              • Wally West's House
        • Saturn (Cameo)
        • Unnamed alien bar (Single appearance)
        • Ceti Beta 4 (Mentioned only)
    • Speed Force (Behind the scenes)
    • Sphere of the Gods
      • Underworld
        • Phantom Zone (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Lex-A (First appearance)
• WAM Omniversal Heavyweight Wrestling Championship Belt (First appearance)
• Translation Microbes (Mentioned only)

Vehicles:

• Transmat Beam
• Thanagarian Tank (Mentioned only)

Concepts:

• Magic
  

Trivia

• There are many references to the WWE:
  • The design of Omega-Bam-Man's championship belt is almost identical to the classic design of the WWE Intercontinental Championship.
  • Omega-Bam-Man's appearance is very reminiscent of the iconic WWE wrestlers, "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan.
  • The Overtaker is a pastiche of another legendary WWE wrestler, The Undertaker.
  • At the end of the issue, Omega-Bam-Man mentions the "Galactic Rumble" which is a reference to one of the WWE most famous events, the Royal Rumble.
  • Mean Bean Woodman is a pastiche of long-time WWE announcer "Mean Gene" Okerlund.
• Terriflix and Lex-A are obviously puns on Netflix and Alexa.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the The Flash series
• Images from The Flash Vol 1 787