Summary

• Flash's super speed not only allows him to run fast, but also grants him immunity to mind control, a power showcased in Blackest Night #2.
• The Flash's mind moves as fast as his feet, making it impossible for even powerful telepaths like Martian Manhunter to control his thoughts.
• The Flash's unique powers, such as the ability to vibrate through objects, and generating whirlwinds with his hands, constantly push the boundaries of what is possible for one of the most unique characters in the DC Universe.

Flash has a long list of powers, in addition to his super speed. Not only can Flash run fast enough to go back in time, he can generate and toss lightning, phase through objects, and much more beyond that. However, the most surprising part of his super speed is that it grants him invulnerability to a very dangerous superpower: telepathy.

Black Night #2 – written by Geoff Johns, with art by Ivan Reis – exhibits Flash's immunity to mind control, when Green Lantern and Flash are attacked by a recently zombified version of their teammate Martian Manhunter, a powerful telepath capable of controlling people's minds.

As it turns out, Flash's speed renders him immune to Martian Manhunter's ability to control his mind, allowing him and Green Lantern the chance to put a stop to the threat posed by their out-of-control former colleague.

The Flash's Thoughts Are Too Fast For Him To Be Mind-Controlled

Blackest Night #2 by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Oclair Albert, Rob Hunter, Alex Sinclair, and Nick J. Napolitano

While Flash is a vital hero for many reasons, his resistance to telepathy makes him essential to the Justice League.

As Black Night #2 establishes, Flash's super-speed is about more than just his physical form – it also extends to his mind. Flash thinks at an accelerated level as well, meaning that just as he is able to outrace almost any character in the DC Universe, his thoughts move far too quickly for even DC's most formidable telepaths to take hold of them. This grants him a critical immunity to mind control that even some of his strongest Justice League colleagues lack.

Mind control has been at the heart of some of DC's most terrifying plots – perhaps most famously, Maxwell Lord once took control of Superman's mind, forcing him to nearly kill Batman. Similarly, the villain Desparo nearly took over the entire Justice League, as he managed to control Batman, Martian Manhunter, and more. It's an unfortunate reality of life in the DC Universe that some villains are capable of such destructive, and invasive, attacks. While Flash is a vital hero for many reasons, his resistance to telepathy makes him essential to the Justice League.

From vibrating through objects, to creating whirlwinds by moving his hands at super speed, to cracking the barrier between the DC and Marvel Universes itself, Flash's powers are consistently being pushed in novel, exciting directions.

The Flash's Speed Is Constantly Breaking New Barriers

Flash's Mind Moves As Fast As His Feet

One of the things that distinguishes Flash from other comic book heroes is that he has had more inventive, exhilarating uses of his powers than most. From vibrating through objects, to creating whirlwinds by moving his hands at super speed, to cracking the barrier between the DC and Marvel Universes itself, Flash's powers are consistently being pushed in novel, exciting directions. However, one of the most crucial uses of Flash's speed is the fact that his mind is simply too fast to be manipulated.

Blackest Night #2 is available now from DC Comics!