In only eight episodes, The Flash has established itself as a fun, faithful look at the popular superhero, packed to the brim with easter eggs and appearances by some of DC Comics’ most iconic characters.
The Flash hit the ground running by establishing a few core members of the Rogues, a team of supervillains who band together to take down the scarlet speedster, and a recurring cast of supporting characters with deep histories in the DC canon. S.T.A.R. Labs employees Caitlin Snow and Cisco Ramon are known to readers as Killer Frost and Vibe, Firestorm recently made his debut, and a host of lesser-known villains, like Girder, the Mist, and even Rainbow Raider have given Barry a run for his money.
As the series goes on it shows no signs of slowing down, so we can expect an even greater amount of DC pantheon mining before the first season is out. And so, we’ve compiled a list of 8 characters who we’d love to see make an appearance in the series….