Quick show of hands – who can tell me who Wally West is?
Those of you not set up your hands probably had girlfriends in eminent school . Those of you with your hand flailing through the air probably spend your young person contend whether or not Wolverine ’s claws could cut through Captain America ’s shield .
Yes , any cognoscente of the comic metier will tell you that Wally West is the civilian identity of the superintendent - speedster sleep with as The Flash , an identity element continue hidden from both the general public and his A-one - powered adversary . But why bother with maintaining a orphic identity anyway ? In the current realm of comicdom , secret personal identity are head the fashion ofDC ’s Infinity Earths . Well - hide out alter egos are few and far between . Between the big two ( Marvel and DC ) , only five major heroes have yet to fully bring out their civilian personas – Superman , Spider - Man , Batman , Daredevil and The Flash . Maybe it ’s a witting choice on the part of the superheroes , or maybe it ’s just loose lips . In the man of comic Quran , as in life , it ’s tough to keep a bunch of loudmouths quiet .
So let ’s find an empty phone booth and examine which of the five comical record book icons are most likely to lose their social disguise . translate on as we investigate which superhero ’s secret identity support at greatest peril of being out by those in the know .
The Fast And The Curious
Comic Book Icon : The Flash
private individuality : Wally West , one - time Kid Flash and nephew of the Silver Age Flash , Barry Allen
Allies aware of honest identity : Linda Park ( Wife ) , The Justice League of America ( Each current fellow member of the JLA revealed their identicalness to each other . This includes Aquaman , Batman , Green Lantern , Martian Manhunter , Plastic Man , Superman and Wonder Woman . )
enemy mindful of rightful identity : None
Total:8
Chances of being exposed in the near future : Minimal . The Flash ’s identity was once public cognition , but afterlosing his unborn child to arch - foe , Professor Zoom , Wally West fit to take an offer from the supernatural being known as the Spectre to make the entire world block that he was the Flash . Only those close to Wally , include his wife and members of the JLA , have finally remembered his double indistinguishability . With no villains quick enough to decipher the truth , The Flash is in the clear … for now .
Supe’s On
Comic Book Icon : Superman
Civilian Identity : Clark Kent , Daily Planet newsperson
ally aware of civilian individuality : The JLA ( Aquaman , Batman , The Flash , Green Lantern , Martian Manhunter , Plastic Man and Wonder Woman ) , Black Racer , Dr. Occult , the Eradicator , Green Arrow , Jon and Martha Kent ( his " parents " ) , Lana Lang ( X - girlfriend ) , Lois Lane ( wife ) , Lori Lemaris ( former girl ) , Nightwing , Phantom Stranger , the Spectre , Steel , Superboy , Supergirl , Waverider
Enemies mindful of civilian identity : Bizarro , Brainiac , the Cyborg , Dominus , Mr. Mxyzptlk
full beings aware of civilian identity:28
Chances of being expose in the good hereafter : Not likely . While most of those mindful of his public persona are fellow champion , the few villains secluded to this cognition are either presently out of commission ( Dominus and the Cyborg are trapped in the phantom geographical zone , Brainiac is stuck at the beginning of time ) or could care less ( Bizarro and Mxyzptlk only manage for the challenge of combat Superman ) . Though it would n’t hurt to be a little more hesitant to permit his pals in on the closed book , Supes should be hedge into phone Booth for a prospicient time .
Dangling by a Thread
amusing book icon : Spider - Man
Secret identity : Peter Parker , Daily Bugle photographer
Allies cognisant of his secret identity operator : Angel , Aunt May ( aunt ) , the Black Cat , Bounty , Daredevil , Dr. Strange , Ka - Zar , Kaine ( Peter Parker clone ) , Kraven , Madame Webb , Mary Jane Watson - Parker ( wife ) , Nick Fury , the Sentry , Spindrifter , Thor , Wolverine
Enemies aware of unavowed identity : Chakra , Dr. Octopus , Green Goblin , Judas Traveller , Mendel Stromm , Mephisto , Nightmare , Puma , Stunner , Thanos , Venom
Total:28
Chances of being exposed in the dear future : Even . With many of his knowledgeable enemies either comatose ( Mendel Stromm , Stunner ) , amnesic ( Doc Ock , Venom ) , inactive ( Puma ) , or too powerful to worry ( Nightmare , Mephisto , Thanos ) , one would call back Spider - Man is sitting jolly – right ? Wrong . The only matter keeping Spidey ’s venomous foeman , the Green Goblin , from expose his hush-hush ID is the Goblin ’s insanity coupled with his twisted gumption of pureness and regard . On numerous function , Norman Osborne has thrown monkey pull after monkey wrench into Parker ’s personal life , including purchasing the newspaper where he works , orchestrating a plot to make him consider that he is a dead ringer , kidnapping his new-sprung nestling , and even replacing his Aunt May with a genetically vary actress . After his public identity element was revealed and he was send to prison , exposing everyone ’s best-loved bulwark lackey to be Peter Parker might be Norman Osborn ’s last enactment of vengeance .
The Bat’s Out of the Bag
Comic book icon : Batman
Secret identity : Billionaire playboy and Gotham City socialite , Bruce Wayne
ally aware of dependable identity : The JLA ( Aquaman , The Flash , Green Lantern , Martian Manhunter , Plastic Man , Superman and Wonder Woman ) , Azrael , Batgirl , Sasha Bordeaux ( Bruce Wayne ’s escort ) , Catwoman , Henri Ducard ( Bruce Wayne ’s arms dealer ) , Green Arrow , Carleton LeHah , Man - Bat , Nightwing , Nomoz , Oracle , The Outsiders ( Black Lightning , Geo Force , Halo , Katana , Metamorpho ) , Alfred Pennyworth ( Bruce Wayne ’s butler ) , Robin , Sentinel ( original Green Lantern , Alan Scott ) , Leslie Thompkins ( friend and wise man to Bruce Wayne ) , Waverider , Wildcat .
Enemies aware of true identity : Bane , Bird ( Bane ’s minion ) , David Cain ( Batgirl ’s father ) , Deathstroke , Hush , Lady Shiva , Nyssa , Ra ’s Al Ghul , the Riddler , Talia , Trogg ( Bane ’s minion ) , Ubu ( Ra ’s Al Ghul ’s handmaid ) , Zombie ( Bane ’s minion )
Total:43
Chances of being divulge in the nigh future : Highly likely . The baddie Bane evince just how life-threatening letting the secluded slip can be when he ransacked stately Wayne Manor and broke Bruce ’s spine . With such a large rogue ’s gallery of villains cognizant of his public persona , the threat of retaliation towards those tight to Bruce Wayne is ever present . Plus , the large group of civilians who know Batman ’s personal identity make easy prey to those compulsive to larn who is underneath the mask and pointy spike . Even worse – it is suggest at , though not confirmed , that Batman ’s with child foeman , the Joker , is aware of his civilian identity element ( but is probably too psychotic to give care ) . Better beef up Wayne Manor security and add another padlock to the Batcave room access .
The Devil’s Overdue
Comic book hero : Daredevil
Secret identity : Matt Murdock , lawyer
Allies cognisant of his secret identity : The Black Cat , The Black Panther , The Black Widow , Luke Cage , Captain America , Dr. Strange , Milla Donovan ( girl ) , Echo , Elektra , Falcon , Iron Fist , Jessica Jones , Lora ( supporter of Milla Donovan ) , Moondragon , Nick Fury , Foggy Nelson , Ivan Petrovitch ( Black Widow ’s mentor ) , Cecelia Reyes , Reed Richards , Sister Maggie ( Daredevil ’s mother ) , Spider - Man , Stick , Nathanial Taggart , Tork , Ben Urich
Enemies cognizant of his secret identity : Bullseye , Crossbones , Vanessa Fisk ( Kingpin ’s Wife ) , John Garrett , Kingpin , Mephisto , Micah Synn , Mr. Fear , Silke , Typhoid Mary , Voodoo Priest Mambo
Total:36
chance of being scupper in the skinny future : Inevitable . A sheet once expose Matt as Daredevil which led to him eventually misrepresent his own death . Recently , the villain Silke divulge that Matt Murdock is Daredevil in ordering to cut a deal with the FBI . While the government military organisation known as S.H.I.E.L.D. is attempt to keep this information private , a desperate factor sells out Daredevil to the Daily Bugle Newspaper . In response to a front page sashay , Matt Murdock hold back a public press conference put forward that he is not Daredevil and continue to deny that he is the man without care . With the list of high caliber baddie that lie with DD ’s identity and the number of times he ’s been publicly unmasked , it ’s run to take a mass with the devil to keep the law billet of Murdock and Nelson spread much longer .
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