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Who Is Joan Garrick? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Joan Garrick (DC Comics): Joan is the wife of the original Flash, Jay Garrick in Earth-2.

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Joan Garrick is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Joan Williams, with over 393 comic issue appearances. Joan is the wife of the original Flash, Jay Garrick in Earth-2.

Who is Joan Garrick?

Joan’s Life Married to the Flash Joan Williams was a student at Midwestern University, she was the girlfriend of Jay Garrick who was her classmate. But they took different ways; Joan went to Washington and Jay to New York. She was one of the people who know about his lab accident that gave him powers and when her father was kidnapped she asked Flash (Jay) to help her locate him. When she returned to Keystone City and she and Jay married before the Society disbanded and Jay retired as Flash. They lived in 5252 78th Street in Keystone City. It was discovered that Joan has leukemia and she moved to Denver to an experimental treatment but she got better and they returned to Keystone. Other Versions New 52 The younger Joan Following the events of Flashpoint , Jay and Joan (alongside the entire Justice Society and most of Earth's Golden Age heroes in general) are relocated to the revamped Earth 2 in the DC Multiverse . Now significantly younger, Joan appears as a recent college graduate who leaves town to start a job with the Tyler-Chem corporation.

Key facts

Joan Garrick is of human origin and first appeared in "Origin of the Flash". The character is published by DC Comics. With 393 recorded issue appearances, Joan Garrick ranks among the most featured characters in comics.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Joan Garrick?

Joan is the wife of the original Flash, Jay Garrick in Earth-2.

What is Joan Garrick's real name?

Joan Garrick's real identity is Joan Williams.

When did Joan Garrick first appear?

Joan Garrick first appeared in "Origin of the Flash".

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