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Central City

The city center under attack by Neutron.

Central City, Missouri[nb 1] is the hometown of Flash and his former protégé Kid Flash.

History[]

2010[]

 
Central City
July 4, 11:03 CDT

Captain Cold robbed a jewelry store. Flash and Kid Flash stopped him.[1]

 
Central City
July 5, 05:17:16 CDT

After freeing Superboy later in the day with Robin and Aqualad, Kid Flash invited Superboy over to stay with him.[2]

Central City map

Central City, Missouri on a map.

 
Central City
July 7, 10:09:16 CDT

After having done little in two days, Mary West kicked her son and Superboy out of the house to go clothes shopping. They stopped a robbery by the Terror Twins at the Central City Mall.[2]

 
Central City
July 9, 13:28 CDT

Robin, Kid Flash and Aqualad tried to work as a team again in order to save Selena Gonzalez from assassination by the League of Shadows.[3] Though Hook and Black Spider were captured, additional League of Shadow agents succeeded in killing her after she escaped the corporate headquarters.[4]

 
Central City
August 8, 09:00 EDT

Wally West's new school year started. He had to sit through an agonizing day of boredom at Keystone High School while his friends still had summer holiday.[5]

 
Central City
August 27, 20:05 CDT

Three generations of Flashes celebrated Jay Garrick's birthday at the West family house.[6]

 
Central City
September 7, 16:39 CDT

In order to mask the theft of a sample of cobra venom, Mammoth released a large amount, if not all, of the animals from their pens and cages. Flash and Kid Flash had to round them all up and herd them together, before containing them with a speedily dug trench. With the animals in their pens and the visitors safe, they investigated the herpetology lab. There, they discovered the theft of the vial of venom.[7]

 
Central City
November 11, 07:16 CST

Heavy artificial snow storms brought the nation to a halt; Central City was hit too. Many schools declared a snow day, including Wally's, who did not mind as it was his birthday.[8]

2016[]

 
Central City
February 28, 12:03 CST

Just as the Allens and the Garricks were celebrating Jay and Joan's seventieth wedding anniversary, Neutron attacked the city. Iris was expected at GBS, while Flash and Impulse went after the new villain. Kid Flash and Jay Garrick also helped. They defeated him, but an explosion of Neutron's energy did considerable structural damage to a large part of the city center.[9]

 
Central City
June 20, 22:16 CDT

After Wally died saving the world, Artemis visited the Wests. She didn't say a word, but started crying as soon as they opened the door. Mary and Rudy hugged her, and comforted her on the porch.[10]

2018[]

 
Central City
September 29, 10:00 CDT

In her home, Iris was watching a GBS broadcast about the new Meta-Human Youth Center when Mera and Artur arrived for the playdate. More guests arrived one by one, the last ones being Lois Lane and Jonny Kent. Across the street, Ocean-Master prepared to attack the house, but was stopped by Lady Shiva.[11]

 
Central City
December 07, 21:51 CST

In a hospital, Jay Garrick watched the Outsiders' first battle on TV as he sat by his wife's hospital bed.[12]

2020[]

 
Central City
May 15, 20:06 CDT

Shortly after Jay Garrick left their house, Bart Allen answered the door to find two strangers asking to talk with Kid Flash.[13]

 
Central City
August 27, 06:49 CDT

In the Garrick yard, Kid Flash built the Cosmic Treadmill in the Bio-Ship. He demanded Saturn Girl and Chameleon Boy tell him what they were up to before finishing. Once satisfied, he completed the device.[14]

 
Central City
September 02, 16:17 CDT

Jay returned home from his mission to New Genesis, but found Bart missing.[15]

Notable locations[]

Sightings[]

See also[]

Background information[]

Central City first appeared in 1956 as home to the Silver Age Flash, Barry Allen. The first and third Flash, Jay Garrick and Wally West, were based out of the nearby Keystone City.

Notes[]

  1. The map on the Computer in "Infiltrator" places Central City in western Missouri, on the Kansas border.

References[]

  1. Weisman, Greg (writer) & Oliva, Jay (director) (November 26, 2010). "Independence Day". Young Justice. Season 1. Episode 1. Cartoon Network.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Hopps, Kevin, Greg Weisman (w). Norton, Mike (a). Sinclair, Alex (col). Lanham, Travis (let). McCalister, Michael, Scott Peterson (ed). "Stopover" Young Justice 0 (January 19, 2011), New York, NY: DC Comics
  3. Aureliani, Franco, Art Baltazar (w). Norton, Mike (a). Sinclair, Alex (col). Mangual, Carlos M. (let). Chadwick, Jim (ed). "Hack and You Shall Find" Young Justice 3 (April 20, 2011), New York, NY: DC Comics
  4. Aureliani, Franco, Art Baltazar (w). Norton, Mike (a). Atkinson, Zac (col). Mangual, Carlos M. (let). Chadwick, Jim (ed). "By Hook or by Web" Young Justice 4 (May 16, 2011), New York, NY: DC Comics
  5. 5.0 5.1 Weisman, Jon (writer) & Oliva, Jay (director) (February 11, 2011). "Infiltrator". Young Justice. Season 1. Episode 6. Cartoon Network.
  6. Hopps, Kevin (writer) & Oliva, Jay (director) (March 4, 2011). "Downtime". Young Justice. Season 1. Episode 8. Cartoon Network.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Weisman, Greg, Kevin Hopps (w). Jones, Christopher (a). Atkinson, Zac (col). Sienty, Dezi (let). Chadwick, Jim (ed). "Common Denominators" Young Justice 16 (May 30, 2012), New York, NY: DC Comics
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Weisman, Jon (writer) & Cook, Victor (director) (March 10, 2012). "Coldhearted". Young Justice. Season 1. Episode 20. Cartoon Network.
  9. 9.0 9.1 David, Peter (writer) & Zwyer, Mel (director) (June 2, 2012). "Bloodlines". Young Justice. Season 2. Episode 6. Cartoon Network.
  10. Hopps, Kevin (writer) & Murphy, Doug (director) (March 16, 2013). "Endgame". Young Justice. Season 2. Episode 20. Cartoon Network.
  11. Weisman, Greg (writer) & Heuck, Vinton (director) (January 18, 2019). "Home Fires". Young Justice. Season 3. Episode 9. DC Universe.
  12. Vietti, Brandon (writer) & Zwyer, Mel (director) (July 9, 2019). "First Impression". Young Justice. Season 3. Episode 17. DC Universe.
  13. 13.0 13.1 Weisman, Greg (writer) & Sotta, Christina (director) (March 31, 2022). "Ebb Tide". Young Justice. Season 4. Episode 15. HBO Max.
  14. Krieg, Jim, Volpe, Giancarlo (writers) & Berkeley, Christopher (director) (April 21, 2022). "Encounter Upon the Razor's Edge!". Young Justice. Season 4. Episode 19. HBO Max.
  15. Sparrow, Aaron (writer) & Sotta, Christina (director) (May 5, 2022). "Odyssey of Death!". Young Justice. Season 4. Episode 21. HBO Max.
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