i saw the hare chase the hound

I mean Roy probably, being that he'll be the one to drag them out hissing and spitting when they're trying to hide their serious problems like sick cats, and is the one to think "wow! that's really concerning!" when one of them says something particularly unhinged. Donna likewise often gets stuck dealing with their issues and is very close to both of them, so I'm sure she's made some comparisons. Bruce has absolutely noticed, iirc he's directly compared them once or twice? And imo it's one of the reasons he tends to like Wally and has been known to ask for his opinions and advice, and is overall more trusting of his judgement than he might otherwise be.

Dick and Wally certainly empathize with each other a good deal, particularly when Wally is working regularly with Bruce as part of the Justice League. Like. I think they're aware that they have things in common, but it's an unspoken kind of understanding for the most part. I will say I think Wally actually knows more about Dick than Dick does about Wally, because if you pay attention to their dialogue Wally tends to be quite good at keeping Dick talking by continually asking him questions without volunteering much or anything about himself in return. Like I've said before Wally is the more secretive of the two of them.

Iris West/Barry Allen

Recommended Comics Reading List

Showcase #4

The Flash v1 #105-277 (especially #110, 165, 174 203, 275, 283, 300, 348-350)

Flash v2 #62-65, 92-101, 108-111, 115, 117-118, 139, 142, 180-181, 183, 189, 198, 200, 214, 234

The Flash 80-Page Giant

Flash 50th Anniversary Special

Flash Annual 8

The Flash v3

Impulse #10-11, 22, 52-53, 75

The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #10-13

All-Flash #1

Final Crisis: Rogues’ Revenge

Final Crisis (especially #4)

Flash: Rebirth

Also check out The Life Story of the Flash

Here is a reading guide, I am doing this mostly by memory and looking at my own reading list/notes on their relationship, so I know I am not hitting every single comic they appear in together, but it's still pretty comprehensive imo. They start off VERY rocky, but once Bart becomes Kid Flash things between them are written less grating as they come to an understanding of each other and respect each other more.

Note: this is all pre-Flashpoint and these issues focus on their interactions/feelings between each other, a lot of it pretty caustic. Some issues might have only one panel, others many pages.

The Flash (1987) #189

Bart and Wally West's Interactions Reading Guide

Wally Doesn't Do Sidekicks/Bart's Introduction The Flash (1987) #92-#101 Dead Heat The Flash (1987) #109 Impulse (1995) #10 The Flash (1987) #110 Impulse (1995) #11 The Flash (1987) #111 Impulse (1995) #12 Bart's 15th Birthday/Bartday Impulse (1995) #22 When Bart Said "Goodbye" & Came Back Impulse (1995) #24 Impulse (1995) #26

Bart Helps Wally Out While He's In a Wheelchair (he twisted his ankle) The Flash (1987) #131

The Black Flash Saga The Flash (1997) #139-#141

Wally Freaks Out About Bart Being Bart #1 The Flash (1987) #142 Wally Freaks Out About Bart Being Bart #2 JLA: A World Without Grown-Ups Chain Lightning Saga The Flash (1987) #145-#148

Sins of Youth Young Justice: Sins of Youth #1 Sins of Youth: JLA Jr. #1 Sins of Youth: Kid Flash/Impulse #1 <- most important issue of this arc Young Justice: Sins of Youth #2 Bart Remembers Linda & Endures Walter Saga The Flash (1987) #152-#159

Wally Shows Deep Worry For Bart During Our Worlds At War The Flash: Our Worlds At War Wally Freaks Out About Bart Being Bart (and sort of regrets it) #3 Impulse (1995) #84

"You're going to be a dad?!" The Flash (1987) #198-#199

Wally Has Reservations About Bart Joining the Titans The Flash (1987) #200

Wally Freaks Out About Bart Being Bart (and they all hated that) #4 Teen Titans (2003) #1 Bart & Wally's "Slap-Fight" Teen Titans (2003) #6

"I Stand Corrected About Bart..." The Flash (1987) #208

Wally and Bart Work Together Against SB Prime Infinite Crisis (2005) #4

Wally Turns Thad into a Statue for Killing Bart All Flash (2007) #1 Wally's Thoughts About Bart After his Funeral... Teen Titans (2003) #50 Wally and Dick Toast Bart Nightwing (1996) #141

Wally and Bart Reunite After Bart Comes Back To Life Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #5

For those who, like me, when they like a character they need to read every single comic the character appears in, I have compiled a list of all of Bart Allen’s appearances from his debut up to the 2011 Flashpoint reboot (he was not a part of New 52 continuity).

Do YOU want to get into the character of all time, Duke Thomas? Are you not sure where to start? Here's a variety of resources to learn more about him! Comic and non-comic resources included :).

Basic Information

Here's a collection of Duke Thomas profiles for you to peruse! Check the reblogs for additional info.

Here's Duke Thomas' wiki page on DC fandom wiki.

Here's the Duke Thomas wiki, called the Hatch!

Reading Lists

@duketectivecomics has a great one here!

@searchforahero has a bunch of Duke resources, including a website list and a spreadsheet, here!

@haithhegimp has a colour-coded spreadsheet of all Duke's appearance here!

@s-darling-art has a nice streamlined list of important Duke comics here + a good Elseworlds list (and bonus Jace Fox list)!

If you want to follow Duke's story in-universe chronologically, check out DCU chronology guide!

Backstory

Duke's backstory is contained within Batman (2011), in the arcs Zero Year (where Duke and Bruce first meet) and Endgame (where Duke's parents get Jokerized). Read Batman (2011) #21 - 40 for the full story. For just the Duke bits, read: #21, 30, 33, 35, 37, 38, 39.

Starter Comic

If the reading lists look a little daunting, a good place to start would be the 12-issue comic series We Are Robin. The first six issues are relatively self-contained and a great introduction to Duke and his friends!

Further Reading

Read some Duke Thomas meta that I personally enjoy!

@himejoshiangels has a wonderful wonderful fic rec list for Duke-centric works!

Some Duke Thomas-related interviews excerpts I find interesting!

Amazing and comprehensive Duke writing advice from @inkpotsprite!

If you don't know where to read comics, consider searching 'read comics online' in Google... or check out this thread from r/Piracy.

Not reading but you can check out the adorable kid's show Batwheels for some Cass!Batgirl and Dukebin goodness.

Sorry for necro-ing but this question has been haunting me for the last two days, because I was sure that there was something pre-YJTV about them being best friends, and I finally found it:

Titans #2 (1999)

It might have been this one?

i think that one of the cruxes of their unclenephewism is that, as a child and even into his adulthood, wally relies on barry as a template to base his own morals around, to the point where he more or less conflates the two in his mind. barry is the ideal, and he wants to live up to the standards of this idealized barry, even when it means he has to 'betray' the actual barry to do so. on the other hand, barry considers wally as a balm to his loneliness as a speedster out of time with the rest of society, and, in consequence, as someone who would always remain at barry's side. here's a direct quote from this same arc: “i still can’t believe it. i’m sitting here watching kid flash being sworn in as a witness for the prosecution. after all we’ve been through together over the years…how…how could wally testify against me—his uncle…his mentor…his most trusted confidant?”

like, i fully believe that had it been literally any other person on that stand, barry would've carried the hurt of such beyond his death and far into his resurrection because that man is so, so sensitive to perceived betrayals. (see, for example, #276 of his run where he disavows hal as his friend after the latter refused to let him resurrect iris with the green lantern ring). (and, not to mention his usual overblown reactions to the false impressions people have of him. for the most part they're negative, but he is noticeably bothered even by positive interpretations that don't coalign with his self-perception). but, since this is wally, and wally can do no wrong in the eyes of his uncle, barry's initial shock and pain at his testifying is quickly smothered and is instead something along the lines of: "he had to testify agaisnt me because it's the right thing to do!!! i have to pay to wally a visit later to reassure him i have no hard feelings over it!!!"

tldr; wally values barry's morals more than he does barry as a person, while barry values wally as a person more than he values his own morals. and so, had their positions been reversed and the flash was subpoenaed to testify in the murder trial of kid flash, i think that barry would've honestly claimed that no, wally had no other choice in that moment and that this is a clear and cut defense of others for the charge of manslaughter. because wally, unlike the deprectative image barry has of himself in this arc, is not and could never be a bad person, and bootlicker barry allen's opinions re: incarceration are so black-and-white (in other words, convicted prisoners are all evil and irredeemable) that there's too much of a cognitive dissonance between these two ideas for barry's morals to abide with. obviously wally had no other choice. he's not a bad person! barry's not committing perjury, that's his honest professional opinion!

The DC Hero/Villain Fan Fest will be running from June 1st through 14th!

Thank you to everyone who submitted prompts. I look forward to seeing what you all create. Be sure to tag @dc-hero-villain-fest in your posts so I can reblog your hard work for more to see.

Day One Kidnapping - Dom/Sub - Truth serum - Fake wedding "You're holding yourself back."

Day Two Identity porn - Body swap - Omegaverse - Outsider POV "I know you better than anyone else."

Day Three Meet cute - Fuck or die - Eldritch horror - Role reversal "I'll be back again next week."

Day Four Accidental baby acquisition - Torture - Origin reversal - Pirates "Given up yet?"

Day Five New Year's kiss - Size difference - Money troubles - Time loop "No one can find out about this."

Day Six Animal transformation - Hate fuck - Guilt - Emergency contact number "If only they could see you now."

Day Seven Free day!

Day Eight Eloping - Tied together - Angels & Demons - Gender swap "The enemy of my enemy is my friend."

Day Nine Mind control - Forced proximity - Mutual stalking - Cowboys "This is the only life I've ever known."

Day Ten Sidekick custody battle - Forgiveness - No capes! - Multiverse "You aren't who I thought you were."

Day Eleven Outed by the press - NonCon - Obsession - Eldritch Fluff "Listen to me for once."

Day Twelve Before battle confessions - Time travel - Retirement - Mutual pining "… How did you end up on my doorstep? Again?"

Day Thirteen Blind date - Forced team up - Arguing to flirting - Amnesia "How'd you wind up in this mess?"

Day Fourteen "… What just happened?" "Who are you and what have you done with -?" "Listen, I can explain!" "I don't know who else to trust right now." "You just tried to arrest me, of course I'm not going to put out."