Central City
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Real Identity: Central City, Illinois
Affiliation(s): U.S.A.
Other Names: None
With a population of nearly 300,000, Central City is located in Illinois and was once a quiet place. In the age of super heroes and super villains, crime rose to over 4,000 unsolved cases. On one fateful night in 1956, police forensics scientist, Barry Allen was struck by a lightning bolt and became the Flash. Central City's main newspaper is the Picture News who employs Iris West.