Daniel West (character)
comic character
Daniel "Danny" West is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writers-artists Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato, and first appeared in The Flash #0 (November 2012). He is the most recent character to take up the Reverse-Flash mantle. Furthermore, he is the younger brother of Iris West and father of Ace West.
Publication history
Daniel West first appeared as a teenager in The Flash #0 (November 2012). The story was set five years before the present and he was only identified on-panel as Danny.
Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato first revealed that Reverse-Flash would appear in The Flash in November 2012. According to them, the inclusion of Reverse-Flash in the series was not due to them wanting to include the character, but because they felt it was the "natural place to go". Manapul stated that originally, they planned on not using the character until later in the series, but decided to include him due to where the story and characters were heading.
Fictional character biography
Daniel West is the younger brother of Iris West, whose mother died while giving birth to him.
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