Max Mercury

Few characters capture the deep mythology of DC's speed legacy quite like Max Mercury, who blazed onto the scene in Flash #78 in 1993, courtesy of Mark Waid and Greg LaRocque. A figure rooted in the Copper/Modern Age yet carrying the weight of a much older tradition, Max has proven himself a genuinely enduring presence across more than three decades of DC continuity — turning up in Flash, Impulse, and Flash Annual alongside luminaries like Wally West, Bart Allen, and Green Lantern. With two key collector issues to his name and a steady presence stretching all the way to 2025, he's exactly the kind of quietly essential character that rewards the fan willing to dig a little deeper into the rich, interconnected world of DC's speedsters.