Ira West

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Real Name

Ira West

Relatives

Nadine West (wife), Rudy and Charlotte West (children), Iris West (adoptive daughter), and Wally West (grandson) - see Allen Family for complete family tree

Affiliation

Flash Family

Status

Alignment

Good

Identity

Public Identity

Citizenship

American

Marital Status

Married

Occupation

Physicist

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Eyes

Blue

Hair

Grey

Origin

Universe

New Earth

Created by

John Broome, Carmine Infantino

First appearance

Flash #134
(February, 1963)

HistoryEdit

Ira West was one of the most brilliant physicists of all time. He earned degrees from the most prestigious universities on the globe. He had even won a Nobel prize. Unfortunately, he was also extremely absent-minded, and has lost track of where he keeps most of those things.

With his wife, Nadine, they had two children, Rudy and Charlotte West. A third child, Iris, was sent to them from the 30th century by Eric and Fran Russell, a couple trying to save their daughter from a nuclear armageddon. However, he hid the truth of Iris's origins from her. He always considered Iris his favorite child, the one he wanted, but didn't deserve. Her true origin was the one thing that he wanted to forget but couldn't.

With his patent royalties, Ira was able to send Iris around the world after college so she could pursue her career in photojournalism. Eventually, Nadine died and Ira was left alone.

Iris was enraged with him when she did finally learn the truth one day while poking through his office. For weeks she shut him out, but they eventually came to terms.^[1]

When Iris came back from the 30th century, she chose not to go to her father right away, since he still believed that she had died at the hands of Professor Zoom.^[2]

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• 18 Appearances of Ira West (New Earth)
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• 1 Quotations by or about Ira West (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Ira West (New Earth)

LinksEdit

• Ira West at Those Who Ride the Lightning

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