Canonical Comic Speed Feats
The Flash (Wally West) • IMMEASURABLE
Outrunning Instantaneous Cosmic Teleportation
Calculated Velocity: Trans-Time / Immeasurable (Infinite)
Citation:
The Flash (Vol. 2) #138 (1998)
By borrowing the collective kinetic momentum of planet Earth and the alien Krakkl, Wally West crosses the universe faster than instantaneous technological teleportation, arriving before the instant occurred.
Distance & Timeframe: Billions of light-years across the known universe in Instantaneous (0 seconds / Negative Planck Time)
The Flash (Barry Allen) • MASSIVELY-FTL
Evacuating 532,000 Citizens from a Nuclear Detonation
Calculated Velocity: 3.71 × 10¹⁴ m/s (13,000,000× Speed of Light (c))
A 500-kiloton warhead detonates in Chongjin, North Korea. In 0.00001 microseconds, Flash carries 532,000 people 35 miles away to safety, carrying two at a time.
Distance & Timeframe: Carrying 1-2 people at a time 35 miles away (total distance: ~35 million miles) in 0.00001 microseconds (10 picoseconds)
Superman (Kal-El) • MASSIVELY-FTL
Interstellar Trans-Solar Cruise to Earth
Calculated Velocity: 3.94 × 10¹² m/s (13,149× Speed of Light (c))
Citation:
Action Comics #273 & DC One Million
Superman detects distress back on Earth while situated in the Vega star system and flies back across interstellar space in single-digit minutes.
Distance & Timeframe: 25 Light-Years (from Vega star system) in Under 10 minutes
Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) • FTL
Outrunning Electromagnetic Radio Waves
Calculated Velocity: 3.0 × 10⁸ m/s (1.0× Speed of Light (c))
Citation:
X-Factor (Vol. 1) #71
Pietro races across urban avenues to disconnect an electromagnetic trigger before radio waves traveling at lightspeed can transmit the detonation signal.
Distance & Timeframe: Running across several city blocks in Intercepting a radio broadcast signal before it connects
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) • SUPERSONIC
Point-Blank High-Caliber Sniper Evade
Calculated Velocity: 1,440 m/s (0.0000048× c)
Citation:
The Amazing Spider-Man #540
Spider-Sense warns Peter before the trigger pull, allowing his superhuman reflexes to twist his torso and dodge a Mach 4 high-velocity sniper round from inches away.
Distance & Timeframe: Bullet traveling 3 feet away at 3,200 fps in 0.0009 seconds (0.9 milliseconds)
Batman (Bruce Wayne) • SUBSONIC
Automatic Aim-Deflection & Crossfire Weave
Calculated Velocity: 120 m/s (0.0000004× c)
Citation:
Detective Comics #800
Batman tracks barrel trajectory and muzzle flash, utilizing predictive aim deflection to weave between continuous automatic rifle fire.
Distance & Timeframe: Weaving through a 30-round automatic burst at 20 feet in 0.05 seconds reaction time