Flash Thompson is a character who appears in the 2017 Marvel Comics series Spider-Man. He is a student at Midtown High where he is the star quarterback on his school's football team.
Flash Thompson was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.
Role in the series[]
Flash tried to apply for enrollment at Osborn Academy for Geniuses but was rejected.
Later, he was seen at Coney Island where he tried to help Spider-Man defeat the Sandman.
Flash took part in Stark Expo with a baking soda volcano. After Ghost attacked, he helped Iron Man remove V-252 from Spider-Man's body. Surprisingly, he ended up being the winner of the Expo, as everything else was destroyed during Ghost's attack.
Later on, Flash asked Peter to help him with his schoolwork or else he would be taken off the football team. Then, it was discovered that Flash had unknowingly bonded with the V-252, later known as Venom. Thankfully, Spider-Man managed to remove Venom from Flash's body and they both stopped it after it effected the other players. When Flash passed his test, he became friends with Peter.
In a video on the Screwball website, Flash yelled at her to stop pranking Spider-Man. He also revealed that he wrote a blog about him.
