History: Linda was a television reporter who started covering stories of the Flash. Although she initially saw him as a glory-seeker and disliked him she came to see potential in him. They started dating, and were eventually married.

(Flash II #40) - Tina and Jerry McGee were working on their artificial intelligence project when they got a call from Wally. His friend Linda Park had seemingly been possessed by the ghost of an Irish bard named Seamus O’Relkig, and he needed them to look through university employment records to find out the current address of Al Desmond, the former Dr. Alchemy, since he was the only expert in magic that Wally knew of. Mason made Linda some cocoa and she thanked him again for looking after her. The next day Wally and Linda approached Desmond’s crumbling home in Morningside Heights when O’Relkig took possession of Linda, and he came on strong to Wally, telling him Linda fancied him and they could make love. Wally was having none of it, and was relieved when Linda regained control of herself. They met with the disheveled Desmond, who was disheveled and intensely working on a lab project. Wally didn’t realize he wasn’t talking to Albert, he was talking to evil “psychic twin” Alvin who’d learned they were coming over and had tied up Albert Desmond and locked him in the closet. Alvin told them he was furtively trying to transmute elements, but found it impossible without the Philosopher’s Stone. He believed Linda’s story of possession, saying psychic energy like what he shared with his “twin” was similar to the spiritual energy that would explain a ghost. He used an instrument of his own invention that detected energy pouring off Linda, and started getting handsy with her. She yelled at him to back off, and he disappeared into another room. Linda was furious at Wally for taking her to see a madman, and Wally changed into Flash, hoping to shake some sense into Desmond. Desmond emerged from the other room as Dr. Alchemy, armed with his Philosopher’s Stone, and tried to kill Flash, first by turning him into chalk, and then by turning everything in sight into boiling steam. Flash tossed lab equipment ta him, distracting Alchemy, and giving him time to run behind him and knock him out. Flash found the captive Albert and freed him. Albert bemoaned that anytime his life got on track Alvin showed up and ruined everything. Flash tried to reassure him that with Alvin going to jail his troubles would be over.

(Flash II #41) - Linda’s morning talk show was supposed to feature Albert Desmond talking about his life as a reformed supervillain with Flash as another guest to give his perspective. Desmond no-showed, and Linda was fuming. The network was about to bump her show to cover a hostage situation when Flash came up with the idea of handling the situation live on Linda’s show. He zipped back and forth between the station and the hostage standoff, bringing police Lt. Cleveland and the hostages in for interviews with Linda before disarming the hostage-taker Wilfred Petty and bringing him in. He said his sister had been turned to solid gold during a bank robbery, causing him to snap and decide to kill his tax attorney Benjamin Harrison Hughes. Flash suspected Dr. Alchemy, and he and Linda went to check in on him in prison. The only thing in Desmond’s jail cell was a salt figure, and O’Relkig possessed Linda, informing Flash that the salt figure was never alive. Flash wasn’t convinced, fearing Albert had gone rogue again and killed Alvin, so he called up Tina McGee, who said there was something fishy about the whole “psychic twin” business. Tina tried to tell Flash there was something wrong with the A.I. project, and everyone around her seemed to be turning into a stranger, but Flash brushed her off. Flash decided to call up Harrison, asking if he could help with his tax situation. Harrison said Flash’s taxes might be a bit too much for him to handle, but Flash insisted he’d be fine. Flash asked Linda if he could talk to Seamus, who took over her body and led Flash straight to Dr. Alchemy. Alchemy turned the road under Flash to tar, and then the air around him to stone, crushing him. Albert Desmond, having once again taken the identity of Mr. Element, freed Flash with his element gun. He fought Alchemy, but was overwhelmed, with Dr. Alchemy proclaiming that he didn’t just use the Philosopher’s Stone, he was the stone. Flash realized that when Albert reformed a part of him missed his old ways, and the Philosopher’s Stone responded by creating Alvin Desmond. No jail could hold him because the Stone could just let him crumble to dust and create a new Alvin elsewhere. Mr. Element reconciled himself with his darker instincts and wrested the Stone away from Dr. Alchemy, who in a flash of light was turned into the concrete from which the Stone last created him. Albert used the Philosopher’s Stone to return the teller Alchemy had turned to gold to normal. She hugged Albert, and Flash said he’d really proved he could be a hero.

(Impulse #10, 11) - Linda, XS, Jay Garrick, Johnny Quick and Iris Allen and visited Max Mercury in the hospital. Savitar's avatars attacked them, but the speedsters powers returned and they defeated the avatars. Quick, Jay and Max went to confront Savitar while XS stayed behind to protect Linda and Iris. Iris screamed at Iris for refusing to help with her knowledge of present events for fear of altering the future, and reminded her people altered the future just by existing in the present. Iris agreed with Linda's argument, and confessed she had advice to offer.

(DC Universe Holiday Bash #1) - Linda told Flash all she wanted for Christmas was to know he listened to her and wasn’t continually distracted by supervillains and alien invasions. To her genuine surprise Flash got her a disgusting multi-colored sweater for the holiday, telling her that it was the clothing a mannequin as modeling when he asked him to pay attention.

(Flash II #130) - Flash took Linda to India to witness a beautiful sunset for her birthday.

(Flash II #131-133) - Linda served snacks to Impulse, Jay Garrick, Max Mercury and Flash while they came up with a battle plan to defeat the Suit. While the heroes defeated the villain Mirror Master broke into Linda's home and sent her to a mirror dimension where time ran backwards. He knew she'd soon disappear from Flash's life, but Flash returned in time to defeat him and force him to return Linda to normal.

(JLA #18) - Linda was at a press conference in Washington covering President Julian September, who’d warped the laws of probability with his engine of chance to attain the office. Seven supervillains tried to kidnap him, but the JLA foiled him.

(Flash II #139-141) - Linda, Flash, Max Mercury, Impulse, Jay Garrick, and Jesse Quick celebrated Iris Allen's wedding anniversary. Linda planned a date with Flash at the Flash Museum later that night, and unknown to her Flash planned to propose to her. Max took pictures at the party and saw a black shadow behind Flash. He recognized it from pictures he had of Flash Barry Allen and Johnny Quick before they died. It was Black Flash, the aspect death took when it claimed speedsters. Max and Jesse interrupted Flash after a fight with Weather Wizard and let him know about the situation. They hoped that by delaying him from meeting Linda they'd saved his life, but the Black Flash claimed Linda and took her into the Speed Force. The world thought Linda was dead and Flash held a funeral for her. A month later Flash learned she was still alive and brought her back from the Speed Force, took her to Paris and proposed. Linda accepted.

(Flash III #162) - Linda, Flash and Billy Batson attended the American Broadcasters Expo where Linda was introduced as the newest voice on Global Satellite News. She was peeved that she was introduced as Linda Flash. Linda and Billy went to a Ken Blackwell speech. "Blackwell" was actually a demonic simulacrum created by Felix Faust that implanted a post-hypnotic suggestion in the audience. The next day Linda and Billy went to the airport, and Billy learned his flight was rescheduled to 6:57. When Linda and Billy heard "6:57" the hypnotic suggestion was activated and they incanted a spell that turned the airport temporarily into a dark ages castle. Felix chose 6:57 because that was when the new Golden Spike Network was scheduled to go on air, and when the announcers announced the time the nation would incant the spell, turning America into a medieval land. Flash and Captain Marvel foiled Faust by taking Spike off-air.

(Flash III #163) - Flash and Linda discussed how they'd make their marriage work in the long-term with both of them constantly called away to work. Flash promised Linda that at the end of the day he'd always be there for her. The Turtle sent them a marriage present, a bomb disguised as turtle doves, and Flash disposed of it.

(Flash II #170) - Linda attended the Keystone Combines hockey play-offs with her husband, but Wally had to leave the game to go into action as Flash.

(JLA #51,53, 54) - The Cathexis unleashed the sentient energy Id on Earth, which transformed wishes into reality, causing havoc all over Earth. When Superman wished he could separate his superhero and private lives the Id split him, Flash and the other members of the JLA with secret identities in two. Linda Park was not happy with the laid back Wally West as her husband, and said she wanted the man she married back. The JLA captured Id an recombined their identities, and Linda was happy again.

(Flash II #171-173) - Linda got a brief interview from Keith Kenyon, Keystone union commissioner. When she questioned him about his shady methods and business associates he attacked her for not doing more reporting about the difficult lives of the union workers. Linda determined to dig deeper into Kenyon’s background. When the Children of Cicada kidnapped Flash she tried calling Jesse Quick and Flash I to help him, but couldn’t get a hold of them. The Children followed Linda home and planted a bomb in her house. The bomb destroyed Linda and Wally’s house, but Jesse Quick saved her from the explosion at the last minute. Flash defeated the Children and asked Linda if she’d be okay with moving away from the suburbs and into the heart of Keystone City. She agreed, and jokingly told him she’d never liked their old house anyway.

(Flash II #174) - Linda and Flash moved into their new apartment in the heart of Keystone. They visited Linda’s parents for dinner, and Flash told Linda that her father made him uncomfortable when he asked questions about his superhero career. Linda asked Flash to talk to her father about his life for a change. The dinner was interrupted when Flash had to leave to stop Tar Pit from spoiling a Keystone Combines play-off game.

(Flash II #175, 176) - Linda and Flash attended the funeral of officer Julie Jackam, one of Flash's old girlfriends. Officer Chyre told Flash about his suspicion that Flash was Josh Jackam’s father. Linda and Flash didn’t have much time to cope with this possibility before they learned the truth, Weather Wizard was Josh’s father, and he tried to steal away his son. Linda helped keep Josh away from Weather Wizard long enough for Flash and Detective Morillo to apprehend the villain.

(Flash: Our Worlds at War #1) - Linda participated in the Keystone metal and rubber drive. The collected materials were used to build the Tunnel, a device that used Flash’s speed to defeat the Parademons attacking Earth.

(Flash: Iron Heights) - Linda watched some football with Flash and Pied Piper, but their quality time was interrupted when the heroes were called away to Iron Heights penitentiary. Flash called Linda to tell her that Murmur's frenzy virus had been released on the population of Iron Heights, and Linda wanted to report the story. She and Flash argued over whether or not the story would start a panic, and after swallowing her pride she decided to keep mum about the story and let Flash deal with the virus. After Flash took care of the frenzy virus Linda told him she didn’t want to have any more arguments like the one they’d just had, and she quit her job as a newswoman.

(Flash Secret Files #3) - From his computer network Thinker watched the citizens of Keystone, including Linda, going about their lives.

(Flash II #178) - Linda decided she wanted to help people like her husband did, so she enrolled in Central City Medical School. Flash completely supported her decision to change careers and dropped her off on her first day of school.

(Flash II #179) - Linda started her pediatric medicine classes, and her fellow student Cliff paid particular attention to her, but she blew him off. Flash took her from the classroom when he learned Pied Piper had been arrested for his parents murder. They visited him in Keystone City Jail, and Piper told him he honestly didn’t know if he was guilty.

(Flash II #180) - Linda made friends with Cyborg, Flash’s old teammate and a recent Keystone City transplant. Their lunch was interrupted when Peek-A-Boo attacked Central City Medical School and stole a kidney. Flash and Cyborg teamed up to arrest her.

(Flash II #181) - After cutting off a phone call from Cliff, Linda spent Christmas Eve with Flash and Iris Allen, who’d returned from the future to care for Josh Jackam, who’d one day be a great hero.

(JLA #61) - Flash only had time to give his wife a quick peck before running off to join the JLA in fighting mythic monsters awakon by Abra Kadabra.

(Flash III #183) - Linda, Iris and Flash visited the Garricks. Flash Jay Garrick told them Joan had been diagnosed with leukemia after Fallout’s attack on Keystone City.

(Flash II #184, 185, 187, 188) - The Thinker took over most of the minds of Keystone City, including Linda Park. Flash defeated the Thinker, breaking his control over Keystone. Tina and Jerry McGee gave Linda a check-up to make sure there were no side effects from the Thinker’s attack. She was fine, but they let her know she was pregnant.

(Flash II #189) - Flash wanted to check up on their friends hurt by the Rogues and spread the news that they were going to be parents. Linda told him it was too early to tell people, and asked him to stay quiet for the time being.

(Flash II #191) - Linda told Cliff they’d been spending too much time together as study buddies and worried he had a crush on her. He revealed himself as Flash’s old enemy Brother Grimm, told Linda he was in love with her, and demanded she be his princess. Flash and Hawkman defeated Grimm, returning him to his home dimension of Eastwind.

(Flash II #192) - Linda and Flash discussed their future together as parents when Flash was called away to deal with a break-in at Iron Heights.

(Flash II #194) - Linda, Chyre and Morillo staid at Hunter Zolomon’s bedside until he regained consciousness after he was brutally attacked by Gorilla Grodd.

(Flash II #195) - Linda was concerned about her pregnancy, and asked Tina McGee to run more tests on her. She was doing fine, the reason she felt something was off was because she was going to have twins.

(Flash II #196) - Linda was injured during a battle between Flash and Peek-A-Boo. Peek-A-Boo took Linda to get medical treatment and turned herself in. Linda told Flash she was ready to announce her pregnancy to their friends.

(Flash II #198-200) - Linda and Flash announced to Iris West, Flash Jay Garrick, Joan Garrick and Impulse that they were going to be parents. The Flashes were called away to deal with a collapsing building, and Linda was confronted by Zoom. He dragged her in front of Flash and unleashed a sonic boom on her that led to her hospitalization. Because of the attack Linda miscarried. Flash took down Zoom but blamed Linda’s attack on his public identity, so the Spectre made the world forget that Wally was the Flash. Wally and Linda both forgot about the Flash and lived life as a normal married couple.

(JLA #88) - The Burning needed fire and chaos to reproduce, and the JLA stood in his way, so in order to distract them he sent out mental waves that would make people attack the JLA’s loved ones on sight. Flash saved Linda from a woman that tried to run her over.

(Flash II #201, 202, 205, 206) - Linda started recovering from her miscarriage, but she blamed Flash for her being caught in a battle between him and Zoom. Wally took a graveyard shift job as KCPD car mechanic, and the couple’s lack of time together started to wear on Linda. Wally was caught in a massive pile-up, but was miraculously unhurt. He told her he thought the Flash was involved, but she didn’t want to hear Flash’s name. Wally remembered he was Flash and went back into action. Linda went to see Iris Allen because she was distraught by the Flash’s return. Later Linda and Wally talked, and she told him she was having a hard time breaking the news of her miscarriage to her parents. Wally promise her they’d get through their rough patch. Wally revealed to her that he was the Flash ad that he’d unintentionally erased her memory of his identity. She stopped blaming Flash for what happened to her, but left him so she could sort through her feelings.

(Flash II #216, 217) - Linda surprised Flash by reuniting with him in public to ask for an interview. She’d finished sorting out her thoughts, and decided to take advantage of Flash once again having a secret identity to resume her journalism career, knowing people would no longer think her prejudiced because she was a superhero’s wife. They had lunch in Paris and caught up.

(Flash II #219) - Zoom broke out of Iron Heights, and Linda volunteered to cover the story. She told Flash she wasn’t going to let what Zoom did to her keep her from doing her job.

(Flash II #1/2) - While covering Goldface’s expansion of Union 242 Linda was confronted by Zoom. He warned her that he wasn’t done tormenting her.

(Flash II #220) - Flash and Linda went to a Keystone Combines game. They went to the doctor to see if Linda had recovered fully from Zoom’s attack, but the doctor told them she still couldn’t have children.

(Flash II #222-225) - Flash left Pied Piper in Linda’s care after his mind was fractured by the Top. Zoom left his wife Ashley Zolomon with Linda and told the two of them to talk while he tested the Flash. Linda started experiencing stomach pains an Ashley rushed her to the hospital. Flash and Zoom were fighting in the past, and Flash knocked Zoom into the path of his own past self just as his past self unleashed a sonic boom on Linda. Zoom took the brunt of the hit, causing a ripple in time that undid Linda’s miscarriage and made Linda pregnant again in the present. Immediately after her spontaneous conception she gave birth to twins.

(JLA #116, 117) - Former members of the Secret Society of Super-Villains who’d had their minds altered years ago by the JLA because they knew the secret identities of everyone in the JLA had their memories restored by Despero. The JLA knew the villains were going to target their loved ones, so Flash checked in on Linda to make sure she was okay.

(Flash II #227, 229, 230) – Linda’s parents wanted to see their grandchildren have spiritual leadership, so they invited Linda and Wally to the opening of a new church. During the final phase of the church’s construction a number of accidents occurred, and Flash kept anyone from getting hurt. The church was run by Vandal Savage, who used the Summoner to pull an asteroid from orbit and set it on a collision course with Earth. She feared her parents, who fanatically followed the church, would go to join Savage, so she faked an illness to keep them near her. Flash defeated Savage and told Linda he’d be retiring soon to spend more time as a father and husband.

(Batman I #672) - Vickie Vale, Linda Park, Lia Briggs and Tawny Young’s latest episode of The Scene focused on the relationship between Gotham’s most eligible bachelor Bruce Wayne and Jezebel Jet. Tabloid Gotham Noir suggested that Bruce was going to propose to her when they were set to raise money for charity by basejumping. The show annoyed Vicki, and when her co-hosts asked what was on her mind she tersely said she hoped Bruce was happy and wanted to move on to the next story.

(Titans II #11) - The Titans decided to take some time off from each other at Beast Boy’s suggestion. Flash spent quality time with his Linda, Jai and Iris getting pancakes.

(Titans II #23) - Flash visited Red Arrow, who’d lost an arm and nearly his life in a fight with Prometheus. The tragedies he’d seen lately didn’t jibe well with his rose-colored view of his early heroic career. He visited Linda, Jai and Iris, and gave his kids a big hug. He thought that as long as he had his family everything would be okay.

Comments: Created by William Messner-Loebs & Greg LaRocque

Linda Park receive a profile in Flash Secret Files #1.

Grodd distracted Flash with an image of Linda as a dead woman in Flash II #193.

Flash II #203 had a flashback of Linda’s appearance in Flash II #199.

Linda had a cameo in Flash II #207.

A wedding portrait of Linda was shown in her parents penthouse in Flash II #209.

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