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Warning! Spoilers ahead for Superman: Lost #3!Move over Flash, because Superman's newest ally has the Scarlet Speedster absolutely beat in speed. A wayward Clark Kent hitches a ride from a race of aliens that makes Barry Allen look absolutely pathetic.

In Superman: Lost #3 by Christopher Priest and Carlo Pagulayan, Clark is still trying to make his way home after he wound up stranded in another part of the universe after traveling through a singularity. After seven months of travel, Superman has crossed 22 billion kilometers, but unfortunately, his personal survival kit informs him that he's still nearly 9.5 trillion kilometers away from reaching Earth.

However, just when hope begins to slip, Superman encounters a wild pack of space dolphins and recalls that they are capable of post-light speeds. Clark hitches a ride with the pack and discovers that they're traveling at well over ten times the speed of light. Superman theorizes that the animals must also utilize a system of black holes as they've been to Earth before. Thankfully, the dolphins get Clark close enough to a yellow star and help restore him to his full power.

When it comes to speed in the DC Universe, two people have everyone beat. The Flash and Superman. Barry Allen is connected to the Speed Force, a living energy that empowers every speedster. Clark, on the other hand, is a Kryptonian and his body has developed an array of powers thanks to the Earth's yellow sun, including super speed. The two have debated over their speeds and even competed in races multiple times to see who beats who. But more often than not, it's Barry or Wally West who usually takes home the title of Fastest Man Alive.

Unfortunately for Superman, he's as far from any Flash as he could possibly be. But even if Clark had a Scarlet Speedster by his side, it wouldn't do him any good in the cold vacuum of space. Thankfully, the space dolphins aren't just adorable as hell, they're some of the fastest beings in the galaxy. Not only can they travel several times the speed of light, but according to Superman, they can quickly zip to anywhere in the universe thanks to their black hole shortcuts. Flash might be the fastest superhero, but these cosmic mammals give him a run for his money.

Granted, the Flashes are capable of going faster than the speed as well, arguably faster than the space dolphins. But Barry, Wally, and every other speedster's power all come from the Speed Force. As far as readers are aware, the impressive speeds of the space dolphins are all-natural, no Speed Force enhancement required. Barry might be able to cross universes and travel through time. But when it comes to pure, raw speed, the space dolphins Clark befriends seem to have a natural talent the speedster just can't match. Fans can see Clark's quick, new allies in Superman: Lost #3, on sale now.

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