Panel Discussion: Flash's Apartment

I love this panel from Flash #107 (1959).

The concept of Flash maintaining a swinging bachelor pad as the Flash is just too cool. It's not just an efficiency apartment with spartan decoration, either, judging from this shot. My man Flash actually has tricked out the place somewhat! This is clearly a great place the Scarlet Speedster can use to, uh, "meet with people" and not let on he's Barry Allen.

I like to imagine that somewhere in the place is an end table or a counter that has all sorts of junk mail piled up. Do you think Flash has a bunch of Publishers Clearing House envelopes lying around?

Does he pay cash each month for the joint, or does he drop a check off in the rent box? Maybe there's a crusty landlord that exchanges a gruff "Humph," each time he sees Flash in the halls. I hope Flash tries to at least be social. Does he bring a covered dish to the monthly tenants' barbecue? Does he participate in the apartment's renters' association?

All in all, I have to think he'd be a great neighbor to have over for pizza and a cold one on a football Sunday...as long as he didn't continually avoid returning the favor with the old "Got to go fight crime" routine.