10 Most Iconic Superhero Symbols

10. The Flash

A good symbol should be something that anyone can make even a crude drawing of at a moment's notice. Not only does this help its iconic nature, but obviously it makes it easier to draw several dozen times every issue. The easier a time you can make for your comic artist, the better off you'll ultimately be.

With that said, the symbol of The Flash is about as bone simple as you can get for one of these things. It's just a white circle with a lightning bolt emblazoned in the center.

It hearkens back to the lightning bolt symbol used by the Jay Garrett Flash from the Golden Age, but the white circle helps it stand out more. It also gives it a better sense of location on the suit, rather than it just floating there in the negative space of red like on the Golden Age outfit.

The Flash's outfit has mostly remained unchanged over the years, and a key pillar behind its success has to be the symbol.