Firestorm (comics)
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Firestorm
Art by Yidiray Cinar |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | (March 1978) |
| Created by |
Gerry Conway (writer) Al Milgrom (artist) |
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Cover of the first volume of Firestorm, The Nuclear Man (March 1978). Art by Al Milgrom. |
| Series publication information | |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
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| Publication date |
(Firestorm, The Nuclear Man) March – November 1978 (The Fury of Firestorm / Firestorm, the Nuclear Man) June 1982 – August 1990 (Firestorm) July 2004 – June 2007 (The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men) September 2011 – May 2013 |
| Number of issues |
(Firestorm, The Nuclear Man) 5 (The Fury of Firestorm) 100 (Firestorm) 35 The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men 21 |
| Main character(s) | Ronald "Ronnie" Raymond, Martin Stein, Jason Rusch , Jefferson "Jax" Jackson |
Firestorm is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Ronnie Raymond and Martin Stein debuted as the first incarnation in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man No. 1 (March 1978) and was created by Gerry Conway and Al Milgrom. Ronnie Raymond (by himself as the second incarnation) debuted in Firestorm the Nuclear Man vol. 2 No. 100 (August 1990), and was created by John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake. Jason Rusch (as the third incarnation) debuted in Firestorm vol. 3 No. 1, (July 2004), and was created by Dan Jolley and Chris Cross.
The first Firestorm series was short-lived, canceled abruptly in a company-wide cutback (the "DC Implosion") with #5 (the first part of a multiple-issue story) the last to be distributed, and #6 included in Cancelled Comic Cavalcade. Writer Conway added Firestorm to the roster of Justice League of America. This led to a series of 8-page stories in the back of The Flash (with art by George Pérez), and a revival of a monthly Firestorm comic in 1982. The Fury of Firestorm (later called Firestorm: the Nuclear Man) lasted from 1982 until 1990.
Another Firestorm series began in 2004 with a new character, Jason Rusch, in the role after Ronnie Raymond was killed off in the pages of Identity Crisis. Rusch was poorly received and his book canceled after 30 issues and the Ronnie Raymond Firestorm was resurrected in the pages of Blackest Night.
Yet another Firestorm title was launched in 2011. Starring both Ronnie and his successor, Jason Rusch, it was one of the new titles launched in the wake of DC's Flashpoint crossover event. The series, The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men, was initially written by Gail Simone and Ethan Van Sciver and drawn by Yildiray Cinar.Joe Harris replaced Simone starting in Issue 7, while co-writer Van Sciver also provided the art for Issues 7 and 8 before Yildiray returned. Veteran writer/artist Dan Jurgens took over the series with issue #13 in 2012, until the series' end with issue #20 in 2013.
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