Firestorm #1 is an issue of the series Firestorm (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1978. It was published on December 6, 1977.
Synopsis for "Make Way for Firestorm!"
Ronnie Raymond is a young, athletic high school student who has just transferred to Bradley High School. He meets the attractive Doreen Day, and immediately crosses swords with the school's resident super-genius, Cliff Carmichael
Appearing in "Make Way for Firestorm!"
Featured Characters:
- Firestorm (Ronnie Raymond) (First appearance) (Origin)
- Martin Stein (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Cliff Carmichael (First appearance)
- Doreen Day (First appearance)
Villains:
- Danton Black (First appearance)
- Eddie Earhart (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Clark Kent (Cameo)
Locations:
- New York
- Westchester County
- Hudson Nuclear Power Plant (First appearance)
- New York City
- Manhattan
- Bradley High School (First appearance)
- Statue of Liberty
- Manhattan
- Westchester County
Items:
Vehicles:
Notes
- Reprinted in Firestorm the Nuclear Man.
- The actual title for this comic book series is Firestorm - The Nuclear Man.
- 1st appearance of all characters.
- Firestorm's origin is also recapped in:
Trivia
- Superman makes a one-panel cameo appearance as Clark Kent.
- This issue features Volume 77, issue 49 of the Daily Planet Extra (December 5th 1977).
- The on sale date was taken from various in-house advertisements that appeared in comics (including Wonder Woman #240 and Batman #295). Per Volume 77, issue 48 of the Daily Planet Extra (November 28th 1977), this issue was released the week of December 5th, 1977.
- This comic book contains advertisements for the following products:
- — Hostess Cup Cakes – Batman and Sable Lady
- — DL Clark – Clark Bar candy selection
- — Slim Jim beef snacks(featuring Dracula)
- — Unicorn House – Super Sea Monkeys
- — DC Comics – Shazam, Steel and Wonder Woman comic books
- — Olympic Musclebuilders lesson coupon
- — DC Comics – Superman vs. Muhammad Ali
- — Mike Marvel – Strong Arms weight lifting advertisement
- — DC Comics – Super-Spectacular Disasters 1978 calandar
- — Lucky Products – 100 piece toy soldier footlocker
See Also
Links and References
- Firestorm #1 entry at the Grand Comics Database
- Firestorm #1 entry at CBDB
- Firestorm biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe