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1March 1978
$0.35

Firestorm #1

DC · March 1978 · on sale 1977-12-06

First appearance: FirestormFirst appearance: Ronnie RaymondFirst appearance: Martin Stein1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Firestorm (DC, 1978 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
March 1978
Key date
1978-03-00
On-sale date
1977-12-06
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0709893114203
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Firestorm - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Ronnie Raymond - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Martin Stein - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Doreen Day - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Danton Black - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Cliff Carmichael - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Ed Raymond - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Dr. Wallace Hapgood - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Eddie Earhart - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: John Workman, Gaspar SaladinoFirestorm First, Ronnie Raymond First, Martin Stein First
2Make Way for Firestorm!comic story18script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Klaus Janson, Joe Rubinstein; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Todd KleinFirestorm First, Danton Black First, Cliff Carmichael First, Doreen Day First, Eddie Earhart First, Dr. Wallace Hapgood First, Clark Kent, Ed Raymond First, Ronnie Raymond First, Martin Stein First
3Volume 77 Issue 49 - Week of December 5, 1977in-house column1editing: Bob Rozakis

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Firestorm: The Nuclear Man #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-3183-5		2011On eBay ›
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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q87827951 (Martin Stein), first-appearance property (CC0)

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