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5October-November 1978
$0.50

Firestorm #5

DC · October-November 1978 · on sale 1978-07-18

First appearance: Chief O'Hara
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Identification plate

Series
Firestorm (DC, 1978 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
October-November 1978
Key date
1978-10-00
On-sale date
1978-07-18
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.50
Pages
44
Barcode
0709893114211
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Chief O'Hara - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: Tatjana WoodDanton Black, Firestorm, Multiplex, Ronnie Raymond, Martin Stein
1Again: Multiplex!comic story25script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Bob McLeod; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Clem RobinsDanton Black, Cliff Carmichael, Doreen Day, Summer Day, Firestorm, Dr. Wallace Hapgood, The Hyena, Multiplex, Ed Raymond, Ronnie Raymond, Martin Stein
3-letters page1script: JCH
4Jenette Kahnin-house column1letters: typeset

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

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

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