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Publishers / DC / Firestorm the Nuclear Man (1987) / #86
86June 1989
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP

Firestorm the Nuclear Man #86

DC · June 1989 · on sale April 13, 1989

First appearance (cover): Firestorm1 variantStoryline: The Janus Directive
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Identification plate

Series
Firestorm the Nuclear Man (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#86
Publication date
June 1989
Key date
June 1989
On-sale date
April 13, 1989
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Firestorm - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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
0The Janus Directive, Part 7 of 11cover1pencils: Tom Mandrake; inks: Tom MandrakeFirestorm First
1Home Fires Burningcomic story22script: John Ostrander; pencils: Tom Mandrake; inks: Tom Mandrake; colors: Nansi Hoolahan; letters: Duncan AndrewsFirehawk, Firestorm First, Rudy Jones, Parasite, Lorraine Reilly, Martin Stein
2-letters page1.5script: Dan Raspler; pencils: Tom Mandrake; inks: Tom Mandrake
3The Unknown Soldiertext article0.25script: Denny O'Neil

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07098931675106

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Janus Directive
ISBN 978-1-4012-6261-7		2016On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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