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289September 1980
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The Flash #289

DC · September 1980 · on sale 1980-06-11

First appearance: Doctor AlchemyFirst appearance: Alvin DesmondFirst appearance: Fiona WebbOrigin: Firestorm1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Flash (DC, 1959 series)
Issue
#289
Publication date
September 1980
Key date
1980-09-00
On-sale date
1980-06-11
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.50
Pages
36
Barcode
0709893048509
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

Origin story on record for: Firestorm.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Don Heck; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBarry Allen, Albert Desmond, Mister Element, Firestorm, The Flash, Ronnie Raymond, Martin Stein, Alvin Desmond First, Doctor Alchemy First
1The Good... The Bad... And the Unexpected!comic story17script: Cary Bates; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Frank Chiaramonte; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Ben OdaBarry Allen, Albert Desmond, Alvin Desmond First, Doctor Alchemy First, The Flash, Mister Element, Fiona Webb First
3Firestorm Is Back in Town!comic story8script: Gerry Conway; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Ben OdaCliff Carmichael, Doreen Day, Eddie Earhart, Firestorm Origin, Ronnie Raymond, Martin Stein
4-letters page1script: TPS

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.15 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

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