Publishers / DC / The Fury of Firestorm (1982) / #23
23May 1984
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.30 GBP

The Fury of Firestorm #23

DC · May 1984 · on sale 1984-01-10

First appearance: Felicity SmoakFirst appearance: ByteFirst appearance: Blythe BonnerOrigin: Blythe Bonner2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Fury of Firestorm (DC, 1982 series)
Issue
#23
Publication date
May 1984
Key date
1984-05-00
On-sale date
1984-01-10
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.30 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

Origin story on record for: Blythe Bonner, Byte.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Byte!cover1pencils: Rafael Kayanan; inks: Dick GiordanoBlythe Bonner First, Byte First, Firestorm
1Bytecomic story23script: Gerry Conway, Carla Conway; pencils: Rafael Kayanan; inks: Rodin Rodriguez; colors: Gafford; letters: Adam KubertBlythe Bonner First, Byte First, Cliff Carmichael, Doreen Day, Firehawk, Firestorm, Lorraine Reilly, Felicity Smoak First
2-in-house column1script: Mindy Newell
3-letters page2script: Gerry Conway

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893167505
Canadianprice 0.95 CAD; barcode 0709893167505

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q121735619 (Byte), first-appearance property (CC0)

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