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4August-September 1978
$0.35

Firestorm #4

DC · August-September 1978 · on sale 1978-05-09

First appearance: The Hyena1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Firestorm (DC, 1978 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
August-September 1978
Key date
1978-08-00
On-sale date
1978-05-09
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0709893114209
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The Hyena - 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 WoodSummer Day, Firestorm, The Hyena First, Ronnie Raymond, Martin Stein
1When Laughs the Hyena!comic story17script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Jack Abel; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Clem RobinsCliff Carmichael, Doreen Day, Summer Day, Firestorm, Crystal Frost, The Hyena First, Killer Frost, Ed Raymond, Ronnie Raymond, Martin Stein
2-letters page1script: JCH
3Volume 78 Issue 19 - Week of May 8, 1978in-house column1script: Bob Rozakis; editing: Bob Rozakis

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

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