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69March 1988
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Firestorm the Nuclear Man #69

DC · March 1988 · on sale 1987-11-10

First appearance: Serafina ArkadinFirst appearance: The ZuggernautFirst appearance: Matvei Rodor2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Firestorm the Nuclear Man (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#69
Publication date
March 1988
Key date
1988-03-00
On-sale date
1987-11-10
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Death Is the Zuggernaut!cover1pencils: Mark Bright; inks: Dick GiordanoFirestorm, Matvei Rodor First, The Zuggernaut First, Mikhail Arkadin, Ronnie Raymond, Martin Stein
1Back in the U.S.S.R.comic story22script: John Ostrander; pencils: J. J. Birch; inks: Sam de la Rosa; colors: Nansi Hoolahan; letters: Agustin MásNathaniel Adam, Serafina Arkadin First, Aviator First, Batman, Captain Atom, Buck Dare, Doreen Day, Driq, Firestorm, The Flash, Scott Free, Ivan Illyich Gort, Green Lantern, Green Lantern
2-letters page2script: Barbara Randall, Denny O'Neil

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893167503
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893167503

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Series context

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Sources

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