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88August 1989
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Firestorm the Nuclear Man #88

DC · August 1989 · on sale 1989-06-15

First appearance: Alan WindsorFirst appearance: Rodney HawkinsFirst appearance: Maser1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Firestorm the Nuclear Man (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#88
Publication date
August 1989
Key date
1989-08-00
On-sale date
1989-06-15
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 of Alan Windsor - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Tom Mandrake; inks: Tom MandrakeFirestorm
2Meltdowncomic story22script: John Ostrander; pencils: Tom Mandrake; inks: Tom Mandrake; colors: Nansi Hoolahan; letters: Duncan AndrewsFirehawk, Firestorm, Rodney Hawkins First, Hal Jordan, Dr. Simon LaGrieve, Maser First, Doctor Moon, Lorraine Reilly, General Avery Sunderland, Alan Windsor First
12We're Fighting for Your Lifepublic service announcement0.03letters: typeset
13-letters page2script: Dan Raspler

Plus 10.97 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07098931675108

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Series context

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Sources

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