Publishers / DC / The Fury of Firestorm (1982) / #38
38August 1985
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.35 GBP

The Fury of Firestorm #38

DC · August 1985 · on sale 1985-04-16

First appearance: The WeaselFirst appearance: John Monroe2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Fury of Firestorm (DC, 1982 series)
Issue
#38
Publication date
August 1985
Key date
1985-08-00
On-sale date
1985-04-16
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.35 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Pop Goes the Weasel!cover1pencils: Rafael Kayanan; inks: Rafael KayananJohn Monroe First, Martin Stein, The Weasel First
1Night of the Weaselcomic story23script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Rafael Kayanan; inks: Ian Akin, Brian Garvey; colors: Nansi Hoolahan; letters: Duncan AndrewsFirestorm
2-letters page2script: Gerry Conway
3-in-house column1script: Dick Giordano

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893167508
Canadianprice 0.95 CAD; barcode 0709893167508

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Suicide Squad Case Files #1
ISBN 978-1-77951-075-4
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Sources

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