Publishers / DC / The Fury of Firestorm (1982) / #41
41November 1985
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.35 GBP

The Fury of Firestorm #41

DC · November 1985 · on sale 1985-07-09

First appearance: Hugo HammerFirst appearance: Stu SchwabFirst appearance: Wendy Olsen2 variantsStoryline: Crisis on Infinite Earths
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Identification plate

Series
The Fury of Firestorm (DC, 1982 series)
Issue
#41
Publication date
November 1985
Key date
1985-11-00
On-sale date
1985-07-09
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 Hugo Hammer - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Enter: Harbinger!cover1pencils: Rafael Kayanan; inks: Dick Giordano, Rafael Kayanan; colors: Nansi HoolahanFirestorm, Harbinger, Roger Hayden, Lyla Michaels, Psycho-Pirate
1Storm Warningcomic story24script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Rafael Kayanan; inks: Akin, Garvey; colors: Nansi Hoolahan; letters: Duncan AndrewsCliff Carmichael, Doreen Day, Firestorm, Harbinger, Lyla Michaels, The Monitor, Mar Novu, Psycho-Pirate, Hugo Hammer First, Roger Hayden, Wendy Olsen First, Stu Schwab First
2-letters page1script: Gerry Conway
3-in-house column1script: Dick Giordano, Arnaldo Lopez Jr.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893167511
Canadianprice 0.95 CAD; barcode 0709893167511

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion Deluxe Edition #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-7459-7		2019On eBay ›
DC Finest: Events: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-79950-304-0		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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