Publishers / DC / The Fury of Firestorm (1982) / #55
55January 1987
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP

The Fury of Firestorm #55

DC · January 1987 · on sale September 9, 1986

First appearance: Leonard DavisFirst appearance: Jack Sawyer2 variantsStoryline: Legends
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Identification plate

Series
The Fury of Firestorm (DC, 1982 series)
Issue
#55
Publication date
January 1987
Key date
January 1987
On-sale date
September 9, 1986
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 Leonard Davis - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Cosmic Boy Didn't Have a Chance... Does Firestorm?cover1pencils: Joe Brozowski; inks: Bruce PattersonBrimstone, Cosmic Boy, Firestorm, Rokk Krinn, Ronnie Raymond, Martin Stein
1The Stench of Brimstonecomic story22script: John Ostrander; pencils: Joe Brozowski; inks: Steve Mitchell; colors: Shelley Eiber; letters: Carrie SpiegleBrimstone, Cosmic Boy, Darkseid, Leonard Davis First, Ralph Dibny, The Elongated Man, Firestorm, Glorious Godfrey, Gypsy, Hank Hall, Hawk, Hank Heywood III, J'Onn J'Onzz, Rokk Krinn
2At Last! The Greatest Hero in Comics by the Greatest Talent in Comics!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Byrne, Jerry Ordway; inks: John Byrne, Jerry Ordway
4What Has Matt Wagner Done to the Demon?promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Art Nichols
5-letters page2script: Barbara Randall

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893167501
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893167501

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Hawkman #61987On eBay ›
Legends: The Collection #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-095-X		1993On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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