Publishers / DC / The Fury of Firestorm (1982) / #8
8January 1983
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

The Fury of Firestorm #8

DC · January 1983 · on sale 1982-09-14

First appearance: TyphoonFirst appearance: David DrakeOrigin: David Drake2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Fury of Firestorm (DC, 1982 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
January 1983
Key date
1983-01-00
On-sale date
1982-09-14
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

Origin story on record for: David Drake, Typhoon.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Typhoon!cover1pencils: Pat Broderick; inks: Dick GiordanoFirestorm, David Drake First, Typhoon First
1Typhoon Warningcomic story23script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Jerome Moore; inks: Rodin Rodriguez; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Adam KubertCliff Carmichael, Doreen Day, Firestorm, David Drake First, Typhoon First
4-letters page2script: Gerry Conway

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0709893167501
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0709893167501

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Series context

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Sources

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