As you probably already know, the first volume of Firestorm (1978) was cancelled after only five issues. The series was an unfortunate casualty of the so-called DC Implosion. What you may not know is that issue #6 was completely drawn, but never published. The pages for issue #6 resurfaced only once in a volume entitled […]
Posts Tagged ‘Al Milgrom’
Rogues Gallery: Killer Frost part 1
Firestorm’s most well-known rogue is Killer Frost. As a foil for Firestorm, her basic concept is not that surprising — Firestorm is a guy that can generate heat, Killer Frost is a gal that can generate cold. With that said, she has still proven to be an interesting and dangerous adversary for ole match-head. Today […]
Firestorm #1 Transparency
Here is a really strange item I recently picked up on eBay. It’s an acetate transparency of the cover of Firestorm #1 volume I. It’s pictured below on the left, with the final cover of issue #1 on the right. It appears that the transparency was copied directly from the final black-and-white cover artwork. The […]
Firestorm & Iron Man Costume Similarities
In addition to being a fan of Firestorm in the 1980’s, I was also a big fan of Iron Man. I used to play with my Super Powers Firestorm action figure side-by-side with my Secret Wars Iron Man figure. As many kids do, I would also draw pictures of my favorite superheroes. While drawing Firestorm […]
Who’s Who – 1985
Welcome to WHO’S WHO WEEK here at FIRESTORM FAN! I’m breaking my own rules early on by posting five times this week. Each day this week will feature a different Who’s Who entry about Firestorm. Thursday and Friday’s content won’t actually be from Who’s Who, but similar reference material (like Secret Files or the DC […]
