Firestorm #14

(August 2005)

First Days (Table of Contents: 1)

Firestorm / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Stuart Moore

Pencils

Jamal Igle

Inks

Rob Stull

Colors

Chris Sotomayor

Letters

Rob Leigh

Genre

superhero

Characters

Firestorm [Jason Rusch] (first appearance without merging with another person); Firestorm [Martin Stein] (as a ball of energy); Mick Wong; Alvin Rusch; Dr. Julius Hastur (introduction, begins transformation into what will become the Pionic Man); Tokamak (in shadows); Dr. Otaki (introduction, unnamed); Dr. Kennedy (introduction); Dr. Hsu (introduction); Dr. Allen Phaedon (introduction); Dani Sharpe (introduction); unnamed homeless man (introduction, next in issue #16); Dr. Tyler (mentioned)

Synopsis

Jason Rusch is now able to become Firestorm without merging with anyone else. Jason is going to Lowrance University and saves the day as Firestorm when the univerity's proton collider malfunctions. Later, Jason's father has thrown Jason an 18th birthday party. They have a big fight, and Jason moves in with his friend. Jason then gets a summer job at S.T.A.R. Labs. Then an unknown, shadowy figure helps Doctor Hastur as he reconstitutes as a group of pions after the collider accident.

Keywords

S.T.A.R. Labs

Indexer Notes

Jason Rusch's 18th birthday. Jason gets a Summer job at S.T.A.R. Labs.

A Note From the Publisher (Table of Contents: 2)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Paul Levitz

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

Paul Levitz describes some of the things in DC's future, including Countdown to Crisis, and DC Special: The Return of Donna Troy. He also mentions DC's presence on TV screens and movies. He also goes into the reasoning behind changing the DC logo.