The Fury of Firestorm #42 [Direct]
(December 1985)

DC, 1982 Series
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Price
0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.35 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1985-08-13
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Janice Race (credited) (editor); Tom Condon (credited) (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from DC Releases #19.
This issue has variants:

The All-New Firehawk Meets Wonder Girl! (Table of Contents)

Firestorm / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rafael Kayanan (signed as Kayanan)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed as Giordano)
Colors
Nansi Hoolahan (sourced)
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Firehawk [Lorraine Reilly]; Dan Hunter (inset); Tomahawk [Tom Hawk] (inset); Donna Troy; Wonder Girl
Synopsis
Firehawk and Wonder Girl are flying over New York City.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The cover sports the Crisis on Infinite Earths cross-over trade dress.

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Not for Sunday Drivers! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Monogram Models, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Long Night's Journey into Day (Table of Contents: 2)

Firehawk / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway (credited)
Pencils
Rafael Kayanan (credited)
Inks
Ian Akin (credited as Akin); Brian Garvey (credited as Garvey)
Colors
Nansi Hoolahan (credited)
Letters
Carrie Spiegle (credited)
Job Number
G-2140
Genre
superhero
Characters
Firehawk [Lorraine Reilly]; Dan Hunter; Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Donna Troy; George Washington; Wonder Girl; giant octopus; Mrs. Reilly (in flashback); Bill; Ned; Dr. Wiles; British Army; Colonial Army
Synopsis
Because of Crisis time disruptions, Firehawk and Wonder Girl end up in 1776 and help fight the British forces.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover; references Crisis on Infinite #8.
Firestorm doesn't appear in the story.
New costume for Firehawk.

The A-Maze-Ing Oreo! Chocolate Sandwich Cookie (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Nabisco cookies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Newtons Fruit Chewy Mix-Up! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Nabisco cookies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[1985-1986 NBC Saturday Mornings] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

NBC TV Network / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Glow in the Dark Posters (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Pineapple Kids Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Nuclear Reactions / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway (credited)
Letters
typeset
Job Number
L-2111
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Welcome back. Last issue we didn't have room...

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Willie Holmes, Kevin T. Brown, Ken Kristensen, John C. Bunnell, and Maurice Watkins.
Second page also has a promotional advertisement for Who's Who and Teen Titans.

DC's Deluxe Books (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Kids Just Want to Have Fun! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

CBS TV Network / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Join the Mask Team and Discover the Illusion. (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

MASK / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The All-New Firehawk Meets Wonder Girl!
    Firestorm
  2. 1. Not for Sunday Drivers!
    Monogram Models, Inc.
  3. 2. A Long Night's Journey into Day
    Firehawk
  4. 3. The A-Maze-Ing Oreo! Chocolate Sandwich Cookie
    Nabisco cookies
  5. 4. Newtons Fruit Chewy Mix-Up!
    Nabisco cookies
  6. 5. [1985-1986 NBC Saturday Mornings]
    NBC TV Network
  7. 6. Glow in the Dark Posters
    Pineapple Kids Club
  8. 7. Write Right Now!
  9. 8. ["Welcome back. Last issue we didn't have room..."]
    Nuclear Reactions
  10. 9. DC's Deluxe Books
    DC Comics
  11. 10. Kids Just Want to Have Fun!
    CBS TV Network
  12. 11. Join the Mask Team and Discover the Illusion.
    MASK
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  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
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  • Vik-Thor Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
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