Firestorm Vol 2 81

Part of the Invasion! event
Firestorm (Vol. 2) #81
Previous Issue	Firestorm (Vol. 2) #80
Next Issue	Firestorm (Vol. 2) #82
Art by: Tom Grindberg
Cover Date	March, 1989
Issue Details
Publisher	DC Comics
Country	USA

1. "Warbonds"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	John Ostrander
Penciler(s)	Tom Grindberg
Inker(s)	Arne Starr Sam De La Rosa
Letterer(s)	Duncan Andrews
Editor(s)	Dennis O'Neil Dan Raspler

Appearing in "Warbonds"

Featured Characters:

•  Firestorm (Martin Stein) 

• Mikhail Arkadin
• Ronald Raymond

Supporting Characters:

• Soyuz

• Firebird
• Morozko
• Perun
• Rusalka
• Vikhor

• Firehawk

Adversaries:

• Stalnoivolk

Other Characters:

•  Hal Jordan 
• Irena Arkadin
• Josef Stalin (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Major Zastrow (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Nina Arkadin
• Sofia Arkadin

Locations:

• New York City
• Soviet Union

Items:

• Gene Bomb

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "Warbonds"

• Synopsis not yet written

Notes

• This issue is an Invasion! Aftermath tie-in extra, taking place in between Invasion! #2 and Invasion! #3. After the conclusion of the war in the second issue, these deal with the rest of the story right before the conclusion in the final issue where the Dominators unleash the Gene Bomb.

Recommended Reading

• Firestorm

• Firestorm (Volume 1)
• Flash (Volume 1) #289-#304
• Firestorm (Volume 2)
• Justice League of America Vol 1 179-225, Annual 2
• Extreme Justice

• JLA Vol 1 69-82
• Identity Crisis #5
• Firestorm (Volume 3)
• Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men (Volume 1)

Links and References

• Firestorm (comics) at Wikipedia.org
• Firestorm Fansite
• Firestorm profile by Alan Kistler
• Invasion! at Wikipedia.org
• Invasion! at the DCU Guide
• Invasion! at DC Indexes
• Invasion! at Arkhampedia

References

Invasion! Crossover The events from this issue or series are related to Invasion!, during which an Alien Alliance led by the hostile super-scientist Dominators invades the Earth in an attempt to exterminate humanity. They wish to eliminate the metagene, for fear that the unpredictable nature of earthlings could destroy them in the future. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Invasion! Crossovers category. Core Issues Invasion! #1 • Invasion! #2 • Invasion! #3 First Strike! Adventures of Superman #449 • Animal Man #6 • Captain Atom #24 • Checkmate #11 • Daily Planet Special #1 • Detective Comics #595 • Doom Patrol #17 • Firestorm #80 • Flash #21 • Justice League International #22 • Manhunter #8 • New Guardians #6 • Power of the Atom #7 • Spectre #23 • Starman #5 • Superman #26 • Swamp Thing #81 • Wonder Woman #25 Aftermath Adventures of Superman #450 • Captain Atom #25 • Checkmate #12 • Doom Patrol #18 • Firestorm #81 • Flash #22 • Justice League International #23 • Manhunter #9 • New Guardians #7 • Power of the Atom #8 • Starman #6 • Superman #27 • Wonder Woman #26