Firestorm Vol 2 12

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 * "Who writes your dialogue Bow-Wow breath? Smilin' Stan?"
 * --Firestorm

Summary
Volume: 2 Issue: 12 Month: May Year: 1983

Credits
Head Writer: Gerry Conway Cover Artists: Pat Broderick and Dick Giordano Pencilers: Pat Broderick Inkers: Rodin Rodriguez Colourists: Gene D'Angelo Editors: Gerry Conway

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Firestorm (Ronnie Raymond/Martin Stein)
 * Barry Gleason
 * Clarissa Clement
 * Doreen Day
 * Harry Carew
 * Hyena (Jivan Shi)
 * Hyena (Summer Day)
 * Jefferson Jackson
 * Stella

Locations:
 * New York City
 * Manhattan
 * Bun 'n' Run
 * Concordance Research
 * Eastside Hospital
 * World Trade Center

Items
 * None

First Appearances: Barry Gleason (chief resident of Eastside Hospital) Final Appearances: No final appearances

Synopsis: Summer Day – the Hyena, is falling from the top of the World Trade Center. Firestorm flies downward past her, and transforms the city street below into a river of water allowing the Hyena to land safely. Stein criticizes Ronnie for his poor judgment and the two split into their respective separate entities. Hyena, meanwhile escapes.

Later, Ronnie goes down to Eastside Hospital where he meets chief resident, Dr. Barry Gleason. He speaks with Gleason only briefly, but soon decides that the man is a complete jerk. At Concordance Research, Martin Stein finds a termination notice stapled to the door of his laboratory. Harry Carew invites Stein over to his apartment in the hopes of cheering him up. During the conversation, Harry confesses to prying into Stein’s life by attempting to reconstruct a personal recording he had made. He apologizes to Martin and explains that he once felt that Stein was a threat to his position.

Outside, Clarissa Clement monitors Stein's downfall. She reports to a mysterious stranger who refers to her as Operative Nine.

The second Hyena, Jivan Shi, attacks Dr. Gleason at Eastside Hospital. He wants revenge on Gleason for always treating him as a second-class-citizen. Ronnie and Martin turn into Firestorm and fly to the medical center to help. Firestorm is still a partial were-hyena and finds himself succumbing to raw emotion. He dives into Hyena and the two engage in a brutal physical battle. Despite Firestorm's enhanced prowess, he is no match for the stronger were-creature. Jivan begins tearing into him, scratching and biting into Firestorm's back. Summer Day, the original Hyena shows up and tries to stop Dr. Jivan. Jivan reverts into a completely animalistic state and turns on Summer. The two Hyenas begin fighting one another on the streets of New York.

Firestorm limps away to nurse his wounds. He attempts to separate into Ronnie Raymond and Martin Stein but is startled to discover the he cannot.

Trivia

 * The narration in this issue makes mention of Rupert Murdoch. Rupert Murdoch is a billionaire media magnate who purchased the New York Post.


 * Firestorm makes compares Hyena to someone named "Smilin' Stan". This is likely a reference to Stan Lee, the founder of Marvel Comics.


 * This comic book features advertisements for the following products:
 * &mdash;Mattel Electronics Atari VCS and Sears video game systems
 * &mdash;Bubble Yum bubble gum
 * &mdash;TSR – Dungeons & Dragons role playing supplement
 * &mdash;Model Expo, Inc. – Diecast metal racing cars
 * &mdash;DC Comics – Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld limited series debut
 * &mdash;Asian World of Martial Arts karate classes
 * &mdash;Grit Magazine subscription service
 * &mdash;Parker Brothers – Star Wars: Jedi Arena video game

Recommended Readings

 * Firestorm (Volume 1) #4
 * Firestorm (Volume 1) #5
 * Flash (Volume 1) #301
 * Flash (Volume 1) #302
 * Flash (Volume 1) #303
 * Flash (Volume 1) #304