And by the Way, it's just Smokey Bear, not Smokey the Bear. You wouldn't say 'Easter the Bunny', would you? 
Y: The Last Man #24 is an issue of the series Y: The Last Man (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 2004. It was published on July 8, 2004.
Synopsis for "Tongues of Flame, Part I"
In California, Yorick Brown enters a church for solace. He encounters a woman living there who tries to defend herself, thinking that he is part of the Daughters of the Amazon. She incinerates some of his clothing and he reveals that he's the last living man. The two chat and he learns that her name is Beth and she was a flight attendant prior to the gendercide. While she's talking, he interrupts to confess that he killed someone.[1]
She recounts her story of surviving the gendercide: she was on a flight and all of the pilot crew died spontaneously. The only air traffic controller she could contact believed that it was a kind of divine retribution, but she helped Beth land the plane hard on some grassland. The plane crashed killed almost everyone, leaving her and three other women as survivors. They talk through her survivor guilt and Yorick passionately kisses her. The two begin to have sex in the graveyard where they are chatting, but on the other side of the church, Daughters of the Amazon are on the prowl.
Appearing in "Tongues of Flame, Part I"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Beth (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
Antagonists:
- Daughters of the Amazon:
- Velvet (First appearance) (Cameo)
Other Characters:
- Leah (Flashback only) (Dies)
Locations:
- Italy (Mentioned only)
- United States of America
- California
- Cooksfield
- St. Bernadette's Catholic Church
- Cooksfield
- New York
- California
Vehicles:
- 747 aircraft (Flashback only) (Destroyed)
Notes
- This issue is reprinted in Y: The Last Man: Ring of Truth, Y: The Last Man: Book Three, Absolute Y: The Last Man Vol. 2, and Y: The Last Man Omnibus.
- The Beth in this story is not to be confused with Beth Deville, Yorick's girlfriend.
Trivia
- Cultural references include:
See Also