Who Is Cliff Carmichael? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Cliff Carmichael is a DC Comics comic book character, with over 82 comic issue appearances. Cliff Carmichael is an enemy of Firestorm. He was killed by King Faraday after a stint on the Suicide Squad during an attempted betrayal.

Who is Cliff Carmichael?

Origin Firestorm The Nuclear Man (1982) He was a geek in high school he hated Ronnie Raymond and wanted to kill him because he was popular and Cliff wasn’t. They both went to the same high school at Vandemeer University, where Ronnie was a football player. Cliff tried to paralyze or kill Ronnie by ripping his football helmet’s strap before his game. However, Cliff's cousin used the helmet and was paralyzed instead of Ronnie. In spite of the guilt for paralyzing his own cousin, Cliff blamed Ronnie and hated him even more. Major Story Arcs In the new Firestorm series (2004) In the new Firestorm comic books when Ronnie Raymond returns, (issues 10-13), Cliff comes back as The Thinker, a super villain, and he messes with Ronnie's mind. Ronnie and Jason Rusch swap control of Firestorm, placing Jason in control. As Cliff only knows Ronnie closely, he is unable to use the same tactics on Jason.

Key facts

Cliff Carmichael is of human origin and first appeared in "Make Way for Firestorm!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 82 recorded issue appearances, Cliff Carmichael ranks among the most featured characters in comics.