Who Is Firehawk? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Firehawk is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Lorraine Reilly, with over 199 comic issue appearances. Lorraine Reilly has a long history with the superhero Firestorm, both romantically and professionally. She has the ability to create and control nuclear fire and fly.

Who is Firehawk?

Origin Firehawk’s real name is Lorraine Reilly. She is the daughter of Senator Walter Reilly. She was kidnapped to see if a similar result could be produced as with the development of Firestorm’s powers. These powers did eventually manifest after she was put in a sensory deprivation chamber for an extended period of time. She was then subjected to nuclear radiation which activated her metagene. She was originally pitted against Firestorm as one of his enemies, but he was able to remind her of her past and the two teamed up together against Henry Hewitt who was using the nuclear process to become Tokamak . The two eventually overcame him and became partners. Creation Her first appearance as Lorraine was in The Fury of Firestorm #1 in 1982 and she was created by Gerry Conway and Pat Broderick .

Key facts

Firehawk is of human origin and first appeared in "Day of the Bison". The character is published by DC Comics. With 199 recorded issue appearances, Firehawk ranks among the most featured characters in comics.