Who Is Firestorm? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Firestorm is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Ronnie Raymond, with over 1,242 comic issue appearances. Originally a composite being, Firestorm had power over fire and heat, and could alter the atomic structure of objects

Who is Firestorm?

This page is for the first Firestorm - Ronnie Raymond. For the other part of the first Firestorm see Professor Martin Stein & for the second Firestorm see Firestorm (Rusch) Origin Ronnie & The Professor The first Firestorm was an amalgam of two people - Bradley High School student Ronnie Raymond and Vandermeer University Professor Martin Stein . Ronnie Raymond was new at his high school, he was a football and basketball player and just wanted to fit in. Ronnie tried to impress a girl named Doreen Day . He finally caught the attention of Doreen, only for a jerk named Cliff Carmichael to decide Ronnie was his rival. Cliff made Ronnie look like an idiot so he had to find a way to redeem himself, and impress Doreen. In order to achieve this task Raymond joined an anti-nuclear activist group led by Eddie Earhart . (Later it was noted that Earhart was using this group as a cover up for his criminal activities) Ronnie tried to stop them when their protests turned violent.

Key facts

Firestorm is of human origin and first appeared in "Make Way for Firestorm!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 1,242 recorded issue appearances, Firestorm ranks among the most featured characters in comics.