Story: "Ground Zero" (38 Pages)

Credits: John Ostrander (plot, script); Joe Brozowski (pencils); Alfredo Alcala (inks); Duncan Andrews (letters); Shelly Eiber (colors); Dennis O'Neil (edits)

Feature Character: Firestorm (next in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #65)

Guest Stars: Multiplex (dies), Rick Flag, Captain Boomerang, Deadshot, Slipknot, Killer Frost, Parasite (all seven as Suicide Squad; all seven last in Firestorm Vol. 2 #64); Batman (last in Firestorm Vol. 2 #64; next in Batman #410), Martian Manhunter, Guy Gardner, Black Canary II, Blue Beetle II, Mister Miracle II (latter six as the Justice League; latter five last in Firestorm Vol. 2 #64)

Supporting Characters: Ronald Raymond, Felicity Raymond (both in between Firestorm Vol. 2 #64 and Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #65), Firehawk, Ed Raymond (both in between Firestorm Vol. 2 #64 and Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #66), Bernard Ferguson (last in Firestorm Vol. 2 #64; next in Millennium #1), Martin Stein, Doreen Day; Amanda Waller (all three last in Firestorm Vol. 2 #64)

Villain: Major Zastrow (in between Firestorm Vol. 2 #64 and Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #65)

Other Characters: Poshar (see Comment), President Ronald Reagan (both in between Firestorm Vol. 2 #64 and Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #65); General Arnold Weymouth (first appearance; a U.S. Army general; next in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #65); Derek Tolliver (last in Firestorm Vol. 2 #64; next in Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #8); Craig Kappel (a reporter for Big Apple Eyesight News), Charlie Mayerson (a reporter for WXRT radio), Johnny Brislow, John Buckley, Schumacher (two police officers)

Comment: Story continues from Firestorm Vol. 2 #64. Mikhail Denisovitch Arkadin (Poshar) merges with Ronald Raymond and Martin Stein to form a new altered Firestorm.