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.