Firestorm Vol 2 1

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"Day of the Bison"

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Firestorm Vol 2 #1
June, 1982

Executive Editor

Jenette Kahn

Cover Artists

Pat Broderick, Dick Giordano

Writers

Gerry Conway

Pencilers

Pat Broderick

Inkers

Rodin Rodriguez

Colourists

Gene D'Angelo

Letterers

John Costanza

Editors

Len Wein

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Firestorm (Volume 2) #2

Appearing in "Day of the Bison"

Featured Characters:

• Firestorm

• Ronnie Raymond
• Martin Stein

Supporting Characters:

• Cliff Carmichael
• Doreen Day
• Edward Raymond
• Jefferson Jackson
• Lorraine Reilly
• Quentin Quale
• Vanessa Tremont
• Walter Reilly

Villains:

• Bison-Black-As-Midnight-Sky
• Black Bison

Other Characters:

• None

Locations:

• Earth-One
• New York City

• Manhattan

• Bradley High School
• Central Park
• Concordance Research
• New York Museum of Natural History

Items:

• Black Bison's Talisman
• Black Bison's Coup-Stick

Vehicles:

• None

Synopsis for "Day of the Bison"

Firestorm lowers his molecular density and attempts to take a nap on a cloud. Upon falling asleep however, his mass returns to normal and he begins plunging to the earth below. Professor Stein telepathically screams at Ronald to "wake up". Firestorm awakens minutes before hitting the ground. The two men separate, and Ronnie returns to his home to catch up on some sleep.

Elsewhere, a teacher named John Ravenhair prepares to leave for school. His great-grandfather, an aging Native American named, Bison-Black-As-Midnight-Sky, reads a newspaper and learns that New York senator, Walter Reilly, has recently donated a collection of artifacts belonging to the Black Bison Cult to the Museum of Natural History. The old man becomes enraged and begins screaming at his grandson about how the modern world has stolen their heritage. Ravenhair doesn't have time to listen to his grandfather's ramblings. Before the younger man leaves, Bison-Black-As-Midnight-Sky gives John a talisman of the Bison Cult. John leaves and heads towards Bradley High School.

Bison-Black-As-Midnight-Sky walks down to Central Park, where he begins conducting a supernatural ritual. After completing the ritual, two muggers named Zero and Beanbag come up behind him. They club him over the head in the hopes of stealing some money. The blow is too much for the old man, and he dies moments later.

At Bradley High, Ronnie meets with his girlfriend, Doreen Day, and has another of his classic altercations with the resident school jerk, Cliff Carmichael.

As luck would have it, John Ravenhair is chaperoning his students on a class trip to the New York Museum of Natural History. He lectures his students on the century-long history of the Bison Cult. As he nears one of the display cases, the spell woven by John's great-grandfather begins to take effect. The spirit of Bison-Black-As-Midnight-Sky takes control of John Ravenhair. He breaks open the display case and steals the Bison headdress and a mystical coup-stick

Calling himself Black Bison, he uses the magic of the coup-stick to animate the stuffed animal displays causing them to run riot throughout the musuem. Ronnie Raymond turns into Firestorm and tries to save as many people as possible from the stampeding animals. Bison himself animates a white steed and declares revenge upon all of those who have tarnished the sacred tradition of the Bison Cult. Firestorm is too distracted with saving his fellow students to notice Black Bison leaving.

Bison appears in front of the home of senator Walter Reilly.

Notes

• Firestorm appeared last in the backup feature in Flash (Volume 1) #304.

• 1st appearances of Zero and Beanbag. Both men will return in issue #3.

• Contains a flasback to the origin of Firestorm from Firestorm (Volume 1) #1.

• Contains flashback cameos of several of Firestorm's foes, including: Hyena, Killer Frost and Multiplex.

Trivia

• Lorraine Reilly will soon become the super-hero known as Firehawk in Firestorm (Volume 2) #17.

• This issue features a letters column entitled "Nuclear Reactions". It includes an article by writer/editor Gerry Conway speaking about his history with the Firestorm character.

• This comic book contains advertisements for the following products:

—Avco/Embassy Pictures - Swamp Thing movie poster

—Bubble Yum bubble gum

—DC Comics - Firestorm #1 and Tales of the Teen Titans #1 comic books

—Grit Magazine subscription service

—Cube Lube - an accessory for the Rubik's Cube

—DC Comics - Flash, Arak, Saga of the Swamp Thing, Green Lantern and Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew comic books

—DC Comics - Batman and Detective Comics comic books

Related Articles

• Ronnie Raymond image gallery
• Ronnie Raymond quotes page
• Martin Stein image gallery
• Martin Stein quotes page

See Also

• Discuss Firestorm Vol 2 1 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Firestorm series

Recommended Reading

• Firestorm (Volume 1)
• Firestorm (Volume 2)
• Firestorm (Volume 3)
• Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe VIII

Links and References

• Firestorm article at Wikipedia
• Firestorm #1 entry at the Grand Comics Database
• Firestorm #1 entry at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
• Firestorm #1 entry at CBDB