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Ronnie Raymond
Ronald Roy "Ronnie" Raymond is a character appearing in comics published by DC Comics. He is one of several characters called Firestorm and is normally fused together with Martin Stein or Jason Rusch. He first appeared in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #1 (March 1978), and was created by writer Gerry Conway and artist Al Milgrom.
Ronnie Raymond has made several appearances in DC-related media, such as The Flash, in which he is portrayed by Robbie Amell. Additionally, Mark L. Taylor, Bill Fagerbakke, and P. J. Byrne have voiced the character in animation.
The first Firestorm series was short-lived, canceled abruptly in a company-wide cutback (the "DC Implosion") with #5 (the first part of a multiple-issue story) the last to be distributed, and #6 included in Cancelled Comic Cavalcade. Gerry Conway added Firestorm to the roster of Justice League of America. This led to a series of eight-page stories in the back of The Flash (with art by George Pérez), and a revival of a monthly Firestorm comic in 1982. The Fury of Firestorm (later called Firestorm the Nuclear Man) lasted from 1982 until 1990.
Ronnie Raymond was killed by Shadow Thief during the Identity Crisis event in 2004 and succeeded by Jason Rusch. Raymond was resurrected in the Brightest Day event in 2010, with both him and Rusch appearing as Firestorm in The New 52 series The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men. The series was written by Gail Simone and Ethan Van Sciver and drawn by Yıldıray Çınar.
The original Firestorm was distinguished by his integrated dual identity. High school student Ronnie Raymond and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Martin Stein were caught in an accident that allowed them to fuse into Firestorm. Due to Stein being unconscious during the accident, Ronnie is prominently in command of the Firestorm form with Stein a voice of reason inside his mind, able to offer Ronnie advice on how to use their powers without having any control over Firestorm himself. Banter between the two was a hallmark of their adventures. Stein was initially completely unaware of their dual identity, leaving him concerned about his unusual disappearances and blackouts, but Ronnie was eventually convinces Stein of the truth, allowing them to bond as separate individuals rather than as parts of a whole.
The 1982 Firestorm series, called The Fury of Firestorm, involves Ronnie adjusting to his role as a hero and later delves into the issue of the nuclear arms race. Ronnie eventually graduates high school and Stein finds a life outside his work. A second nuclear hero, Firehawk, is introduced as a love interest for Firestorm in 1984. In the same year, the character of Felicity Smoak was introduced, initially having a combative relationship with Ronnie. Felicity later becomes Ronnie's stepmother following her marriage to his father Ed. The series also tried to create a sense of fun, something that Gerry Conway felt was missing during his years writing Spider-Man; the banter between Ronnie and Stein contributed to this. Upon graduation from high school, Ronnie enters college in Pittsburgh, where Stein has been hired as a professor. Together, they search for a cure for their bond.
When Conway left the series in 1986, John Ostrander (with artist Joe Brozowski) began writing the Firestorm stories. His first major story arc pitted Firestorm against the world as he, acting on a suggestion from the terminally ill Stein, demands that the United States and the Soviet Union destroy all of their nuclear weapons. After confrontations with the Justice League and most of his enemies, Firestorm faces the Russian nuclear superhero Pozhar in the Nevada desert, where an atomic bomb is dropped on them. A new Firestorm is created, composed of Firestorm and Pozhar, but controlled by the disembodied amnesiac mind of Stein.
In 1989, Ostrander fundamentally changed the character of Firestorm by revealing that Firestorm was a "Fire Elemental". Firestorm becomes an environmental crusader, formed from Ronnie, Arkadin and Svarozhich, a Soviet clone of the previous Firestorm, but with a new mind. Stein is no longer part of the Firestorm matrix, but continues to play a supporting role, with the focus being on the radically different Firestorm. New artist Tom Mandrake would create a new look to match. In Ostrander's run, Firestorm meets and befriends Shango and the Orishas, the elemental gods of Nigeria. He also meets their chief deity and Shango's older brother Ọbatala, Lord of the White Cloth.
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Ronnie Raymond
Ronald Roy "Ronnie" Raymond is a character appearing in comics published by DC Comics. He is one of several characters called Firestorm and is normally fused together with Martin Stein or Jason Rusch. He first appeared in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #1 (March 1978), and was created by writer Gerry Conway and artist Al Milgrom.
Ronnie Raymond has made several appearances in DC-related media, such as The Flash, in which he is portrayed by Robbie Amell. Additionally, Mark L. Taylor, Bill Fagerbakke, and P. J. Byrne have voiced the character in animation.
The first Firestorm series was short-lived, canceled abruptly in a company-wide cutback (the "DC Implosion") with #5 (the first part of a multiple-issue story) the last to be distributed, and #6 included in Cancelled Comic Cavalcade. Gerry Conway added Firestorm to the roster of Justice League of America. This led to a series of eight-page stories in the back of The Flash (with art by George Pérez), and a revival of a monthly Firestorm comic in 1982. The Fury of Firestorm (later called Firestorm the Nuclear Man) lasted from 1982 until 1990.
Ronnie Raymond was killed by Shadow Thief during the Identity Crisis event in 2004 and succeeded by Jason Rusch. Raymond was resurrected in the Brightest Day event in 2010, with both him and Rusch appearing as Firestorm in The New 52 series The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men. The series was written by Gail Simone and Ethan Van Sciver and drawn by Yıldıray Çınar.
The original Firestorm was distinguished by his integrated dual identity. High school student Ronnie Raymond and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Martin Stein were caught in an accident that allowed them to fuse into Firestorm. Due to Stein being unconscious during the accident, Ronnie is prominently in command of the Firestorm form with Stein a voice of reason inside his mind, able to offer Ronnie advice on how to use their powers without having any control over Firestorm himself. Banter between the two was a hallmark of their adventures. Stein was initially completely unaware of their dual identity, leaving him concerned about his unusual disappearances and blackouts, but Ronnie was eventually convinces Stein of the truth, allowing them to bond as separate individuals rather than as parts of a whole.
The 1982 Firestorm series, called The Fury of Firestorm, involves Ronnie adjusting to his role as a hero and later delves into the issue of the nuclear arms race. Ronnie eventually graduates high school and Stein finds a life outside his work. A second nuclear hero, Firehawk, is introduced as a love interest for Firestorm in 1984. In the same year, the character of Felicity Smoak was introduced, initially having a combative relationship with Ronnie. Felicity later becomes Ronnie's stepmother following her marriage to his father Ed. The series also tried to create a sense of fun, something that Gerry Conway felt was missing during his years writing Spider-Man; the banter between Ronnie and Stein contributed to this. Upon graduation from high school, Ronnie enters college in Pittsburgh, where Stein has been hired as a professor. Together, they search for a cure for their bond.
When Conway left the series in 1986, John Ostrander (with artist Joe Brozowski) began writing the Firestorm stories. His first major story arc pitted Firestorm against the world as he, acting on a suggestion from the terminally ill Stein, demands that the United States and the Soviet Union destroy all of their nuclear weapons. After confrontations with the Justice League and most of his enemies, Firestorm faces the Russian nuclear superhero Pozhar in the Nevada desert, where an atomic bomb is dropped on them. A new Firestorm is created, composed of Firestorm and Pozhar, but controlled by the disembodied amnesiac mind of Stein.
In 1989, Ostrander fundamentally changed the character of Firestorm by revealing that Firestorm was a "Fire Elemental". Firestorm becomes an environmental crusader, formed from Ronnie, Arkadin and Svarozhich, a Soviet clone of the previous Firestorm, but with a new mind. Stein is no longer part of the Firestorm matrix, but continues to play a supporting role, with the focus being on the radically different Firestorm. New artist Tom Mandrake would create a new look to match. In Ostrander's run, Firestorm meets and befriends Shango and the Orishas, the elemental gods of Nigeria. He also meets their chief deity and Shango's older brother Ọbatala, Lord of the White Cloth.