BIOGRAPHY — High school student Ronnie Raymond and physicist Martin Stein found themselves bonded at the atomic level when a terrorist bomb blew up Stein's experimental fusion reactor, fusing the teenaged Raymond and adult Stein into a single super-being, a veritable "Nuclear Man." Able to rearrange matter at the molecular level, Raymond and Stein's united alter ego Firestorm battled injustice for several years, first as a solo hero and soon as the then-youngest member of the Justice League of America. While Ronnie was the physical body, Stein provided sage counsel and scientific advice as a disembodied spirit.
STATISTICS — FIRST APPEARANCE: Firestorm, The Nuclear Man #1 (March 1978) / REAL NAME: Ronnie Raymond & Dr. Martin Stein / OCCUPATION: Hero / BASE OF OPERATIONS: JLA Watchtower on the moon / SPECIAL ABILITIES: Firestorm is able to fly and fire atomic blasts; Capable of rearranging inorganic matter at the molecular level.
I like running-changes, so much less of hassle than having to hunt down a rare variant of a figure. Technically it’s a completely different guy with the same suit, but I’m glad Mattel decided not to screw with us and let us have both Firestorms fairly.
This is the Raymond version which came out first, Jason comes-out soon, if not already by the time of this review. This figure is about 6.25 inches tall, the flames add more height. He’s got a “take on the world” kind of smirk on his face. There is lots of sculpted detail, even the thing on his chest is intricately sculpted, it’s only not visible on the yellow forearms, the yellow overpowers any detail. There are parts that are and aren’t painted, and though it did reduce the chance of paint-rub tremendously, it left the color-scheme a...[See More]
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