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Firestorm #3

DC · Series began 1978 · June 1978

first appearance of Killer Frost

WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

  • Killer Frost (Crystal Frost) — villain, introduction

Dates

Cover date
June 1978
On sale
March 7, 1978
Pages
36

Values

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #3 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Original edition35¢ cover

    Barcode 0709893114206 · shared with another edition

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  • UK pence edition0.12 GBP cover

    British

    Printed cover price 0.12 GBP.

    Barcode 0709893114206 · shared with another edition

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Creators

pencils: Al Milgrom, Curt Swaninks: Al Milgrom, Bob McLeodcolors: Tatjana Wood, Mario Senscript: Gerry Conway, Jenette Kahnletters: Ben Oda

Stories

  • Kiss Not the Lips of Killer Frost · 17 pages

    Professor Stein is sent by the military to help with a project at Mohole One, a secret scientific base trying to harness the heat from the center of the Earth. When Dr. Crystal Frost is trapped in a super-refrigeration chamber she becomes Killer Frost.

Publisher’s description

The first appearance of Killer Frost! After being accidentally locked in a freezer, Crystal Frost becomes the icy cold villain Killer Frost. When she goes after Professor Stein, it's up to Ronnie Raymond to save the brains of his operation as Firestorm!

Characters

FirestormRonnie RaymondMartin SteinDoreen DayCliff CarmichaelCrystal FrostKiller FrostDr. Wallace Hapgood

Reprinted in

Firestorm: The Nuclear Man (2011)

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