Comic Title: Firestorm the Nuclear Man #88
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: August 1989
On Sale Date: June 13, 1989 Shipping Date June 13, 1989
Source: Previews, #4

Shipping Date June 13, 1989
Source: Amazing Heroes, #166

Direct Market Date June 15, 1989
Source: Comic Shop News, #102, #104

Copyright Date June 13, 1989
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1989

Cover Price: $1.00
Page Count: 32
Editor: Dan Raspler

Title: "Meltdown"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Firestorm (Post-Crisis)

Writer: John Ostrander
Artist: Thomas Mandrake
Letterer: Duncan Andrews
Colorist: Nansi Hoolahan

Feature Character(s)

• Firestorm (last appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #87; next appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #89)
• Mikhail Arkadin (behind-the-scenes in the Firestorm matrix; last appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #87; next appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #89)
• Svarozhich (behind-the-scenes in the Firestorm matrix; last appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #87; next appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #89)

Guest Star(s)

• Maser (formerly known as Air Wave; first post-Crisis appearance; next appearance in Firestorm #98)

Supporting Character(s)

• Firehawk (last appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #87; next appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #89)
• Simon LaGrieve (last appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #87; next appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #89)

Villain(s)

• Mr. Windsor (heir to the Sunderland fortune; next appearance in Firestorm #96)
• Ms. Radcliffe (head of a metahuman project; next appearance in Firestorm #99)
• Doctor Moon (last appearance in Suicide Squad #3; next appearance in Starman #22)
• Rodney Hawkins (a public relations expert; next appearance in Firestorm #95)
• James Hancock Finch (last appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #87; next appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #89)

Other Character(s)

• General Sunderland (as a corpse; last appearance in Swamp Thing #72; next appearance in Swamp Thing #90)
• Dr. Pangloss and Dr. Caius (last appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #86; next appearance in Firestorm #94)
• Dr. Clement Morrison (last appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #86; next appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #91)
• Gregori Eilovotich Rasputin (last appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #85; next appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #90)

Synopsis:
Firestorm has become disgusted with humanity and tries to leave the Earth. As he begins to leave orbit, an unexpected force draws him back to Earth at tremendous speed. He awakens from the crash landing a week later then renews his crusade against Vandermeer Steel.

Finch, the head of the steel factory, calls in some metahuman help in the form of Maser, the newly rechristened hero formerly known as Air Wave. Maser has been retrained by the Sunderland Corporation as a corporate tool. He battles Firestorm and their confrontation leads to an explosion. Maser is knocked out, and Firestorm disappears.