Comic Title: Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #72
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: June 1988
On Sale Date: February 9, 1988 Shipping Date February 9, 1988
Source: Direct Currents, #2

Shipping Date February 9, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #136

Newsstand Date March 3, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #136

Copyright Date February 9, 1988
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1988

Shipping Date February 16, 1988
Source: Direct Currents, #1
Listing dates were out of sequence

Cover Price: $0.75
Page Count: 32
Editor: Dennis J. O'Neil

Title: "The Return of the Zuggernaut"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Firestorm (Post-Crisis)

Writer: John Ostrander
Penciller: Joe J. Brozowski
Inker: Sam DeLaRosa
Letterer: Duncan Andrews
Colorist: Nansi Hoolahan

Feature Character(s)

• Firestorm (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #71; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #73)
• Mikhail Arkadin (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #71; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #73)
• Martin Stein (behind-the-scenes; last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #71; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #73)

Supporting Character(s)

• Ed Raymond (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #71; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #74)
• Felicity Raymond (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #71; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #74)

Villain(s)

• Zuggernaut (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #69; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #73)
• Zastrow (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #71; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #73)
• Stalnoivolk (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #71; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #73)
• Soliony (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #71; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #73)
• Matvei Rodor (merged with Zuggernaut; last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #69; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #73)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Soyuz (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #71; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #73)
• Firebird (Serafina Arkadin; first appearance in costume; last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #71; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #73)
• Ilya Trepliov (becomes Perun; last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #71; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #73)
• Mashenka Medviedenko (becomes Rusalka; last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #71; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #73)
• Igor Medviedenko (becomes Morozko; last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #71; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #73)
• Feodor Piotrovich (becomes Vikhor; last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #71; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #73)

Comments:
This story continues in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #73

Synopsis:
Zastrow and Stalnoivolk return to the Soviet Union following the death of Richard Dare. Ronnie wants vengeance for the death of his grandfather, while Mikhail remains in a Soviet prison. Soliony places another prisoner in the cell next to Arkadin, Matvei Rodor, a black marketeer who has bonded with Zuggernaut.

When the Zuggernaut's power has built up he tranforms and attacks Soliony. Mikhail is forced into the battle and triggers the transformation into Firestorm. The Nuclear Man battles the Zuggernaut. Stalnoivolk witnesses the fight and goes after Firestorm himself. Zuggernaut then releases a blast of explosive energy which engulfs both of the other fighters.