Comic Title: Firestorm the Nuclear Man #84
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: April 1989
On Sale Date: February 14, 1989 Shipping Date February 14, 1989
Source: Direct Currents, #13

Shipping Date February 16, 1989
Source: Amazing Heroes, #158

Shipping Date February 16, 1989
Source: Advance Comics, #2

Copyright Date February 14, 1989
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1989

Direct Market Date February 16, 1989
Source: Comic Shop News, #85

Cover Price: $1.00
Page Count: 32
Editor: Dennis J. O'Neil

Title: "Souls of Fire"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Firestorm (Post-Crisis)

Writer: John Ostrander
Penciller: Thomas Grindberg
Inker: Sam DeLaRosa
Letterer: Duncan Andrews
Colorist: Nansi Hoolahan

Feature Character(s)

• Firestorm (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #83; next appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #85)
• Mikhail Arkadin (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #83; next appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #85)
• Martin Stein (behind-the-scenes; last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #83; next appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #85)

Guest Star(s)

• Firebird (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #83; next appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #85)
• Soyuz (last appearance in Invasion #3; no further appearances)
• Feodor Piotrovich (Vikhor; last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #83; no further appearances)
• Mashenka Medviedenko (Morozko; last appearance in Invasion #3; no further appearances)
• Igor Medviedenko (Rusalka; last appearance in Invasion #3; no further appearances)
• Ilya Trepliov (Perun; last appearance in Invasion #3; no further appearances)

Supporting Character(s)

• Nina Arkadin (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #83; next appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #85)

Villain(s)

• Svarozhich (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #83; next appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #85)

Other Character(s)

• Dmitri Arkadin (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #78; next appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #85)
• Sophy Trofimov (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #83; no further appearances)
• Gregori Eilovotich Rasputin (next appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #85)

Comments:
This story is continued from Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #83 and continues in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #85.

Synopsis:
The entity known as Svarozhich has split Ronnie and Mikhail from their Firestorm persona back into human form. When they try to reform, Svarozhich attacks them. With the help of Soyuz, Ronnie and Mikhail escape. However, Ronnie finds himself trapped in Russia with no papers.

Serafina convinces Mikhail to bring Ronnie to her uncle Dmitri. Serafina plans to use her mental powers to protect their secrets. Dmitri however possesses stronger mental powers which he has long kept a secret. Dmitri agrees to help them anyway and makes introductions to Gregori Rasputin. In order to help, Ronnie, they ask him to tell the story of how Firestorm was first created. When Ronnie does so, Rasputin reveals that there were forces at work in the initial creation of Firestorm that were to this point unknown.