Comic Title: Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #69
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: March 1988
On Sale Date: November 10, 1987 Shipping Date November 10, 1987
Source: DC Releases, #46

Shipping Date November 10, 1987
Source: Amazing Heroes, #129

Newsstand Date December 3, 1987
Source: Amazing Heroes, #129

Copyright Date December 1, 1987
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1987

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

Title: "Back in the U.S.S.R."
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Firestorm (Post-Crisis)

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

Feature Character(s)

• Firestorm (last appearance in Millennium #8; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #70)
• Mikhail Arkadin (last appearance in Millennium #8; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #70)
• Martin Stein (behind-the-scenes; merged with Firestorm; last appearance in Millennium #8; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #70)

Supporting Character(s)

• Ed Raymond (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #67; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #70)
• Felicity Raymond (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #67; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #70)
• Serafina Arkadin (Mikhail's niece; first appearance; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #70)
• Captain X (the Aviator; first post-Crisis appearance; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #70)

Villain(s)

• Zuggernaut (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #66; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #72)
• Zastrow (last appearance in Doom Patrol and Suicide Squad #1; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #70)
• Matvei Rodor (a black marketeer; merged with Zuggernaut; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #72)
• Various KGB agents (no further appearances)
• Stalnoivolk (last appearance in Doom Patrol and Suicide Squad #1; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #70)
• Soliony (a KGB agent; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #70)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Millennium #8; next appearance in Blue Beetle #22)
• Captain Atom (last appearance in Millennium #8; next appearance in Blue Beetle #22)
• Flash (last appearance in Millennium #8; next appearance in Flash #9)
• Green Lantern (last appearance in Millennium #8; next appearance in Green Lantern Corps #222)
• Mister Miracle (last appearance in Millennium #8; next appearance in Blue Beetle #22)
• Wonder Woman (last appearance in Millennium #8; next appearance in Wonder Woman #14)

Other Character(s)

• Anatoli Casmirov (no further appearances)
• Alexander Arkadin (Mikhail's brother; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #74)
• Rafferty (an informant; no further appearances)
• Mr. Devito (a restaurant manager; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Harbinger (in flashback)
• Driq (in flashback)
• Doreen Day (in Ronnie's fantasy)

Synopsis:
Firestorm departs from the Green Lantern Citadel after the creation of the New Guardians. He fissions and returns to his lives as Ronnie Raymond and Mikhail Arkadin. Ronnie is greeted by his family who has been worried after he had gone missing for several weeks. Ronnie brings them up to date on his adventures in space with the other heroes.

Mikhail returns to Russia. His family is gone. He suspects that the KGB has taken them after his unexplained disappearance. He contacts his brother Alexander for help, but the KGB catch him. They throw him in a cell and begin questioning him.

Elsewhere a meteorite lands on Earth carrying an alien life form known as Zuggernaut. It possesses Russia black marketeer Matvei Rodor. Fueled by Matvei's hatred of KGB agent Soliony, the Zuggernaut attacks the KGB. Mikhail forms Firestorm and fights Zuggernaut. Both are wounded. Zuggernaut retreats. Mikhail and Ronnie fission again. Mikhail is back in his cell before the KGB agents return.

Meanwhile, Zastrow and Stalnoivolk arrive in New York after a fight in Nicaragua. They have been sent to find Ronnie Raymond.