Comic Title: Firestorm the Nuclear Man #85
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: May 1989
On Sale Date: March 14, 1989 Shipping Date March 14, 1989
Source: Amazing Heroes, #160

Shipping Date March 14, 1989
Source: Previews, #1

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

Direct Market Date March 16, 1989
Source: Comic Shop News, #91

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

Title: "Soul 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 #84; next appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #86)
• Mikhail Arkadin (last appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #84; next appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #86)
• Martin Stein (behind-the-scenes; last appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #84; next appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #86)

Supporting Character(s)

• Serafina Arkadin (last appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #84; no further appearances)
• Nina Arkadin (last appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #84; next appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #90)
• Irena and Sofia Arkadin (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #83; next appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #90)

Villain(s)

• Svarozhich (merged into Firestorm; last appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #84; next appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #86)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Rocket Red Brigade (last appearance in Manhunter #12; next appearance in Captain Atom #31)

Other Character(s)

• Dmitri Arkadin (last appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #84; no further appearances)
• Gregori Eilovotich Rasputin (last appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #84; next appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #88)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• John Constantine (mentioned by Rasputin)
• Baron Winters (mentioned by Rasputin)
• Swamp Thing (mentioned by Rasputin)
• Red Tornado (mentioned by Rasputin)

Comments:
A new Firestorm is formed in this story. The new Firestorm is made up of Ronnie Raymond, Mikhail Arkadin, and Svarozhich. Martin Stein who had been a part of the Firestorm persona as a mind suffering from amnesia is removed for the first time. This new Firestorm takes the form of an elemental and is no longer able to separate into its component parts.

This story is continued from Firestorm the Nuclear Man #84.

Synopsis:
While Ronnie Raymond tells his new Russian friends the story of his beginnings as Firestorm, Svarozhich travels the world. The entity which has taken possession of Firestorm's powers passes judgment on the world and decides to cleanse it with fire. Ronnie completes his tale and is told by Rasputin that Firestorm was intended to be a fire elemental. The elemental was supposed to be Martin Stein, but Ronnie's presence prevented it from taking its intended form.

Ronnie and Mikhail then seek to take back the Firestorm form from Svarozhich. With the aid of Serafina and Dmitri, they succeed in reforming Firestorm. Even so, they are at a stalemate with Svarozhich. Finally, Ronnie and Mikhail agree to sacrifice themselves to the Firestorm entity which then fuses with Svarozhich to form a new elemental Firestorm.

The new Firestorm then heals the children of Mikhail Arkadin to honor the memory of one of his former selves.