Comic Title: Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #78
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: December 1988
On Sale Date: August 16, 1988 Shipping Date August 16, 1988
Source: Direct Currents, #7

Shipping Date August 18, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #147

Newsstand Date September 10, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #147

Copyright Date August 16, 1988
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1988

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

Title: "Battleground – Eden"
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 #77; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #79)
• Mikhail Arkadin (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #77; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #79)
• Martin Stein (behind-the-scenes; last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #77; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #79)

Supporting Character(s)

• Ed Raymond (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #77; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #79)
• Nina Arkadin (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #77; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #79)
• Alexander Arkadin (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #74; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #82)
• Irena and Sofia Arkadin (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #76; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #81)

Villain(s)

• Colonel Assasgai (next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #79)
• The Renamos (Assasgai's soldiers; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #79)
• Several jet pilots (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Dmitri Arkadin (Mikhail's brother; first appearance;; next appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #84)
• Sister Agnes Martinon (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #77; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #79)
• Jama (becomes part of Firestorm in this story; last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #77; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #79)
• Jama's child (dies in this story; last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #77; no further appearances)

Comments:
Eden: Part II

This story is continued from Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #77 and continues in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #79.

Synopsis:
Firestorm transforms an area of the East African desert into a lush landscape full of fertile soil. While the natives and Ed Raymond are pleased with his work, Sister Agnes, one of the relief workers, is not. She tries to explain the political implications of what he did. A civil war has been ongoing for twenty years. Firestorm's actions have only caused more problems as rival warlords will fight over and destroy the land he created.

Firestorm splits and returns to the forms of Ronnie and Mikhail. While Mikhail meets with his brothers in Russia, Ronnie is befriended by Jama, an African man who saw him transform. Then soldiers arrive and start shooting. Ronnie is injured. Jama goes back for him when the soldiers set the hut in which Ronnie resides on fire.

Ronnie awakens and forms Firestorm. Jama is pulled into the group mind this time. Powered by the African's jungle instincts, Firestorm takes on the facial features of a lion and begins taking retribution against the soldiers.