Comic Title: Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #81
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: January 1989
On Sale Date: November 15, 1988 Shipping Date November 15, 1988
Source: Direct Currents, #10

Direct Market Date November 17, 1988
Source: Comic Shop News, #72

Shipping Date November 15, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #152

Copyright Date November 15, 1988
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1988

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

Title: "Warbonds"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Firestorm (Post-Crisis)

Crossover Event:
Invasion

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

Feature Character(s)

• Firestorm (last appearance in Invasion #2; next appearance in Invasion #3)
• Mikhail Arkadin (last appearance in Starman #5; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #82)
• Martin Stein (last appearance in Starman #5; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #82)

Guest Star(s)

• Soyuz (last appearance in Invasion #2; next appearance in Invasion #3)
• Feodor Piotrovich (Vikhor; name given as Feodor Petrovich Sorin in this story; last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #73; next appearance in Invasion #3)
• Firebird (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #74; next appearance in Invasion #3)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lorraine Reilly (last appearance in Invasion #2; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #82)
• Nina Arkadin (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #79; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #82)
• Irena and Sofia Arkadin (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #78; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #82)

Villain(s)

• Stalnoivolk (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #73; next appearance in Suicide Squad #37)
• Zastrow (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #74; next appearance in Manhunter #10)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Ilya Trepliov (Perun; last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #73; next appearance in Invasion #3)
• Mashenka Medviedenko (Rusalka; last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #73; next appearance in Invasion #3)
• Igor Medviedenko (Morozko; spelled Morosko in this story; last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #73; next appearance in Invasion #3)

Other Character(s)

• Podgorny (a relief worker; next appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #82)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Power Girl (in flashback to Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #80)
• Starman (in flashback to Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #80)
• Green Lantern (in flashback to Invasion #2)
• Superman (in flashback to Invasion #2)

Comments:
This issue is labeled as an Invasion Aftermath Extra.

The final panel of this story depicts the detonation of the gene bomb and leads into Invasion #3.

Synopsis:
Following the victory over the alien armada, Firestorm splits himself, allowing his individual personas to resume their lives. Ronnie Raymond returns home to find his father and stepmother away at work. Lorraine Reilly visits and tells him that she was contracted radiation poisoning.

Mikhail Arkadin returns to Russia to find his home has been destroyed during the invasion. His family was seriously hurt. Sofia may lose her eyesight as a result. Nina blames Mikhail for not being their for his family and country. She tells him to leave.

On the demolished streets outside the relief center, Mikhail meets Feodor, the Soyuz member known as Vikhor. He explains that the young hero team helped relief efforts during the fight with the aliens. However, Serafina is lost.

Mikhail summons Firestorm and tracks down his niece. She has been taken captive by Stalnoivolk who is mentally unhinged. Firestorm fights him, but it is Serafina who stops the conflict by putting Stalnoivolk to sleep. Firestorm then turns him over to the doctors for care.

Later, Firestorm meets Soyuz in Red Square and is witness to a catastrophic event.