Comic Title: Firestorm the Nuclear Man #89
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: September 1989
On Sale Date: July 18, 1989 Shipping Date July 20, 1989
Source: Amazing Heroes, #168

Shipping Date July 18, 1989
Source: Previews, #5

Direct Market Date July 20, 1989
Source: Comic Shop News, #106, #108
Misnumbered #33

Copyright Date July 18, 1989
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1989

Cover Price: $1.00
Page Count: 32
Editor: Dan Raspler

Title: "Sundering"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Firestorm (Post-Crisis)

Writer: John Ostrander
Artist: Thomas Mandrake
Letterer: Duncan Andrews
Colorist: Nansi Hoolahan

Feature Character(s)

• Firestorm (last appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #88; next appearance in Swamp Thing Annual #5)
• Mikhail Arkadin (behind-the-scenes in the Firestorm matrix; last appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #88; next appearance in Swamp Thing Annual #5)
• Svarozhich (behind-the-scenes in the Firestorm matrix; last appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #88; next appearance in Swamp Thing Annual #5)

Supporting Character(s)

• Firehawk (last appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #88; next appearance in Firestorm #94)
• Martin Stein (last appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #86; next appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #92)
• Simon LaGrieve (last appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #88; next appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #91)

Villain(s)

• James Hancock Finch (last appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #88; no further appearances)
• Charthouse (last appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #87; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Sister Agnes Martinon (last appearance in Suicide Squad #25; no further appearances)
• Colonel Occam (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
After his battle with Maser, Firestorm goes to the center of the Earth to regroup. Meanwhile, Finch contacts Firehawk and tries to blackmail her into defending his steel company. Firehawk agrees to help, but only on her own terms. When Firestorm returns, she tries to talk with him, but he refuses to listen. Instead he attacks the steel factory. Firehawk defends it, until Firestorm turns on her.

When Firehawk is injured during the battle, Firestorm breaks off the attack. Firehawk chastises both Firestorm and Finch for their battle of male egos. When Firestorm leaves the scene in shame, Finch gloats over his victory, only to discover that his Board of Directors is unhappy with how he dealt with the situation.