A part of the superhero Firestorm and a former nuclear scientist.
Description[]
Professor Stein, in a nuclear accident, has become fused with the teenager called Ronald Raymond to make the superhero Firestorm. He can now only be seen in the mind's eye of Firestorm as the disembodied head of a balding, grey-haired man (probably middle-aged) that is framed from behind by the atomic symbol (the orbiting electrons make a humming sound). Also, as the Professor's voice is heard only in Firestorm's mind, the latter can appear to be talking to himself in their frequent conversations. The Professor occasionally intervenes to provide technical, scientific information but also acts as the parental supervisor of the teenage superhero. However, he can be sharp-witted too as when he tricks Mister Mxyzptlk into saying his name backwards.
In flashbacks, we see the Professor as a scientist or engineer at a nuclear plant before the accident, and also as a witness to a nuclear bomb test. In another story we see him temporarily split from Ronald in his original, portly shape and in a sleeveless jumper.
Firestorm, particularly when he is unconscious, can also see him like this in his mind. We are also told that the Professor was at college with a very young Michael Holt (later Mister Terrific), at which time he also invented his ingenious devices, the 'S-Cubes'.
Appearances[]
- 6. Nuclear Family Values
- 18. Field Trip
- 20. Freezer Burn
- 23. Double Cross
- 25. Garden of Evil
- 29. Mxy's Mix-Up
- 34. The Cube Root
- 38. Forget Me Not
- Short 3. Chemistry
- Short 13. True Colors
Links[]
- Firestorm at Wikipedia.