Firehawk
Created by Gerry Conway & Pat Broderick
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NAME + ALIASES:
Lorraine Reilly
KNOWN RELATIVES:
Walter Reilly (father)
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GROUP AFFILIATIONS:
Captains of Industry
FIRST APPEARANCE:
As Lorraine: Fury of Firestorm #1 (June 1982). As Firehawk: Fury
of Firestorm #17 (October 1983)
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Lorraine Reilly is the daughter of New York's junior senator,
Walter Reilly. While spending time with him in Washington, her
life was threatened during a deadly game of politics, forcing Reilly to
do a favor for Martin Hewitt.
Hewitt, the head of a nuclear research company, wanted a monopoly on
that kind of research and employed criminal methods to insure his success.
Using Multiplex as his henchman, Hewitt first threatened Reilly and then
kidnapped Lorraine. While he held the feisty young woman prisoner, Hewitt
subjected her to experiments to create another Firestorm. The experiment
also meant conditioning her mind to accept his orders without question.
Hewitt succeeded. Firestorm was confronted by Firehawk without realizing
that she was really Lorraine Reilly In his other identity (at the time)
of Ronnie Raymond, he had become friends with Lorraine. Firestorm managed
to subdue Firehawk and free her of Hewitt's control.
Left with her super-heroic persona, Lorraine was at first a reluctant
super-hero but over time grew to enjoy her new life. She followed Ronnie
Raymond to Pittsburgh and enrolled at Vandemeer University. From time
to time Firestorm and Firehawk worked together
Recently, Firestorm went through severe transmutations. Firehawk, imbued
with similar abilities, was often the only one who managed to communicate
with the evolving being. A friendship with Ronnie grew into a romance
and that helped give Firestorm a link with humanity at a time when he
desperately needed one.
When the Captains of Industry were assembled by Sunderland Corp.,
they pursued Firehawk, asking her to join. She ultimately acquiesced and
joined the shady group after they became affiliated with the Institute
for Meta-Human Studies. A short time later, Lorraine accepted a job as
an administrative assistant working directly for Simon LaGrieve at IMHS,
which gave her access to the company files and confirmation that the group
was legitimate.
When Firestorm was ready to evolve into his true form, composed of Martin
Stein alone, and fly to the sun to defeat Brimstone, Firehawk was ready
to lend her power. The effort left her exhausted and she came hurtling
back to Earth. After a few days in the hospital, Reilly recovered and
was ready to resume her life. Making her life sweeter was the return of
Ronnie Raymond, without a connection to Firestorm, and they resumed their
romance. Today, Reilly works at IMHS and occasionally uses her abilities
as Firehawk. She is also affiliated with S.T.A.R.
Labs and defended them against the Parasite. (Showcase
'95 #5) Since then she has been seen as a member-in-training for
the Justice League Reserves. She may have begun a romance with Booster
Gold. (Secret Files Guide to the DC Univers #1)
Hewitt's experiments transformed Reilly into a human capable of commanding
nuclear forces on a molecular level and turn it into heat that can be
used in a number of ways. She can create huge amounts of heat energy that
can melt most metals and materials. With a thought, she can generate enough
heat to cause nearby objects to spontaneously combust. When transforming
to Firehawk, Lorraine's clothes metamorphosize into a costume and she
uses her powers to create "wings" which enable her to fly Surrounding
her wrists, calves and hair is a blue fire which works protectively shielding
those areas with an intense heat.
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