Firestar #4 cover (1986) - Firestar
Artists: Barry Windsor-Smith (All) , Tom DeFalco (Writer)
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DescriptionMy biggest addition for 2023 (so far??)! The X-Men animated series got me into reading comics, but Spiderman and his Amazing Friends first introduced me to Marvel's superheroes. I can still recall the sound effects of Ice Man and Firestar's transformations.I've lovingly seen this cover posted for a little while, and I figured now or never to get a BWS Marvel cover with a Mutant and X-men (...and Avenger and New Warrior :-p) on it. Especially one with childhood nostalgia. I actually read the mini several years after it was released. It was better than I expected. Given the story's context, this cover image, for me, is the moment Firestar finally accepts herself for who she is as a mutant and a woman. The mini also cemented the White Queen as a heinous witch! Let's have a moment of silence for poor Butter Rum. Social/Sharing |
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Aznfunk Comics
Member Since 2021
1 - Posted on 3/15/2023
Damn, that's HOT. Congrats on this, great pick up!
Jason D'Ambrosio 
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 3/15/2023
Amazing Add ! Congratulations - no more panels for James....
Rick W
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 3/15/2023
Loved all of the '80s Marvel minis.
Smokin' BWS cover!
E DLS
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 3/15/2023
Just one look and you know it's BWS. Great cover from the time period. I remember it well. Congrats bud.
Comic Art Channel
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 3/15/2023
Wow! Rackin em up! Huge congrats on so much art from a legend.
Jordan Joanou
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 3/15/2023
Congrats, James, on pulling the trigger on this BWS beauty. Fits well in your gallery.
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
3 - Posted on 3/15/2023
Premium piece by one of the premiere artists of our time! A coming out party for Firestar who became an amazing friend to us on Saturday mornings. Ms. Lion would wake up early to look up at this scene.
Tyler T
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 3/15/2023
Another great BWS page. This one is straight fire! Congrats James!
James Dornoff
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 3/15/2023
This is absolutely awesome, FIRESTAR is a star that continues to shine brightly. Great cover and huge congrats! She's a character that is finally getting some long due well deserved attention.
Duke Fleed
Member Since 2013
1 - Posted on 3/15/2023
Hooo - Haaa. Na Na Na. Whoooshhh!! So simple, yet so much fun! Congrats!
Brian Lake
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 3/15/2023
classic - fantastic add it takes me back to the cartoon as well
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 3/15/2023
Like DaRickster says up above, ALL the 1980's mini-series were fun. It was just a great format to try out different ideas and characters in their own series. As a big fan of Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, I loved seeing Marvel introduce this character into the Marvel Universe proper and getting the artistic fire power they did to draw the covers was an amazing coup. Congratulations on acquiring such a classic 80's gem!
Troy C. Punswick
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 3/16/2023
You are on quite the roll! Awesome cover!!!
JN 80
Member Since 2016
1 - Posted on 3/16/2023
In my Alicia Keyes voice...."James S is on fireeeee!" I enjoyed those 80s cartoons with Firestar. Congrats on adding a BWS.
Paul P Spiderversity
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 3/16/2023
Fantastic get!! Firestar looks beautiful and May I say, very "ooh la la" here. And a classic flight pose to boot. Congrats!
Fisch Benz
Member Since 2019
2 - Posted on 3/22/2023
Every time I see a BWS page I marvel at how he does so much with so little. Lesser artists would need a ton more lines to convey scene and power, but with so few, BWS shows us a beautiful heroine and her dynamic movement and energy.
Amazing pickup, James!
James S
Member Since 2017
Posted on 4/7/2023
Fisch Benz wrote:
Every time I see a BWS page I marvel at how he does so much with so little. Lesser artists would need a ton more lines to convey scene and power, but with so few, BWS shows us a beautiful heroine and her dynamic movement and energy.
Amazing pickup, James!
So true right here. They are the right lines in the right places!
Jason Hussa
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 3/22/2023
A -SUPERB- pick up, James! This is most likely true for all who saw it, but this BWS Firestar cover has been burned/microwaved into my brain since 1986! What an amazing score! A lovely example of BWS's fluid style and compositional muscle - I can't imagine how thrilling it must be to own a BWS cover. Sincere congrats, James - this is fantastic!
Bill J
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 3/22/2023
Absolutely stunning Barry Windsor-Smith cover! There's something about BWS's work that always seems to elevate the character he's drawing. Firestar was a minor character, but here she looks like a superstar! Fabulous layout, and beautiful inking!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 3/24/2023
Right there with you on Spidey and his Amazing Friends! One of THE cartoons of my youth :) So that immediately pops into my head when seeing her in the comics. Marry that uber nostalgia with BWS OA cover lines?! Done and done! And I love me my 80s Marvel limited series :) Congrats, man!
Michael McIsaac
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 4/11/2023
When I think of Marvel covers created by BWS, this is usually the first one that comes to mind. Beautiful!
Robert C
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 7/16/2024
Ha! At first glance I thought it was tritled "Firestarter", and I had to look to see if it reesemebled Drew Barry more from the Stephen King movie.
Maybe I just need new glasses. :)
Ken Martin
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 10/12/2024
Super memorable cover by BWS. Always loved this one.
Steven Dilworth
Member Since 2012
1 - Posted on 12/4/2025
Amazing BWS Firestar cover. I've never seen this mini-series. I like the original coloring the best.
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