Firehawk and Ben Reilly

When Shagg Matthews suggested this pairing recently, I had to give it a shot.  Not only is Shagg the man behind the always entertaining Firestorm Fan blog - an indispensable site for fans of old flame head and comics in general - and one half of the Fire &Water Podcast,  he is a Patron of STF: The Lost Issues - so how could I refuse? (You can become a Patron as well by visiting here) On top of all that it's just a cool idea!  Ben Reilly developed his own fan following despite being born out of one of the most controversial storylines ever, he even won me over eventually.  Lorraine Reilly never graduated past supporting character status, but I remember liking her appearances in Fury of Firestorm. Maybe we'll see a live action version one day if Legends of Tomorrow is a hit?

Superboy and Ben Reilly

I have warmed up to Superboy over the years.  I liked his introduction during the Death of Superman story line but I wasn't sure if I wanted this character to be existing side by side with Kal-El for too long as I think that too many variant characters tend to dilute the original.  It wasn't until Geoff Johns' take on Connor Kent in his Teen Titans run that I began to appreciate the character again.  I also liked his appearances on the sadly short-lived Young Justice TV series.  I haven't kept up with the character in the New 52 Universe, though.  I still miss the Superboy that was simply a young Clark Kent.  It's too bad that they took that aspect of the character away, it made him unique among superheroes.