As offbrand superheroes go, the man of the atom the ungainly monicker solar went by when in costume was reasonably successful. The original incarnation of the classic hero doctor solar, man of the atom springs to life in this newly remastered collection of classic stories from comics visionaries bob fujitani, frank bolle, and paul s. He is a scientist who gained energymanipulation powers during a nuclear accident. Newman and matt murphy, reprinted for the first time in nearly thirty years. Read doctor solar, man of the atom 2010 comic online free and high quality. Read the original doctor solar, man of the atom comic online free and high quality. Magnus first appeared in magnus robot fighter 4000 a. Solar, man of the atom is an ongoing series published by valiant comics beginning in 1991. Doctor solar, man of the atom volume 01 written by paul s. Solar in costume and professor harbinger in teleportation. Powers and george wilson, the value here is almost entirely in the comics status as an artifact of mid60s pop culture.
See the complete doctor solar, man of the atom series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The revelation of doctor phil solars transformation during his conversation with doctor malcolm clarkson took four pages and was little more than swirly colors around talking heads. Ka, the longestrunning comics apa, having started in oct. Solar, magnus, turok, dark horses gold key line to be. Russia had built a nuclear base in cuba, and thenpresident john f. Doctor solar, man of the atom was gold keys first comic title. An atomic inferno 14page story, no synopsis written. The blast had the effect of converting his body into.
Doctor solar, man of the atom archive volume 1 tpb profile dark. The original incarnation of the classic hero doctor solar man of the atom springs to life in this newly remastered collection of classic stories from comic geniuses paul s. Doctor solar, man of the atom archive volume 1 paul s. Issue also has part five of alpha and omega, a 10part origin story of solar man of the atom with script by jim shooter and art by barry windsorsmith and bob layton. Doctor solar, man of the atom comic books issue 1 mycomicshop. Man of the atom was created in 1962 by writer paul s. Solar, or doctor solar, is a superhero originally published by gold key comics. Search our incredible range of remainder and secondhand books. Man of the atom was a title that ran under gold key comics banner for many years in the 1960s this was back when superheroes were just coming back into fashion. Read doctor solar, man of the atom 1962 comic online free and high quality. Doctor solar, man of the atom archives volume 2 by paul s.
Doctor solar, man of the atom 1962 comic read doctor. He is a brilliant, highly trained nuclear physicist. After an accident he comes in contact with the material turning his body in pure energy and granting him godlike powers. Gail sanders first day on the job at atom valley is also almost her last, as an experimental rocket goes off the rails. Values of doctor solar, man of the atom free comic book. Most of this information comes from carl gaffords doctor solar, man of the atom index, originally written for capaalpha a.
The character was originally published by gold key comics in the 1960s until they went out of business. Find the value of the gold key comic doctor solar, man of the atom volume 1. Solar is a supergenius scientist working with nuclear material. Doctor solar, man of the atom comic books from gold key. Fortunately, she is saved by her friend from college, dr.
Solar is a comic book character published by gold key comics. The legend of the brave and ruthless dinosaurhunter has lived on for more than thirty years in comic book series from dell comics, gold key comics and valiant. Following from practise of dell comics, and thanks to western publishings reputation of publishing other childrenfriendly books, doctor solar. Solar isnt the most famous nuclearpowered superhero or even the first one charlton comics captain atom debuted in 1960. Man of the atom acquired from the defunct publisher gold key comics. For two harrowing weeks in october 1962, the entire world stood on the brink of nuclear devastation not in some farfetched comic book fantasy, but in real life. Phil seleski is the superhero known as solar, doctor solar, or solar, man of the atom. I understand the need for sharing the origin with the readers, but im also convinced there are snazzier ways to do it. Solar is the protagonist, while his alterego is called the man of. Doctor solar, man of the atom 1962 comic book price guide.
Solar discovers an alien sixth column in first strike part one confrontation. Price new from used from comics, 1981 please retry. When doctor solar was using his powers his skin would turn green. Discount, remainder and secondhand books at amazing prices books for every taste. Magnus, robot fighter is a fictional superhero, appearing in comic books created by writerartist russ manning in 1963. Updated, solar, man of the atom became a cornerstone of the valiant universe.
Valiant is proud to announce a new series of classic comic specials based on the old westerngold key material. His comic was published regularly until 1969 and revived for a few issues in 198182. Solar valiant comics valiant comics database fandom. The second atom was the silver age atom, ray palmer, who first appeared in 1961. Doctor solar could manipulate matter at the atomic level.
Doctor solar, man of the atom 2010 comic read doctor. Anthologies of the original classic comics are now available from dark horse comics. The doctor solar, man of the atom book series by multiple authors includes books doctor solar, man of the atom. Wtb doctor solar man of the atom wtb doctor solar man of the atom 0. It was concluded in 1996 when valiant was bought out by. Gold key doctor solar man of the atom comic book 0901 january. On may 1st, 2010, participating comic shops gave away a free dark horse comic featuring a solar and magnus story written by jim shooter. Physicist phil sileski had been a fan of the gold key comics published in the 1960s, particularly the adventures of doctor solar, man of the atom. What is your doctor solar, man of the atom comic book worth.
Solar, man of the atom vol 1 valiant comics database. Jim shooter w, roger robinson a, agustin alessio ac, wes dzioba c, and michael komarck cover doctor solar, th family entertainment store specializing in comic books, graphic novels, roleplaying and card games, model kits, tshirts, action figures, anime and manga. He survived and found that he gained enormous power and could turn into and produce energy. Solar is one of several characters in the valiant universe not native to valiant comics. Dial b for blog the worlds greatest comic blogazine. Solar book arrived fast and in great shape, thanks. Doctor solar is a comic book superhero originally published by gold key comics starting in 1962. October 1962 march 1982 number of issues published. Comic book keys posts first appearances, first issues, first origins and other key vintage comic books key issues. The stories themselves are somewhat standard comic fare, with a touch of james bondisms thrown in. The character was subsequently published by valiant comics and acclaim comics in the 1990s, and was reintroduced by dark horse comics in. Doctor solar comes across so passive in places that its hard to generate a strong sense of enjoyment from the character, something that shooter is going to need to fine tune and quickly. Dr solar, man of the atom international superheroes.
For the last year, dark horse has been publishing titles originally published by gold key and owned by classic media, magnus, robot fighter, turok, son of stone, doctor solar, man of the atom and. On the plus side, doctor solar, man of the atom already has a new artist, after dennis calero left the book due to other complications. A physicist whose name was actually solar, philip solar was trapped in a nuclear reactor by saboteurs. The valiant series was initially written by jim shooter with illustrations by barry windsorsmith and bob layton. Working in a research laboratory in atom valley, doctor solar was caught in a premature atomic explosion. If youve only ever known doctor solar, man of the atom from his time in valiant comics, this irradiated guy actually goes back farther than that, all the way back to 1962 and gold key comics.
By creating an account, you verify that you are at least years of age, and have read and agree to the terms of. Solar is an american fictional comic book superhero created by writer paul s. Doctor solar, man of the atomthe original atomicage scientist superhero. The third atom, adam cray, was a minor character present in suicide squad stories. Originally published in the late 1960s, it enjoyed a renaissance in the early 90s when new publisher valiant licensed the character.
Ahh there is absolutely no excuse for an adult in the 21st century to be reading this stuff. The contentsslower paced stories than those from the dc and marvel comics of the same era. Original doctor solar man of the atom 1995 comic books. Doctor solar, man of the atom archives volume 1 by paul s. First appearance of nuro solars secret 18page story, no synopsis written. This is a comic of doctor solar, man of the atom no. Reprinted for the first time in nearly forty years, these adventures of doctor solar are truly wonders of the atomic age. In the original gold key comics, his full name is given as phillip solar. Doctor solar, man of the atom gold key, october 1962 powersabilities.
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