Doctor solar, man of the atom was gold keys first comic title. Doctor solar, man of the atom university of kentucky. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike. The story is so interesting so far that you easily forget any similarities with other characters out there, allowing you to focus on the uniquely fresh plot that barbiere has begun to unfold. In muskogee, oklahoma, philip seleski grows up a comic book lover. Jan 04, 2019 looking for the original series from 1962 for a friend. Newman and matt murphy, reprinted for the first time in nearly thirty years. Doctor solar, man of the atom 1962 comic book price guide. Solar, man of the atom 1991 comic read solar, man of the. 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. 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. Doctor solar, man of the atom, number 2, december, 1962, page 23. Jan 01, 2004 doctor solar, man of the atom archives volume 1 book.
Solar discovers an alien sixth column in first strike part one confrontation. Valiant comics database is a fandom comics community. Man of the atom isnt a slamdunk comic just yet and thats been this characters problem with each subsequent relaunch. 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. Sep 12, 2010 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. Solar valiant comics valiant comics database fandom. Dial b for blog the worlds greatest comic blogazine. Find the value of the gold key comic doctor solar, man of the atom volume 1. Solar, man of the atom was one of dell publishings dude, its a dell forays into superhero comics. Some of these classic character revivals can be fairly hit or miss, but this one was a big hit. Newman in the guinness book of world records for being the most prolific comic book writer consistently comes up with creative plots in which solar can use.
The first of them was doctor solar, man of the atom, who debuted as part of gold keys first set of releases, coverdated october, 1962. Originally published in the late 1960s, it enjoyed a renaissance in the early 90s when new publisher valiant licensed the character. The valiant series was initially written by jim shooter with illustrations by barry windsorsmith and bob layton. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Wtb doctor solar man of the atom cgc comic book collectors. Read more for grading details for this doctor solar. Solar is capable of almost anything he can think of. There has to be something good about him that we can pick up on immediately, and so frank barbieres slower pacing doesnt quite do this book any favors. Second death, but alpha and omega does its best, by offering the story of the first solar, before the events of second death.
Bolle born june 23, 1924 is an american comic strip artist, comic book artist and illustrator, best known as the longtime artist of the newspaper strips winnie winkle and the heart of juliet jones. Pdf doctor solar man of atom archives volume by paul s. 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. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Solar is a comic book character published by gold key comics. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Gail sanders solar s romantic interest looks smoking hot. Bolle born june 23, 1924 is an american comicstrip artist, comicbook artist and illustrator, best known as the longtime artist of the newspaper strips winnie winkle and the heart of juliet jones. Valiant comics bought solar in 1991 along with several other gold key.
Doctor solar, man of the atom 1 gold key comic book realm. Solar, man of the atom is an ongoing series published by valiant comics beginning in 1991. For gold key and dark horse publication of the character, please see doctor solar. The grade is probably at least a finevery fine but i will leave that up to the buyer to determine from the scans. 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. Doctor solar, man of the atom 1962 comic read doctor. 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. The grade is probably at least a finevery fine but i will leave that up. Doctor solar, man of the atom archives v04 2015 books. Sep 29, 2010 o a dark horse archival collectionnow available in softcover. Doctor solar 1962 gold key comic books mycomicshop.
Solar, man of the atom vol 1 3 valiant comics database. Read doctor solar, man of the atom 1962 comic online free and high quality. Doctor solar, man of the atom archives volume 1 by paul s. Man of the atom acquired from the defunct publisher gold key comics.
Doctor solar, man of the atom magnus,robot fighter and issues 1 through 4 of doctor solar, man of the atom dark horse, 2010 series. Doctor solar, man of the atom comic books from gold key. 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. Values of doctor solar, man of the atom comicspriceguide. Although his body is converted to pure energy and hurled into space, solars consciousness has. Comic book keys posts first appearances, first issues, first origins and other key vintage comic. Doctor solar, man of the atommagnus,robot fighter and issues 1 through 4 of doctor solar, man of the atom dark horse, 2010 series. What is your doctor solar, man of the atom comic book worth. He survived and found that he gained enormous power and could turn into and produce energy.
Top rated lists for doctor solar, man of the atom 19 items these comics are good comics. Man of the atom was created in 1962 by writer paul s. Russia had built a nuclear base in cuba, and thenpresident john f. A physicist whose name was actually solar, philip solar was trapped in a nuclear reactor by saboteurs. Like many fledgling comics characters of the early 1960s, doctor solar was a superhero. It was concluded in 1996 when valiant was bought out by acclaim comics. Solar is an american fictional comic book superhero created by writer paul s. Doctor solar springs to life in this affordable new edition that collects solar s secret, the remotecontrol traitor, vanishing oceans, and other classic stories from the 1960s by comics visionaries paul s. Near impossible to find in true high grade, be aware there are also 2nd prints of this book denoted with a roman numeral ii that sell for much less. Doctor solar is a comic book superhero originally published by gold key comics starting in 1962.
Anthologies of the original classic comics are now available from dark horse comics. Doctor solar, man of the atom archives volume 1 book. Reprinted for the first time in nearly forty years, these adventures of doctor solar are truly wonders of the atomic age. Ive done an entire issue on gold key back in cover tunes issue 56, but that wasnt nearly enough space to showcase all of the beautiful covers in the many gold key runs, especially from phantom, solar, magnus, star trek and turok. Newman, editor matt murphy, and artist bob fujitani. 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 faces a clever new nemesis named king cybernoid, terrors from other dimensions, and electric aliens from mars. Updated, solar, man of the atom became a cornerstone of the valiant universe. Solar, man of the atom vol 1 valiant comics database. Previous page, search the periodic table of comic books. His favorite comic, doctor solar, man of the atom, inspires his interest in science and. Doctor phil seleski a physicist, is involved in an accident while testing a new fusion reactor that he. Raymond solar is out on a field in atom valley when an atomic bomb detonates prematurely.
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