Solar, Man of the Atom Vol 1 3

You are, at best, a deeply disturbed person, Doctor Solar. A lunatic with the power to eradicate a continent. I cannot allow you to exist.

-- Toyo Harada

Second Death, Part 3: Reality Check[]

Appearances[]

Featured Characters:

Phil Seleski
Solar, Man of the Atom (other self) (also as Max Blackwell)
- Doctor Solar (Gold Key)

Supporting Characters:

Dwight (young boy)
Erica Pierce
John Veerhusen
Tammy (Dwight's mother)

Villains:

Harbinger Foundation (First appearance)
- Eggbreakers (First appearance)
  - Puff (First appearance)
  - Thumper (First appearance)
- Miss Ando (First appearance)
- Mister Kuramoto (First appearance)
- Toyo Harada (First appearance)

Other Characters:

Albert Einstein (Mentioned only)
Darth Vader (Mentioned only)
Doom (Mentioned only)
Ernest Hemingway (Mentioned only)
Gail Sanders (Gold Key) (hologram)
Jenny (Single appearance)
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)
Martin Luther King Jr. (Mentioned only)
Mikey (Mentioned only)
Miwa (Mentioned only)
Nuro (Gold Key) (Mentioned only)
Pablo Picasso (Mentioned only)
Pelé (Mentioned only)
Rebecca (Harbinger Foundation)
Ted (bartender)

Locations:

Antarctica (hologram)
California
- Los Angeles
Fourth Wall
Gobi Desert
- Altai Mountains
Oklahoma
- Muskogee
  - Edgewater Advanced Fusion Energy Research Center
Texas
- Dallas

Items:

Comic book
- Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom #15 (September 1969)

Vehicles:

Boeing 747

Credits[]

Writers: Jim Shooter
Pencilers: Don Perlin, Barry Windsor-Smith (assist)
Inkers: Bob Layton, Tom Ryder (assist), Barry Windsor-Smith (assist)
Colorists: Kathryn Bolinger, Knob Row
Letterers: Ken Lopez
Cover Artists: Barry Windsor-Smith
Editors: Bob Layton
Editor-in-Chief: Jim Shooter

Synopsis[]

With people unready for a super-hero, Solar is unsure of his place in this world. Responding to the Harbinger Foundation's call for those with special powers, Solar comes face-to-face with Toyo Harada! Seemingly beyond physical harm, Solar is nonetheless nearly beaten by Harada's formidable psionic power when the two clash aboard Harada's jet! With the plane crashing in flames, Solar leaves Harada for dead.^[1]

Alpha and Omega, Part 3[]

Appearances[]

Featured Characters:

Phil Seleski

Supporting Characters:

Doctor Dobson

Villains:

Other Characters:

Jorge (Phil's co-worker) (First appearance)

Locations:

Oklahoma
- Muskogee
  - Edgewater Advanced Fusion Energy Research Center

Items:

Vehicles:

Credits[]

Writers: Jim Shooter, Bob Layton (assist)
Pencilers: Barry Windsor-Smith
Inkers: Bob Layton
Colorists: Janet Jackson
Letterers: Jade Moede

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Quotes[]

I wanted to look through some physics texts, Tammy. I'm trying to figure out why I exist. I'm... a comic book character.

-- Doctor Solar

I think I'm... sort of a physically manifested suicide impulse. I think that the sole reason I was created was to destroy Phillip Seleski.

-- Doctor Solar

Look, in the comics, I couldn't even get close to normal people because I was radioactive. It was just bad writing, of course. How could someone with absolute control of his energy leak radiation? Still, I'm not used to reality yet.

-- Doctor Solar

You are, at best, a deeply disturbed person, Doctor Solar. A lunatic with the power to eradicate a continent. I cannot allow you to exist.

-- Toyo Harada

You know, Harada, I've had doubts about who I am, what I am, and whether or not I should exist. But there's no doubt about you. You're a cold-blooded killer.

-- Doctor Solar