Solar, Man of the Atom Vol 1 45

The more comfortable I am with Solar's powers, the less human I feel, I needed a connection to human existence. So, I created Miller.

-- Solar

Steel, Meat & Potatoes, Book Two: All Along the Watchtower[]

Appearances[]

Featured Characters:

Solar, Man of the Atom / Det. Phil Miller

Supporting Characters:

Villains:

Paulie (Dies)

Other Characters:

Cupertino Police Department
Erica Pierce (Mentioned only)
Jessie (Mentioned only)
Jessie's grandmother (Single appearance)
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD)
- Det. Doscher
- Lt. Fairbairn
- Marty (clerk)
Paulie's wife & kids, and dog

Locations:

California
- Berkeley
  - Berkeley University
- Cupertino
  - Cupertino Medical Center
Nevada
- Las Vegas
Solar System
- Saturn (Only appears on cover)
Unreality

Items:

Vehicles:

Credits[]

Writers: Christopher Priest
Pencilers: Rik Levins
Inkers: John Dixon, Phyllis Novin (background inks)
Colorists: Scott Rockwell, Knob Row (additional)
Letterers: Mary Moede
Cover Artists: Sean Chen, Paul Autio
Editors: Teresa Nielsen-Hayden
Editor-in-Chief: Bob Layton

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Quotes[]

Brenda. Got to make up my mind about her. Miller I can explain. Miller is research. Brenda is something else. Something scary. Brenda is the red line, the door. I step through it, and suddenly this is all real. Miller is alive. Seleski is dead. And Gayle is gone forever. That's just scary enough to keep me coming back, kepp me on the edge. But it can't go on forever. Got to make up my mind.

-- Solar

Okay, Dr. Nordheim. You're cleaning your gun, two in the morning. Gun accidentally fires. Recoil hits you in the face and sprains your wrist. -- And the gun was yours?

-- Detective Rawls

Dr. Nordheim, does Seleski hit you often?

-- Detective Rawls

Okay, Carl -- look, I know there are some unanswered questions, but honestly -- there's nothing odd going on here.

-- Gayle Nordheim

Okay, Carl. Phil Seleski is a god. Controls energy at the atomic level -- and he's driving me insane.

-- Gayle Nordheim

I see. And how long has Dr. Seleski been God?

-- Detective Rawls

Not God, Carl, just a god. I'm starting to think morality has become an abstract concept for him.

-- Gayle Nordheim

The more comfortable I am with Solar's powers, the less human I feel, I needed a connection to human existence. So, I created Miller.

-- Solar

I don't want to die, but I have no business standing here breathing.

-- Paulie

Dr. Phillip Seleski. Detective Phillip Miller. God.

-- Detective Rawls

I should arrest you. Shoot, should go to the tabloids. "Research physicist with god complex moonlights as Vegas cop." Might even be true. Might be you've fed Gayle a lot of garbage to disguise simple infidelity. But why should I take the time to figure that out? You never have. I'll leave you with this, though: People aren't lab experiments. And one other thing: If you ever hit Gayle again, I'll make this look like a joke.

-- Detective Rawls

Believe it or not, Phil and I never did -- for what that's worth.

-- Brenda

I expect the thought crossed his mind once or twice...

-- Gayle Nordheim

I think in another universe, maybe... but... he wouldn't let himself. It was like he was always looking back over his shoulder at you. And I started to get major-league jealous.

-- Brenda

Look, let me just say this one thing. I've been in love with Phil Miller. I don't know this Seleski guy. Not really. But I'm pretty sure he's in love with you.