(September 1963)
Western,
1962 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1963-06-06
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- K. K. Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Gold Key
- Editing
- Matt Murphy (editor)
Issue Notes
Cover code: 10000-309.
On sale date confirmed from the publication date reported to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 17, Part 2, Number 2, Periodicals, July-December 1963. Class B periodical. Copyright registration number B60650.
On sale date confirmed from the publication date reported to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 17, Part 2, Number 2, Periodicals, July-December 1963. Class B periodical. Copyright registration number B60650.
[no title indexed]
Doctor Solar / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- George Wilson (painting)
- Inks
- George Wilson (painting)
- Colors
- George Wilson (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- For the first time -- Solar shows himself as the invincible Man of the Atom!
- Genre
- superhero; science fiction
- Characters
- Doctor Solar; attackers
- Synopsis
- Solar, now in uniform, fights off attackers wielding flame throwers
- Reprints
-
in Avontuur Classics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1819 (1966) -
in Doktor Solar (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #5 ([circa 1966-1967]) -
in The Original Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (Acclaim / Valiant, 1995 series) #1 (April 1995) - in Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (Dark Horse, 2004 series) #1 (December 2004)
- in Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom Archives (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #1 ([October] 2010)
-
- Keywords
- Flame thrower
Indexer Notes
First presentation of Solar's Man of the Atom "superhero" uniform
Atomic Energy, Number 4: Nuclear Fission
Keys of Knowledge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Reprints
- in Avontuur Classics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1819 (1966)
- in Doktor Solar (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #5 ([circa 1966-1967])
-
Indexer Notes
On the inside front cover.
The Crystallized Killers
Doctor Solar / comic story / 14 pages
- Job Number
- 5-636
- Genre
- superhero; science fiction
- Characters
- Doctor Solar; Mr. Wolson; thieves; Nuro
- Synopsis
- Solar's experiments create a new crystalline element. When he takes it to New York to consult with specialist Wolson, two thieves kill Wolson. The unknown crystal expends, engulfing Solar and the killers, until Solar finds a way to break it. The thieves insist that Solar has strange powers, but everyone considers their testimony a crude attempt at an insanity plea, and they are sentenced to death.
- Reprints
- in Die Actionhelden (Condor, 1978 series) #14
- in Avontuur Classics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1819 (1966)
- in Doktor Solar (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #5 ([circa 1966-1967])
- in Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (Dark Horse, 2004 series) #1 (December 2004)
- in Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom Archives (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #1 ([October] 2010)
-
- Keywords
- Crystal; insanity plea
Teleportation
Professor Harbinger / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Reprints
- in Avontuur Classics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1819 (1966)
- in Doktor Solar (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #5 ([circa 1966-1967])
-
[no title indexed]
Solar's Science Forum / letters page / 2 pages
Indexer Notes
Letters from Harold Fredericks, Jr., Donald Judd, Gregg Way, Jim Connor, Dennis Richard, Bill Ryan, Randy Jones, Daniel E. Murphy, and D. H. Hunneman.
The New Man of the Atom
Doctor Solar / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero; science fiction
- Characters
- Doctor Solar; Dr. Clarkson; Dr. Gail Sanders; Nuro; arsonists
- Synopsis
- Solar's inherent radiation turns his hair white, forcing him to confess his secret to Gail. Consulting with Gail and Clarkson, he creates a uniform that conceals his face and hair, presenting himself to the public as the Man of the Atom. Nuro's men fire the prairie in order to force the strangely-powered mystery man to reveal himself. Solar appears as the Man of the Atom and captures them.
- Reprints
- in Die Actionhelden (Condor, 1978 series) #14
- in Avontuur Classics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1819 (1966)
- in Doktor Solar (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #5 ([circa 1966-1967])
- in The Original Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (Acclaim / Valiant, 1995 series) #1 (April 1995)
- in Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (Dark Horse, 2004 series) #1 (December 2004)
- in Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom Archives (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #1 ([October] 2010)
-
- Keywords
- Arson
Indexer Notes
Art credits posted in The Comic Reader #18 (1963). Origin and first appearance of Solar's "superhero" uniform and persona.
Atomic Energy, Number 6: Beginning the Atomic Age
Keys of Knowledge / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Reprints
- in Avontuur Classics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1819 (1966)
- in Doktor Solar (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #5 ([circa 1966-1967])
-
Indexer Notes
On the inside back cover.
Solar Pin-Up No. 5
Doctor Solar / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- George Wilson (painting)
- Inks
- George Wilson (painting)
- Colors
- George Wilson (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero; science fiction
Indexer Notes
Back cover. Same image as front cover, minus trade dress, etc.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["For the first time -- Solar shows himself as the invincible Man of the Atom!"]
Doctor Solar -
1.
Atomic Energy, Number 4: Nuclear Fission
Keys of Knowledge -
2.
The Crystallized Killers
Doctor Solar -
3.
Teleportation
Professor Harbinger -
4.
[no title indexed]
Solar's Science Forum -
5.
The New Man of the Atom
Doctor Solar -
6.
Atomic Energy, Number 6: Beginning the Atomic Age
Keys of Knowledge -
7.
Solar Pin-Up No. 5
Doctor Solar
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- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Mickey Coalwell
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- Bob Hughes
- Darrel McCann
- Derek Reinhard
- Tony R. Rose
- Jonathan Sari
- Jim Van Dore
- John Wells
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