(January 1989)

Marvel, 1989 Series
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Price
1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1988-10-08
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Barcode
?
Editing
Bob Budiansky (editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

The Solarman character created by David Oliphant first appeared in the Solarman: The Beginning (A Pendulum Illustrated Original) book from Pendulum Press in 1979. This comic was adapted from a Solarman TV cartoon pilot episode.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Solarman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Zeck (signed)
Inks
Mike Zeck (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Beepie; Gormagga Kraal; Solarman
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Star Burst! The Legend of Solarman (Table of Contents: 1)

Solarman / comic story / 30 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (adaptation)
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Dennis Janke
Colors
Bob Sharen
Letters
Diana Albers
Genre
superhero
Characters
Altarra (Sha-Han's daughter); Beepie (robot); Commander Gormagga Kraal (alien conqueror); Denise (Jenny's school-friend); Jenny (Ben Tucker's friend); Mike Tucker (Ben Tucker's father); Sha-Han (alien scientist); Solarman [Benjamin Tucker] (first comic book appearance)
Synopsis
An aspiring comic book artist is given the power to become Solarman so he can save the earth from an alien overlord.
Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Solarman
  2. 1. Star Burst! The Legend of Solarman
    Solarman
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