Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom Archives #1

([October] 2010)

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Synopsis

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Doctor Solar

Synopsis

Half-title page

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Doctor Solar / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

George Wilson (painting)

Inks

George Wilson (painting)

Colors

George Wilson (painting)

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Doctor Solar

Synopsis

Doctor Solar uses his power to blast through a door.

Reprints

• from Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (Western, 1962 series) #3 (March 1963)

Indexer Notes

Originally the cover to issue three.

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Doctor Solar

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Title page; front matter

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 5)

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Table of contents

The Golden Years (Table of Contents: 6)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Evanier

Pencils

Bob Fujitani; Frank Bolle

Inks

Bob Fujitani; Frank Bolle

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typeset

Synopsis

Foreword, with history of Doctor Solar

Indexer Notes

One illustration each of long panels by Bolle and Fujitani

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Doctor Solar / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Richard Powers (signed as Powers) (painting)

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Richard Powers (signed as Powers) (painting)

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Richard Powers (signed as Powers) (painting)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

An atomic accident turns a young scientist into a fantastic being.

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Doctor Solar

Synopsis

Doctor Solar in abstract science-fiction scene

Reprints

• from Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (Western, 1962 series) #1 (October 1962)

Keywords

Science

Indexer Notes

Cover art for original issue one.

Solar's Secret (Table of Contents: 8)

Doctor Solar / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Matt Murphy; Paul S. Newman

Pencils

Bob Fujitani

Inks

Bob Fujitani

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Job Number

627

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Doctor Solar (introduction, origin); Nuro (introduction); Dr. Gail Sanders; Dr. Clarkson; Dr. Bently; Dr. Rasp

Synopsis

Solar and the team at Atom Valley are working on energy-into-matter. Rasp, conducting industrial espionage for Nuro, rigs an accident to kill Bently, moving Rasp closer to the project. The radiation overdose does not kill Solar, but makes him radioactive. Project director Clarkson helps him cover up the transformation.

Reprints

• from Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (Western, 1962 series) #1 (October 1962)

Keywords

Atom; atomic; espionage; nuclear; radiation; sabotage; scientist

Indexer Notes

Doctor Solar is not in costume.

An Atomic Inferno (Table of Contents: 9)

Doctor Solar / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Matt Murphy; Paul S. Newman

Pencils

Bob Fujitani

Inks

Bob Fujitani

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Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Doctor Solar; Doctor Gail Sanders; Doctor Clarkson; Nuro; Dr. Rasp

Synopsis

An accidental explosion forces Solar to learn to control his powers. When Gail uncovers Rasp's espionage he tries to kill her, but Solar comes to the rescue. Clarkson figures out that Solar needs frequent replenishment with radiation. Disgusted at Rasp's repeated failures, Nuro kills him.

Reprints

• from Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (Western, 1962 series) #1 (October 1962)

Keywords

Atom; atomic; espionage; nuclear; radiation; scientist

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Synopsis

Stylized lithium atom

Keywords

Atom

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Doctor Solar / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Richard Powers (signed as Powers) (painting)

Inks

Richard Powers (signed as Powers) (painting)

Colors

Richard Powers (signed as Powers) (painting)

Letters

typeset

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Doctor Solar

Synopsis

Doctor Solar in abstract science-fiction setting.

Reprints

• from Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (Western, 1962 series) #2 (December 1962)

Indexer Notes

Originally the back cover. Same image as front cover, minus trade dress, etc.

The Remote-Control Traitor (Table of Contents: 12)

Doctor Solar / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Matt Murphy; Paul S. Newman

Pencils

Bob Fujitani

Inks

Bob Fujitani

Colors

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Letters

Bill Harris

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Doctor Solar; Nuro; Dr. Gail Sanders; Dr. Clarkson; Dr. Malvo; Oscar;

Synopsis

Gail Sanders is kidnapped, then given a hypnotic drug and an implanted radio receiver. Under orders she attacks Solar and then attempts suicide, but survives her attack, prevents her suicide, and extracts the radio.

Reprints

• from Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (Western, 1962 series) #2 (December 1962)

Keywords

Hypnosis; kidnap; radio

The Night of the Volcano (Table of Contents: 13)

Doctor Solar / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Matt Murphy; Paul S. Newman

Pencils

Bob Fujitani

Inks

Bob Fujitani

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Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Doctor Solar; Dr. Clarkson; townsfolk

Synopsis

An underwater atomic test sets off earth tremors and awakens a dormant volcano, threatening a nearby town. Solar brings himself to the point of death sealing off the volcano; Clarkson rescues him.

Reprints

• from Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (Western, 1962 series) #2 (December 1962)

Keywords

Atomic; earthquake; nuclear; volcano

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Doctor Solar / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

George Wilson (painting)

Inks

George Wilson (painting)

Colors

George Wilson (painting)

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Solar fights with fire and ice to uncover the secret of the hidden hands!

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Doctor Solar

Synopsis

Science fiction scene in which Solar uses his power at a mysterious door.

Reprints

• from Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (Western, 1962 series) #3 (March 1963)
• This illustration was used for the cover of the original issue 3.

The Hidden Hands (Table of Contents: 15)

Doctor Solar / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Matt Murphy; Paul S. Newman

Pencils

Bob Fujitani

Inks

Bob Fujitani

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Job Number

6212

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Doctor Solar; Dr. Gail Sanders; Dr. Clarkson; Nuro; Dr. Gantry; The U.S. President

Synopsis

Nuro coerces Gantry into designing an invisibility suit and using it for crime. Solar stops him at the cost of Gantry's life. Nuro remains unknown.

Reprints

• from Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (Western, 1962 series) #3 (March 1963)

Keywords

invisibility; invisible

Solar's Deadly Double (Table of Contents: 16)

Doctor Solar / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Matt Murphy; Paul S. Newman

Pencils

Bob Fujitani

Inks

Bob Fujitani

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Doctor Solar; Solar's doubles; Dr. Clarkson; Dr. Gail Sanders

Synopsis

Sunspots wreak havoc with a weather-control satellite. When Solar tries to intervene, he separates into positive and negative selves, neutralizing his own actions and running low on energy. Dr Clarkson reintegrates him with a cyclotron. Solar saves Gail from a tornado, and Clarkson sends a self-destruct signal to the satellite.

Reprints

• from Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (Western, 1962 series) #3 (March 1963)

Keywords

blizzard; satellite; space; sunspot; tornado; weather; weather control

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Doctor Solar / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

George Wilson (painting)

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George Wilson (painting)

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George Wilson (painting)

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A life-giving room becomes a death trap for Solar!

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Doctor Solar

Synopsis

Solar is menaced by a de-radiation device.

Reprints

• from Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (Western, 1962 series) #4 (June 1963)

Keywords

Death trap; radiation

Indexer Notes

Originally the cover to issue 4.

The Deadly Sea (Table of Contents: 18)

Doctor Solar / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Matt Murphy; Paul S. Newman

Pencils

Bob Fujitani

Inks

Bob Fujitani

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Letters

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Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Doctor Solar; Dr Clarkson; seamen

Synopsis

Nuro installs an underwater gold accumulator that poisons its vicinity with radiation. Solar draws all the radiation into himself.

Reprints

• from Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (Western, 1962 series) #4 (June 1963)

Keywords

Coast Guard; commercial fishing; ocean; radiation; sea; transmutation

The Treacherous Trap (Table of Contents: 19)

Doctor Solar / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Matt Murphy; Paul S. Newman

Pencils

Bob Fujitani

Inks

Bob Fujitani

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Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Doctor Solar; Dr. Clarkson; Dr. Gail Sanders; Professor Thor Neilson

Synopsis

Already annoyed by Solar's distant behavior, Gail is attracted to visiting Professor Neilson, who is experimenting with a de-radiation device. Solar is trapped in the chamber, threatening his life, but Clarkson intervenes and saves him with radioactive isotopes.

Reprints

• from Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (Western, 1962 series) #4 (June 1963), #4 (June 1963)

Keywords

Death trap; radiation

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Doctor Solar / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

George Wilson (painting)

Inks

George Wilson (painting)

Colors

George Wilson (painting)

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Doctor Solar; attackers

Synopsis

Solar, now in uniform, fights off attackers wielding flame throwers

Reprints

• from Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (Western, 1962 series) #5 (September 1963)

Keywords

Flame thrower

Indexer Notes

First presentation of Solar's Man of the Atom "superhero" uniform. Originally the cover to issue five.

The Cystallized Killers (Table of Contents: 21)

Doctor Solar / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Matt Murphy; Paul S. Newman

Pencils

Bob Fujitani

Inks

Bob Fujitani

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Job Number

5-636

Genre

science fiction; superhero

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

• from Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (Western, 1962 series) #5 (September 1963)

Keywords

Crystal; insanity plea

The New Man of the Atom (Table of Contents: 22)

Doctor Solar / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Matt Murphy; Paul S. Newman

Pencils

Bob Fujitani

Inks

Frank Bolle

Colors

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Genre

science fiction; superhero

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

• from Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (Western, 1962 series) #5 (September 1963)

Keywords

Arson

Indexer Notes

Art credits posted in The Comic Reader #18 (1963). Origin and first appearance of Solar's "superhero" uniform and persona.

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Synopsis

Stylized lithium atom

Keywords

Atom

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Doctor Solar / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

George Wilson (painting)

Inks

George Wilson (painting)

Colors

George Wilson (painting)

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Doctor Solar; Dr. Gail Sanders; faceless android

Synopsis

Solar battles the android, while Gail is imprisoned in a glass case

Reprints

• from Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (Western, 1962 series) #6 (November 1963)

Keywords

Android

Indexer Notes

Was originally the cover to issue six.

The Imposter (Table of Contents: 25)

Doctor Solar / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Matt Murphy; Paul S. Newman

Pencils

Frank Bolle

Inks

Frank Bolle

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Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Doctor Solar; Nuro; Dr. Gail Sanders; faceless android; Heinz Parmer

Synopsis

Nuro's android kidnaps Gail, then disguises itself as her to carry out sabotage in Atom Valley. Solar comes to the rescue as the Man of the Atom, but the android weakens him and carries him off.

Reprints

• from Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (Western, 1962 series) #6 (November 1963)

Keywords

Android; disguise; kidnap; radiation

Android Against the Atom (Table of Contents: 26)

Doctor Solar / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Matt Murphy; Paul S. Newman

Pencils

Frank Bolle

Inks

Frank Bolle

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Doctor Solar; Dr. Gail Sanders; Nuro; Heinz Parmer; faceless android

Synopsis

Solar allows himself to be kidnapped so as to be taken where Gail is being held. Once there he and the android battle, as Nuro watches by television. Nuro's base and the android are destroyed as Solar and Gail escape, but they speculate that Nuro escaped as well.

Reprints

• from Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (Western, 1962 series) #6 (November 1963)

Keywords

Android; kidnap; radiation

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Synopsis

Stylized lithium atom

Keywords

Atom

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Doctor Solar / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

George Wilson (painting)

Inks

George Wilson (painting)

Colors

George Wilson (painting)

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Doctor Solar

Synopsis

Solar is menaced by a shark, with a domed underwater city in the background.

Reprints

• from Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (Western, 1962 series) #7 (March 1964)

Keywords

shark; undersea dome

Indexer Notes

Originally the cover to issue seven.

Vanishing Oceans (Table of Contents: 29)

Doctor Solar / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Matt Murphy; Paul S. Newman

Pencils

Frank Bolle

Inks

Frank Bolle

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Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Doctor Solar; Dr. Gail Sanders; Captain Jim Sanders; aliens

Synopsis

Sea levels drop as aliens capture a bathyscaph captained by Gail's brother... the aliens are stealing earth elements and keeping the crew for study. Solar drives off the aliens and frees the crew, meantime recapturing the stolen elements and restoring sea levels.

Reprints

• from Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (Western, 1962 series) #7 (March 1964)

Keywords

alien; bathyscaph; domed city; submarine; submersible; undersea; underwater city

Indexer Notes

Indexing for the original issue lists Otto Binder only as the script credit.

The Guided Comet (Table of Contents: 30)

Doctor Solar / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Matt Murphy; Paul S. Newman

Pencils

Frank Bolle; Paul S. Newman

Inks

Frank Bolle; Paul S. Newman

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Letters

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Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Doctor Solar; Nuro; Dr. Clarkson; Dr. Gail Sanders

Synopsis

When Nuro uses a guided comet to menace the Earth, Solar diverts it and drains its energy. As Nuro had planned, this effort debilitates Solar, but Solar commandeers a damaged satellite to get into the Van Allen Belt, restoring his energy. He neutralizes the comet and returns safely to Atom Valley.

Reprints

• from Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (Western, 1962 series) #7 (March 1964)

Keywords

Comet; radiation; satellite; space; Van Allen Belt

Indexer Notes

The indexing for the original issue lists Otto Binder as the sole writing credit.

Creator Biographies (Table of Contents: 31)

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Pencils

Bob Fujitani

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Bob Fujitani

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Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Short biographies of members for the creative teams.

Indexer Notes

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Nemesis Archives (Table of Contents: 33) (Expand) /

Nemesis (American Comics Group superhero) / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Mac Raboy's Flash Gordon (Table of Contents: 34) (Expand) /

Flash Gordon / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Doctor Solar / text article / 1 page (report information)

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George Wilson (painting)

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George Wilson (painting)

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George Wilson (painting)

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When industrial sabotage derails an experiment in atomic energy, nuclear physicist Doctor Philip Solar survives a terrible accident but is forever changed

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Doctor Solar; Dr. Gail Sanders; faceless android

Synopsis

Back cover copy. Illustration excerpt from original series issue 6

Keywords

android