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Issue: Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom #1
Publication Date: October 1962
 
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: Gold KeyView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: K. K. Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Quarterly
Content Items: 7 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Bill Harris
Disclose Notes: Cover code: 10000-210
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Earlier Issues Standard Golden Age U.S.; Later Issues Standard Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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[cover]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
Doctor Solar
An atomic accident turns a young scientist into a fantastic being.
Doctor Solar in abstract science-fiction setting.
Reprinting
FlagDoktor Solar #1 published January 1966
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagDoctor Solar, Man of the Atom #1 published December 2004
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
FlagAvontuur Classics #1803 published ?
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Doctor Solar

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside front cover.
Solar's Secret

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
Doctor Solar (Introduction, Origin); Nuro (Introduction); Dr. Gail Sanders; Dr. Clarkson; Dr. Bently; Dr. Rasp
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.
Reprinting
FlagDoktor Solar #1 published January 1966
as Doktor Solars Geheimnis [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Original Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom #1 published April 1995
as Solar's Secret [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDoctor Solar, Man of the Atom #1 published December 2004
as Solar's Secret [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDoctor Solar, Man of the Atom #1 [Michael Komarck Cover] published July 2010
as Solar's Secret [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
18
Doctor Solar is not in costume.
An Atomic Inferno

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
Doctor Solar; Doctor Gail Sanders; Doctor Clarkson; Nuro; Dr. Rasp
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.
Reprinting
FlagDoktor Solar #1 published January 1966
as Ein atomares Inferno [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDoctor Solar, Man of the Atom #1 published December 2004
as An Atomic Inferno [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
14
Brand New Film Stories

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
House ad for Gold Key's film stories (fumetti) books of Gunsmoke and Ben Casey. On inside back cover.
Solar Pin-Up No. 1

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
science fiction
Doctor Solar
Doctor Solar in abstract science-fiction setting.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Back cover. Same image as front cover, minus trade dress, etc.
[back cover]

Illustration  on  Cover, Back
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Doctor Solar
An atomic accident turns a young scientist into a fantastic being.
Doctor Solar in abstract science-fiction setting.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1

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