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Issue: Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom #1
Publication Date: October 1962
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Issues: #1 of 31 Issues (33 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: Gold KeyView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: K. K. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/28/1962
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):  
Disclose Notes: Cover code: 10000-210. On-sale date from 1962 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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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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Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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[cover]

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

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Solar's Secret

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, superhero
Character(s): 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.
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In Content Item: FlagDoktor Solar #1 published January 1966
as Doktor Solars Geheimnis [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Original Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom #1 published April 1995
as Solar's Secret [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDoctor Solar, Man of the Atom #1 published December 2004
as Solar's Secret [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDoctor Solar, Man of the Atom #1 [Michael Komarck Cover] published July 2010
as Solar's Secret [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 18
Disclose Notes: Doctor Solar is not in costume.
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An Atomic Inferno

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): 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.
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In Content Item: FlagDoktor Solar #1 published January 1966
as Ein atomares Inferno [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDoctor Solar, Man of the Atom #1 published December 2004
as An Atomic Inferno [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 14
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Brand New Film Stories

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Gold Key's film stories (fumetti) books of Gunsmoke and Ben Casey. On inside back cover.
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Solar Pin-Up No. 1

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

Illustration  on  Cover, Back
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Doctor Solar
First Line: An atomic accident turns a young scientist into a fantastic being.
Synopsis: Doctor Solar in abstract science-fiction setting.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1

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