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Issue: Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom Archives #1
Publication Date: October 2010
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Issues: #1 of 4 Issues
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Publisher: FlagDark Horse
Brand: Dark Horse Books [facing left]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Dark Horse Books
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 220
ISBN: 9781595825865
UPC/EAN: 978159582586551999
Price: $19.99 USD
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Content Items: 38 (14 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Collects issues #1-#7 of Doctor Solar, Man Of The Atom, originally published from 1962 to 1964 by Gold Key.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U. S.
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Binding: trade paperback
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Genres: science fiction, superhero
Character(s): Doctor Solar
First Line: An atomic accident turns a young scientist into a fantastic being.
Synopsis: Abstract science-fiction scene with Doctor Solar
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From Issue: FlagDoctor Solar, Man of the Atom #1 published October 1962
From Issue: FlagDoctor Solar, Man of the Atom #1 published October 1962Cover illustration for original series issue 1
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First Line: Doctor Solar
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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Doctor Solar
Synopsis: Doctor Solar uses his power to blast through a door.
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From Issue: FlagDoctor Solar, Man of the Atom #1 published October 1962Cover illustration for original series issue 1
From Issue: FlagDoctor Solar, Man of the Atom #3 published March 1963
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Disclose Notes: Originally the cover to issue three.
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First Line: Doctor Solar
Synopsis: Title page; front matter
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Table of Contents

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Synopsis: Table of contents
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The Golden Years

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Synopsis: Foreword, with history of Doctor Solar
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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Doctor Solar
First Line: An atomic accident turns a young scientist into a fantastic being.
Synopsis: Doctor Solar in abstract science-fiction scene
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From Issue: FlagDoctor Solar, Man of the Atom #1 published October 1962
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Solar's Secret

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Genres: science fiction
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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From Issue: FlagDoctor Solar, Man of the Atom #1 published October 1962
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An Atomic Inferno

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Genres: science fiction
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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From Issue: FlagDoctor Solar, Man of the Atom #1 published October 1962
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Synopsis: Stylized lithium atom
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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Doctor Solar
Synopsis: Doctor Solar in abstract science-fiction setting.
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From Content Item: FlagDoctor Solar, Man of the Atom #2 published December 1962
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Disclose Notes: Originally the back cover. Same image as front cover, minus trade dress, etc.
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The Remote-Control Traitor

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): 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.
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Pages: 16
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The Night of the Volcano

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): 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.
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From Content Item: FlagDoctor Solar, Man of the Atom #2 published December 1962
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Pages: 11
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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Doctor Solar
First Line: Solar fights with fire and ice to uncover the secret of the hidden hands!
Synopsis: Science fiction scene in which Solar uses his power at a mysterious door.
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From Content Item: FlagDoctor Solar, Man of the Atom #3 published March 1963
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The Hidden Hands

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): 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.
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From Content Item: FlagDoctor Solar, Man of the Atom #3 published March 1963
was The Hidden Hands [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 16
Job Number: 6212
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Solar's Deadly Double

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): 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.
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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Doctor Solar
First Line: A life-giving room becomes a death trap for Solar!
Synopsis: Solar is menaced by a de-radiation device.
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From Content Item: FlagDoctor Solar, Man of the Atom #4 published June 1963
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The Deadly Sea

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): 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.
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The Treacherous Trap

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): 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.
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From Content Item: FlagDoctor Solar, Man of the Atom #4 published June 1963
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Genres: science fiction, superhero
Character(s): Doctor Solar; attackers
Synopsis: Solar, now in uniform, fights off attackers wielding flame throwers
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From Issue: FlagDoctor Solar, Man of the Atom #5 published September 1963Cover illustration for original series issue 5
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Disclose Notes: First presentation of Solar's Man of the Atom "superhero" uniform. Originally the cover to issue five.
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The Cystallized Killers

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Genres: science fiction, superhero
Character(s): 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.
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Job Number: 5-636
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The New Man of the Atom

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Genres: science fiction, superhero
Character(s): 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.
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From Issue: FlagDoctor Solar, Man of the Atom #5 published September 1963
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Pages: 12
Disclose 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
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Genres: science fiction, superhero
Character(s): Doctor Solar; Dr. Gail Sanders; faceless android
Synopsis: Solar battles the android, while Gail is imprisoned in a glass case
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From Content Item: FlagDoctor Solar, Man of the Atom #6 published November 1963
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The Imposter

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Genres: science fiction, superhero
Character(s): 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.
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From Content Item: FlagDoctor Solar, Man of the Atom #6 published November 1963
was The Impostor [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Android Against the Atom

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Genres: science fiction, superhero
Character(s): 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.
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Synopsis: Stylized lithium atom
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Genres: science fiction, superhero
Character(s): Doctor Solar
Synopsis: Solar is menaced by a shark, with a domed underwater city in the background.
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From Issue: FlagDoctor Solar, Man of the Atom #7 published March 1964Cover illustration for issue 7 of the original series
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Vanishing Oceans

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Genres: science fiction, superhero
Character(s): 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.
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From Issue: FlagDoctor Solar, Man of the Atom #7 published March 1964
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Pages: 14
Disclose Notes: Indexing for the original issue lists Otto Binder only as the script credit.
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The Guided Comet

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Genres: science fiction, superhero
Character(s): 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.
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From Issue: FlagDoctor Solar, Man of the Atom #7 published March 1964
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Pages: 12
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Creator Biographies

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Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: Short biographies of members for the creative teams.
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Abner
Character(s): Daisy Mae
First Line: Al Capp
Synopsis: Promo for Li'l Abner: The Frazetta Years, volumes 1-4
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Nemesis Archives

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Nemesis (American Comics Group superhero)
Character(s): Nemesis
Synopsis: Promo for The Nemesis Archives Volume One, from Dark Horse
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Mac Raboy's Flash Gordon

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Flash Gordon; Dale Arden; alien
Synopsis: Promo for Mac Raboy's Flash Gordon, Volumes 1-4, from Dark Horse.
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Character(s): Nemesis; Tarzan; Herbie; Green Lama; the Shmoo; Nexus; Doctor Solar; Magicman; Roy Rogers
First Line: Also available from Dark Horse Archives
Synopsis: Promo for several collected editions from Dark Horse
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Genres: science fiction, superhero
Character(s): Doctor Solar; Dr. Gail Sanders; faceless android
First Line: When industrial sabotage derails an experiment in atomic energy, nuclear physicist Doctor Philip Solar survives a terrible accident but is forever changed
Synopsis: Back cover copy. Illustration excerpt from original series issue 6
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