Solar, Man of the Atom

    (Valiant, 1991-1996)
Solar™ Western Publishing Company, Inc. ©1991 Voyager Communications, Inc.

Doctor Solar is Dr. Phil Saleski, an atomic scientist chosen by fate to receive the awesome power to control matter on the atomic level. The same accident that gave him his powers also gave Erica Pierce her powers—which she would later use to destroy Solar in Unity. His strange story is complicated by the fact that Phil Saleski first appeared from the future in a black hole of his own creation, later merging into the Phil Saleski from the current day. The future Saleski had inadvertently brought about terrible tragedy in his day and can only hope that he can avoid making the same mistakes in this, his second chance.

Saleski now lives in Cupertino, California with his girlfriend, Gayle. He has had to leave those quiet surroundings frequently, however, to do battle with everyone from the Harbinger corporation to a race of spider-aliens, determined to feed on all of mankind.
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  • 1
    #1
    Sep 1991
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Jim Shooter, Bob Layton  ·  A: David Perlin, Barry Windsor-Smith
    Origin of Solar
    25 copies from $13.00
  • 2
    #2
    Oct 1991
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    W: Jim Shooter, Bob Layton  ·  A: David Perlin, Barry Windsor-Smith
    Origin of Solar
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  • 3
    #3
    Nov 1991
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    W: Jim Shooter, Bob Layton  ·  A: David Perlin, Barry Windsor-Smith
    1st Appearance of Harbinger Foundation; 1st appearance of Toyo Harada; Origin of Solar
    10 copies from $38.00
  • 4
    #4
    Dec 1991
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    W: Jim Shooter  ·  A: Don Perlin, Barry Windsor-Smith, Knob Row
    Origin of Solar
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  • 5
    #5
    Jan 1992
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    W: Jim Shooter  ·  A: Ernie Colón, Barry Windsor-Smith
    11 copies from $4.75
  • 6
    #6
    Feb 1992
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    W: Jim Shooter  ·  A: David Perlin, Barry Windsor-Smith
    Versus Spider-Aliens
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  • 7
    #7
    Mar 1992
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    W: Jim Shooter  ·  A: David Perlin, Barry Windsor-Smith
    Versus X-O armor
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  • 8
    #8
    Apr 1992
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    W: Jim Shooter  ·  A: James Brock, Barry Windsor-Smith
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  • 9
    #9
    May 1992
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    W: Jim Shooter  ·  A: Barry Windsor-Smith
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  • 10
    #10
    All-black embossed cover by Barry Windsor-Smith
    Jun 1992
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    W: Jim Shooter  ·  A: David Perlin, Barry Windsor-Smith
    1st Appearance of Buck McHenry; 1st appearance of Eternal Warrior; 1st appearance of Geoff McHenry; 1st Appearance of Geomancers
    7 copies from $32.95
  • 10-2
    #10 - 2nd printing
    Jun 1992
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    W: Jim Shooter  ·  A: David Perlin, Barry Windsor-Smith
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  • 11
    #11
    Jul 1992
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    W: Jim Shooter  ·  A: Steve Ditko, Ted Halsted
    1st appearance of Eternal Warrior (Gilad Anni-Padda)
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  • 12
    #12
    Aug 1992
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    W: Jim Shooter  ·  A: Don Perlin
    Unity
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  • 13
    #13
    Sep 1992
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    W: Jim Shooter, Don Perlin  ·  A: Don Perlin
    Unity
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  • 14
    #14
    Oct 1992
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    W: Kevin Van Hook, Jim Shooter, Steve Ditko  ·  A: Steve Ditko
    1st Appearance of Fred Bender
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  • 15
    #15
    Nov 1992
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    W: Kevin Van Hook, Jim Shooter, Steve Ditko  ·  A: Steve Ditko
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  • 16
    #16
    Dec 1992
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    W: Bob Layton, Kevin Van Hook  ·  A: Peter Grau
    Death of Lyja (Valiant)
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  • 17
    #17
    Jan 1993
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    W: Bob Layton, Kevin Van Hook  ·  A: Peter Grau
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  • 18
    #18
    Feb 1993
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    W: Kevin Van Hook  ·  A: Peter Grau
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  • 19
    #19
    Mar 1993
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    W: Kevin Van Hook  ·  A: Peter Grau
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  • 20
    #20
    Apr 1993
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    W: Kevin Van Hook  ·  A: Peter Grau
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  • 21
    #21
    May 1993
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    W: Kevin Van Hook  ·  A: Peter Grau, Andrew Wendel
    Versus Master Darque
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  • 22
    #22
    Jun 1993
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    W: Kevin Van Hook  ·  A: Peter Grau, Andrew Wendel
    Versus Master Darque
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  • 23
    #23
    Jul 1993
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    W: Kevin Van Hook  ·  A: Peter Grau, Andrew Wendel
    1st Appearance of Solar the Destroyer
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  • 24
    #24
    Aug 1993
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    W: Kevin Van Hook  ·  A: Peter Grau, Andrew Wendel
    Serial Number Contest
    60 copies from $0.50
  • 25
    #25
    Sep 1993
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    W: Kevin Van Hook  ·  A: Peter Grau, Andrew Wendel
    Secret Weapons x-over; Serial Number Contest
    50 copies from $0.46
  • 26
    #26
    Oct 1993
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    W: Tony Bedard, Kevin Van Hook  ·  A: David Wong
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  • 27
    #27
    Nov 1993
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    W: Kevin Van Hook  ·  A: Peter Grau
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  • 28
    #28
    Dec 1993
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    W: Kevin Van Hook  ·  A: Peter Grau
    Solar the Destroyer vs. spiders
    31 copies from $0.50
  • 29
    #29
    Jan 1994
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    W: Kevin Van Hook  ·  A: Peter Grau
    Valiant Vision
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  • 30
    #30
    Feb 1994
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    W: Kevin Van Hook  ·  A: Peter Grau
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  • 31
    #31
    Mar 1994
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    W: Kevin Van Hook  ·  A: Peter Grau
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  • 32
    #32
    Apr 1994
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    W: Kevin Van Hook  ·  A: Peter Grau
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  • 33
    #33
    May 1994
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    W: Kevin Van Hook  ·  A: Peter Grau
    Trading card; Valiant Vision
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  • 34
    #34
    Wraparound cover by Peter Grau
    Jun 1994
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    W: Kevin Van Hook  ·  A: Peter Grau
    Valiant Vision
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  • 35
    #35
    Wraparound cover by Peter Grau
    Aug 1994
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    W: Kevin Van Hook  ·  A: Peter Grau
    Valiant Vision
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  • 36
    #36
    Sep 1994
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    W: Kevin Van Hook  ·  A: Andrew Wendel
    Versus Doctor Eclipse; Versus Ravenus
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  • 37
    #37
    Oct 1994
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    W: Kevin Van Hook  ·  A: Andrew Wendel, Louis Small Jr.
    Versus Doctor Eclipse; Versus Ravenus
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  • 38
    #38
    Nov 1994
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    W: Kevin Van Hook  ·  A: Andrew Wendel
    Chaos Effect
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  • 39
    #39
    Dec 1994
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  • 40
    #40
    Jan 1995
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    #41
    Feb 1995
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    W: Kevin Van Hook  ·  A: Andrew Wendel
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  • 42
    #42
    Mar 1995
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    W: Stephen Sullivan  ·  A: Scott Rosema
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    #43
    Apr 1995
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    W: Stephen Sullivan  ·  A: Scott Rosema
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    #44
    May 1995
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    W: Christopher Priest  ·  A: Rik Levins
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    #45
    Jun 1995
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    W: Christopher Priest  ·  A: Rik Levins
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    #46
    Jul 1995
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    W: Dan Jurgens  ·  A: Dan Jurgens
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    #47
    Aug 1995
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    W: Dan Jurgens  ·  A: Dan Jurgens
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  • 48
    #48
    Sep 1995
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    W: Dan Jurgens  ·  A: Dan Jurgens
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  • 49
    #49
    Sep 1995
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  • 50
    #50
    Oct 1995
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  • 51
    #51
    Nov 1995
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    W: Dan Jurgens  ·  A: Tom Grindberg
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  • 52
    #52
    Nov 1995
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    W: Dan Jurgens  ·  A: Tom Grindberg
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  • 53
    #53
    Dec 1995
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    W: Dan Jurgens  ·  A: Tom Grindberg
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  • 54
    #54
    Dec 1995
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    W: Dan Jurgens  ·  A: Tom Grindberg
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  • 55
    #55
    Jan 1996
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    W: Tony Bedard  ·  A: Aaron Lopresti
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  • 56
    #56
    Jan 1996
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    W: Tony Bedard  ·  A: Aaron Lopresti
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  • 57
    #57
    Feb 1996
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    W: Tony Bedard  ·  A: Mike Manley
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  • 58
    #58
    Feb 1996
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    W: Tony Bedard  ·  A: Mike Manley
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  • 59
    #59
    Mar 1996
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    W: Tony Bedard  ·  A: Aaron Lopresti
    Texas destroyed
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  • 60
    #60
    Apr 1996
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    W: Keith Giffen  ·  A: Jeff Johnson
    Final Issue
    3 copies from $22.00
  • Bk 1
    Book #1
    Mar 1994
    Cover: $9.95
    W: Jim Shooter  ·  A: Barry Windsor-Smith, Don Perlin
    Reprints Solar, Man of the Atom issues #1-4
    1 copy for $24.00
  • Dlx 1
    Deluxe Set #1
    Black Embossed Cover
    Mar 1994
    Cover: $9.95
    W: Jim Shooter  ·  A: Barry Windsor-Smith, Bob Layton
    Reprints Solar, Man of the Atom #1-10 Alpha & Omega storyline; This is actually designated as Solar, Man of the Atom Vol 1 Number 0
    2 copies from $47.00
  • Dlx 1/HC
    Deluxe Set #1 Hardcover
    Hardcover Edition with cover by Barry Windsor-Smith
    Mar 1994
    Cover: $25.00
    W: Jim Shooter  ·  A: Barry Windsor-Smith, Bob Layton
    Reprints Solar, Man of the Atom #1-10 Alpha & Omega storyline; Includes poster; With Dust Jacket and Slipcase
    1 copy for $95.00