Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom

 DSMA   (Gold Key, 1962-1969, 1981-1982, 2004-2005)

™ and ©1968 Western Publishing Company, Inc.
Hardcover collections published by Dark Horse starting in 2004

Working in a research laboratory in Atom Valley, Doctor Solar was caught in a premature atomic explosion. The blast had the effect of converting his body into pure energy. At the same time, he retained his consciousness. Later, he would learn to reform his body, and use a special cadmium-lined suit to control the radiation it emitted.

As an energy being, Solar had an awesome range of abilities. He could fly, transmute matter, and unleash atomic blasts of heat or cold. He used these new abilities to fight a variety of would-be world conquerors, including Nuro and King Cybernoid.

Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom was Gold Key’s first comic title. Originally published in the late 1960s, it enjoyed a renaissance in the early ’90s when new publisher Valiant licensed the character. Updated, Solar, Man of the Atom became a cornerstone of the Valiant universe

		Notes	Writer	Artist
	#1 Date:  10/1/1962 Cover Price:  $0.12 NM Guide:  $360.00 No copies available	1st appearance of Doctor Solar; Origin of Doctor Solar; 1st Gold Key original character	Paul S. Newman	Bob Fujitani
	#2 Date:  12/1/1962 Cover Price:  $0.12 NM Guide:  $600.00 5 copies available from $40.00	1st Appearance of Professor Harbinger	Paul S. Newman	Bob Fujitani
	#3 Date:  3/1/1963 Cover Price:  $0.12 NM Guide:  $95.00 3 copies available from $36.00		Paul S. Newman	Bob Fujitani
	#4 Date:  6/1/1963 Cover Price:  $0.12 NM Guide:  $69.00 4 copies available from $9.10		Paul S. Newman	Bob Fujitani
	#5 Date:  9/1/1963 Cover Price:  $0.12 NM Guide:  $74.00 2 copies available from $24.00	1st Appearance of Doctor Solar (in costume)	Paul S. Newman	Bob Fujitani
	#6 Date:  11/1/1963 Cover Price:  $0.12 NM Guide:  $59.00 1 copy available for $18.00		Paul S. Newman	Frank Bolle
	#7 Date:  3/1/1964 Cover Price:  $0.12 NM Guide:  $96.00 6 copies available from $18.00	Painted cover	Paul S. Newman	Frank Bolle
	#8 Date:  7/1/1964 Cover Price:  $0.12 NM Guide:  $89.00 5 copies available from $9.00		Paul S. Newman	Frank Bolle
	#9 Date:  10/1/1964 Cover Price:  $0.12 NM Guide:  $40.00 3 copies available from $13.00		Paul S. Newman	Frank Bolle
	#10 Date:  1/1/1965 Cover Price:  $0.12 NM Guide:  $37.00 3 copies available from $13.00		Paul S. Newman	Frank Bolle
	#11 Date:  3/1/1965 Cover Price:  $0.12 NM Guide:  $27.00 3 copies available from $9.50		Paul S. Newman	Frank Bolle
	#12 Date:  5/1/1965 Cover Price:  $0.12 NM Guide:  $40.00 2 copies available from $16.00		Paul S. Newman	Frank Bolle
	#13 Date:  7/1/1965 Cover Price:  $0.12 NM Guide:  $33.00 3 copies available from $13.00		Paul S. Newman	Frank Bolle
	#14 Date:  9/1/1965 Cover Price:  $0.12 NM Guide:  $23.00 2 copies available from $11.50	Painted cover	Dick Wood	Frank Bolle, Mel Crawford
	#15 Date:  12/1/1965 Cover Price:  $0.12 NM Guide:  $38.00 3 copies available from $4.25	Origin of Doctor Solar	Paul S. Newman	Frank Bolle
	#16 Date:  6/1/1966 Cover Price:  $0.12 NM Guide:  $29.00 4 copies available from $9.50	Painted cover	Paul S. Newman	Frank Bolle
	#17 Date:  9/1/1966 Cover Price:  $0.12 NM Guide:  $34.00 5 copies available from $11.00		Paul S. Newman	Frank Bolle
	#18 Date:  12/1/1966 Cover Price:  $0.12 NM Guide:  $29.00 5 copies available from $8.00		Paul S. Newman	Frank Bolle
	#19 Date:  4/1/1967 Cover Price:  $0.12 NM Guide:  $34.00 5 copies available from $7.00		Dick Wood	Frank Bolle, Win Mortimer
	#20 Date:  7/1/1967 Cover Price:  $0.12 NM Guide:  $28.00 3 copies available from $13.00		Paul S. Newman	Frank Bolle
	#21 Date:  10/1/1967 Cover Price:  $0.12 NM Guide:  $19.00 4 copies available from $2.82		Paul S. Newman	Frank Bolle
	#22 Date:  1/1/1968 Cover Price:  $0.12 NM Guide:  $33.00 3 copies available from $5.95		Paul S. Newman	Frank Bolle
	#23 Date:  4/1/1968 Cover Price:  $0.12 NM Guide:  $30.00 3 copies available from $10.50
	#24 Date:  7/1/1968 Cover Price:  $0.12 NM Guide:  $23.00 3 copies available from $4.50
	#24 Variation A Date:  7/1/1968 Cover Price:  $0.15 NM Guide:  $80.00 No copies available	15 cent edition
	#25 Date:  10/1/1968 Cover Price:  $0.15 NM Guide:  $26.00 6 copies available from $5.25
	#26 Date:  1/1/1969 Cover Price:  $0.15 NM Guide:  $25.00 3 copies available from $12.50
	#27 Date:  4/1/1969 Cover Price:  $0.15 NM Guide:  $18.00 4 copies available from $4.00	End of original series
	#28 Date:  4/1/1981 Cover Price:  $0.50 NM Guide:  $11.50 1 copy available for $1.78	Series begins again (1981)
	#28 Variation A Date:  4/1/1981 Cover Price:  $0.50 NM Guide:  $8.00 No copies available	Whitman Variant
	#29 Date:  10/1/1981 Cover Price:  $0.50 NM Guide:  $116.00 1 copy available for $88.00
	#30 Date:  2/1/1982 Cover Price:  $0.60 NM Guide:  $3.00 No copies available		Roger McKenzie	Dan Spiegle, Frank Bolle
	#30 Variation A Date:  2/1/1982 Cover Price:  $0.60 NM Guide:  $9.00 No copies available	Whitman Variant	Roger McKenzie	Dan Spiegle
	#31 Date:  3/1/1982 Cover Price:  $0.60 NM Guide:  $10.50 1 copy available for $3.99	Final Issue	Roger McKenzie	Dan Spiegle, Frank Bolle
	Book #1 Date:  Cover Price:  $19.99 NM Guide:  $19.99 No copies available	Collects Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom #1-7; ca. 2010	Paul S. Newman	Bob Fujitani, Frank Bolle
	Book #1 Hardcover Date:  12/1/2004 Cover Price:  $49.95 NM Guide:  $44.00 1 copy available for $25.80	Hardcover; Collects issues #1-7; Introduction by Mark Evanier	Paul S. Newman	Bob Fujitani, Frank Bolle
	Book #2 Date:  Cover Price:  $19.99 NM Guide:  $19.99 No copies available	Collects Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom #8–14; ca. 2011	Paul S. Newman	Frank Bolle
	Book #2 Hardcover Date:  6/1/2005 Cover Price:  $49.95 NM Guide:  $43.00 1 copy available for $25.80	Hardcover; Collects issues #8–14	Paul S. Newman	Frank Bolle
	Book #3 Date:  Cover Price:  $19.99 NM Guide:  $19.99 No copies available	Collects issues #15–22; Published by Dark Horse; ca. 2014	Paul S. Newman	Frank Bolle
	Book #3 Hardcover Date:  9/1/2005 Cover Price:  $49.95 NM Guide:  $31.00 1 copy available for $31.00	Hardcover; Collects issues #15–22	Paul S. Newman	Frank Bolle
	Book #4 Date:  Cover Price:  $19.99 NM Guide:  $19.99 No copies available	Collects Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom #23-31 and The Occult Files of Dr. Spektor #14; ca. 2014	Paul S. Newman	Frank Bolle
	Book #4 Hardcover Date:  11/1/2007 Cover Price:  $49.95 NM Guide:  $40.00 2 copies available from $13.00	Hardcover; Collects Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom #23-31 and The Occult Files of Dr. Spektor #14	Dick Wood, Roger McKenzie, Don Glut	Al McWilliams, Ernie Colón, Jose Delbo, Dan Spiegle, Jesse Santos