Friday, August 17, 2018

The Marvel hero you've never heard of.

Solarman! A Marvel hero that debuted in 1989 and was a new cosmic hero for the company. Solarman was created by David Oliphant and Deborah Kalman for Pendulum Press in the late '70s in response to the 1970s energy crisis. Solarman only lasted three issue with Pendulum. Years later, Marvel Comics writer/editor Stan Lee and then-Marvel president Jim Galton contacted Oliphant with the suggestion of publishing a Solarman book through Marvel. This version of Solarman debuted in 1989, and lasted only two issues. In 1992, a 22-minute animated Solarman cartoon was also produced, based on the Marvel Comics version. Marvel did have big plans for Solarman, but plans just didn't work out and the character was very similar to Quasar and Captain Mar-Vell, in the sense that Ben Tucker, Solarman's secret identity, could expose the Circlet (which is worn on his wrist like a bracelet and cannot be removed) to sunlight and transform into the golden-haired adult Solarman who possesses superhuman strength, is capable of supersonic flight and survival in deep space and can control light, heat, and other forms of energy. But don't feel to bad for Solarman, the character found new life in 2016 at Scout Comics, with a whole new look and attitude. So if you ever come across Solarman #1 and #2 from Marvel pick them up, they are fun reads. And pretty cheap too.
 

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