Sneak Peek the cover to issue #1 of Dark Horse Comics' new take on "Doctor Solar: Man Of The Atom", debuting in stores July 14, written by Jim Shooter and illustrated by Dennis Calero with covers by Calero and artist Michael Komarck.
"...Empowered by a thermonuclear catastrophe, 'Doctor Solar' discovers that he can control energy. Immeasurable strength is his at a whim. Power beyond imagination courses through his body. But he knows that the same kind of science run amok that created him can also empower the wicked. In the aftershock of the cataclysm that created Doctor Solar, ripples throughout space time imbue one 'Whitmore Pickerel' with the power to create life -- which he uses to serve his selfish desires and reckless ambitions. His newly created being, 'Leviathan', invulnerable and immeasurably strong, clashes with the 'Man of the Atom' in a fierce battle that ravages the city..."
The original "Doctor Solar" comic books were published by Gold Key Comics, debuting in 1962, created by Paul S. Newman and Matt Murphy, following 'Dr. Phillip Solar', who was exposed to a massive amount of radiation in an attempt to assist fellow worker 'Dr. Bentley'. Bentley risked (and lost) his life trying to avert an imminent meltdown due to sabotage of a nuclear power facility by 'Dr. Rasp', agent of 'Nuro'. Solar amazingly survived and soon discovered that he had powers to convert his human form into any kind of energy. Use of these powers depleted his store of energy which would require him to re-expose himself to radiation sources for replenishment.
Using his new powers, he began searching for Nuro, responsible for the sabotage of the nuclear lab that caused his condition. Nuro often used a robot double of himself called 'Orun' in his schemes and later transferred his mind into the robot who became known as 'King Cybernoid'.
When he went into action and 'powered up', Solar's skin turned green, a trait that was 'borrowed' for writer Stan Lee's originally grey-skinned, gamma-radiating Marvel Comics character "The Incredible Hulk", that also debuted in 1962.Click the images to enlarge...
