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Any love for Doctor Solar? Number 1 appreciation!

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My copy of Doctor Solar 1. A long search for a high grade copy.

 

Bit of trivia. I think this is the only Gold Key cover that Powers signed. Anyone know of another signed GK cover?

 

Solar needed more and better villians. But the character was interesting.

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I picked up a complete run of Solar at a thrift shop a coupler months ago......ill try to scan them tomorrow although none are higher than an 8.0 probably.....

i had the #1 slabbed and it came back 4.5 PLOD, but it is still beautiful and will go into my display.

Solar is one of my all time favorite characters and holds a special place in my collection.

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Was the Valiant character similar to the one in Gold Key? I'll admit I'm not familiar with this.

Different characters.

 

That's correct. Valiant's / Shooter's nuclear scientist Phil Seleski grew up reading the GK Doctor Solar. When the nuclear accident turned him into a godlike being, he chose to appear as / be Doctor Solar.

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Good choice. I would have given some thoughtful consideration to adopting the identity of Captain Atom instead though (in his original yellow costume of course).

 

;)

 

BTW, can anyone speculate as to who would win a knock down, drag out, nuclear exchange between these two fellows?

 

???

 

 

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