Who Is Solar? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Solar is a Company-Licensed comic book character, the alter ego of Phillip Seleski, with over 191 comic issue appearances. Valiant and Dynamite's version of Solar.

Who is Solar?

For Gold Key and Dark Horse publication of the character, please see Doctor Solar Origin Doctor Phil Seleski a physicist, is involved in an accident while testing a new fusion reactor that he designed. He tries to stop a meltdown by jumping into the reactor. It turns him into a being of pure energy. Able to control energy and since everything is made of energy he has the powers of a god but the mind of a man. Later he finds out he really designed a wish machine that went haywire and exploded because it's what he wished, to become Doctor Solar the childhood comic hero. Creation Doctor Solar was first created in October 1962 by writer Paul S. Newman and editor Matt Murphy, with his first appearance being Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom #1 published by Gold Key Comics. He's an interesting character due to the fact he's ran under a total of five publication companies throughout his comic book tenure.

Key facts

Solar is of radiation origin and first appeared in "Solar". The character is published by Company-Licensed. With 191 recorded issue appearances, Solar ranks among the most featured characters in comics.