Who Is Solomon Kane? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Solomon Kane is a Company-Licensed comic book character, with over 123 comic issue appearances. Dressed in black, with a gloomy demeanor and his trademark slouch hat, Solomon Kane carries a versatile 16th century arsenal and wanders the world to vanquish evils he encounters.

Who is Solomon Kane?

Creation Solomon Kane was first published in 1928 and was the creation of author Robert E. Howard , more famous for creating the character Conan the Barbarian . Famous for his quest to rid the world of evil in all its forms, Solomon vanquishes evil not only to protect the world but to atone for his past misdeeds. He is often depicted as a stern, pale man in his forties. Being an Elizabethan Puritan, he looks upon all magic as being of devious origin and a phenomenon he has to fight by all means. This fight also allows him to quench his inner rage and unleash his berserker -like temper onto beings he shall feel no regrets for exterminating. It is a reasonable supposition to believe that Robert. E Howard originally named this character Solomon Kane so that his name reflects both aspects of his personality: Solomon standing for the Biblical judge and Kane ( Caïn ) for the first assassin in the history of humanity.

Key facts

Solomon Kane is of human origin and first appeared in "The man who cried Werewolf!". The character is published by Company-Licensed. With 123 recorded issue appearances, Solomon Kane ranks among the most featured characters in comics.