Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom #1
In "Fallout," the first issue of Dark Horse's 2011 Doctor Solar series, writer Jim Shooter and artist Dennis Calero launch a new chapter for the atomic hero, introducing a mysterious man with powers eerily like Solar’s. When a news report details a super-strong individual involved in a hostage situation, Solar investigates—only to find a strange energy signature that’s not his own. The story unfolds with quiet intensity, blending science and suspense as Solar confronts the source of the anomaly. Cover by Michael Komarck.
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After the nuclear accident that gave him his powers, Solar ponders his next actions when a news story of a super strong man in a hostage crisis attracts his attention. He follows the news feed and discovers that the man has energy similar to himself. He renders the man unconscious and removes the anomaly that was powering him.
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