Solarman #2
In "This Silent Death This Hostage Earth," Solarman faces his most dangerous threat yet when Dr. Doom unleashes a hidden satellite to sabotage the ozone layer, demanding uranium from Earth’s leaders. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Mike Zeck and Nestor Redondo, this 1990 Marvel issue blends high-stakes sci-fi with personal drama as Ben Tucker, torn between his dreams of becoming a comic creator and his father’s athletic expectations, steps into his Solarman identity to stop the global crisis. With a cover by Mike Zeck and Nestor Redondo, the story unfolds in a tense, sun-powered showdown that ends with a surprising twist and a heartfelt reconciliation.
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Ben Tucker aspires to become a Marvel Comics creator, which doesn't please his athletic father Mike Tucker. Dr. Doom, in the meantime, is using a hidden satellite to damage the ozone layer. As Solarman, Ben then helps his father against extortionists. Dr. Doom declares to the world only he can stop the ozone layer's destruction and so blackmails the earth requesting an unlimited supply of uranium. Ben goes to Dr. Doom's Beverly Hills mansion pretending he's a student journalist, but Dr. Doom gets suspicious and imprisons him. Turning into Solarman, he busts out, disables the satellite and confronts Dr. Doom until the sun goes down together with his sun-based powers. In the end we see the real Dr. Doom, bedsick with the flu, watching the whole event, revealing Solarman was fighting a hologram and promising retribution. Ben tries and succeeds in reconciliating with his father.
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