Solarr
{{Infobox comics character|
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|character_name=Solarr
{{small|Silas King}}
|real_name=Silas King
|species=Human mutant
|publisher=Marvel Comics
|debut=Captain America #160
(April 1973){{cite book |last =Rovin |first =Jeff |authorlink=Jeff Rovin |title =The Encyclopedia of Super-Villains |publisher =Facts on File |date =1987 |location =New York |isbn = 0-8160-1356-X |page=322-323}}[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofsu0000rovi_h5r9/page/322/mode/2up]
|creators=Steve Englehart
Sal Buscema
|alliances=Emissaries of Evil
|aliases=Bright Gian
Solarr
|powers=*Light manipulation, absorption, and projection
- Heat resistance
}}
Solarr (Silas King) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Sal Buscema, the character first appeared in Captain America #160 (April 1973). He belongs to the subspecies of humans called mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities.{{Cite web |last=Wiese |first=Jason |date=March 30, 2023 |title=5 Marvel Characters Brendan Fraser Would Be Perfect To Play |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/superheroes/marvel-cinematic-universe/marvel-characters-brendan-fraser-would-be-perfect-to-play |access-date=March 11, 2024 |website=CinemaBlend |language=en}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=December 2, 2010 |title=Lorendiac's Lists: Character Aliases that Marvel and DC Have Both Used (5th Draft) |url=https://www.cbr.com/lorendiacs-lists-character-aliases-that-marvel-and-dc-have-both-used-5th-draft/ |access-date=March 11, 2024 |website=Comic Book Resources |language=en}}
Publication history
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Solarr debuted in Captain America #160 (April 1973), and was created by Steve Englehart and Sal Buscema. He appeared in the 1963 Avengers series.{{Cite web |last=Beard |first=Jim |date=February 5, 2018 |title=The History of the Black Panther: 1973-1974 |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/the-history-of-the-black-panther-1973-1974 |access-date=March 11, 2024 |website=Marvel.com}}
Fictional character biography
Silas King was born in Carson City, Nevada. King is a latent mutant and drug runner whose mutant gene activates when he spends several days out in the desert sun after his truck breaks down. Gaining the ability to absorb and project solar energy, King becomes a criminal known as Solarr and joins the Emissaries of Evil.Alpha Flight Special #1 (July 1991)
Solarr is eventually captured and imprisoned at Project Pegasus, where scientists study his powers.Marvel Two-in-One #57–58 (November - December 1979)Dazzler #9 (November 1981) One of the other captives and subjects for study at Project Pegasus is Bres, one of the other-dimensional Fomor, who kills Solarr by reanimating the corpse of deceased security guard Harry Winslow and having Winslow attack him.Power Man and Iron Fist #113 (January 1985)
In X-Men Unlimited #20 (2022), part of the Krakoan Age, Solarr is revealed to have been resurrected by the Five.X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic #20 (January 2022) In Dark X-Men #4 (2023), Solarr is killed by Madelyne Pryor.Dark X-Men #4 (November 2023)
Powers and abilities
Solarr is a mutant who possesses the ability to absorb, store, and manipulate large amounts of energy from light, especially direct sunlight.
In other media
Solarr appears in the X-Men: The Animated Series episode "Secrets, Not Long Buried", voiced by Lorne Kennedy.{{Cite web |last=Dietsch |first=TJ |date=March 25, 2020 |title=Our Comics Guide to X-Men: The Animated Series S4 on Disney+ |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/our-comics-guide-to-x-men-the-animated-series-s4-on-disney |access-date=March 11, 2024 |website=Marvel.com}} This version is Bill Braddock, the leader of the Children of the Shadow and ruler of the mutant community of Skull Mesa.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070516094727/http://marvel.com/universe/Solarr Solarr] at Marvel.com
- Solarr at Marvel Wiki
- [https://comicvine.gamespot.com/solarr/4005-13849/ Solarr] at Comic Vine
- {{Marvunapp|http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/solarrking.htm|Solarr}}
- [https://comicbookrealm.com/report/character/1362/solarr-silas-king Solarr] at Comic Book Realm
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Category:Characters created by Sal Buscema
Category:Characters created by Steve Englehart
Category:Comics characters introduced in 1973
Category:Fictional characters from Nevada
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Category:Fictional characters who can manipulate light