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Starman (comics)

Starman
Starmen.jpg
Art by Tony Harris and Alex Ross.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance (Ted)
Adventure Comics #61 (April 1941)
(Wayne)
Detective Comics #247 (September 1957)
(Star-Man)
Detective Comics #286 (December 1960)
(Tomas)
1st Issue Special #12 (March 1976)
(Gavyn)
Adventure Comics #467 (January 1980)
(Payton)
Starman (vol. 1) #1 (October 1988)
(David)
Starman (vol. 1) #26 (September 1990)
(Jack)
Zero Hour: Crisis in Time #1 (September 1994)
(McNider)
Starman Secret Files #1 (April 1998)
(Farris)
JLA #23 (October 1998)
(Old West/Sono)
Jonah Hex (vol. 2) #27 (March 2008)
Created by (Star-Man)
Sheldon Moldoff
(Tomas)
Gerry Conway, Mike Vosburg
(Gavyn)
Paul Levitz, Steve Ditko
(Payton)
Roger Stern, Tom Lyle
(David)
Roger Stern
(Jack)
James Robinson, Tony Harris
(Farris)
Grant Morrison
(Old West/Sono)
Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray
In-story information
Alter ego Victor Sono
Theodore Knight
Bruce Wayne (pre-Crisis)
Mikaal Tomas
Prince Gavyn
Will Payton
David Knight
Jack Knight
Farris Knight
Charles McNider
Thom Kallor
Place of origin (Tomas)
Talok III
(Gavyn)
Throneworld
Abilities (Star-Man)
Super-Strength
(Tomas)
Flight and energy projection derived from the sonic crystal
Invulnerabilty
(Gavyn)
Flight, energy projection & absorption, light/heat and radiation immunity
self-sustenance
able to withstand exposure to space
(Payton)
Flight, superstrength, superhuman durability, limited shapeshifting, energy projection
(David)
Use of the "Gravity Rod"
(Farris)
Use of the "Quarvat"
Starman (vol. 1)
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
Schedule Monthly
Format Ongoing series
Genre Superhero
Publication date October 1988 – April 1992
Number of issues 45
Main character(s) Starman (Will Payton)
Creative team
Creator(s) Roger Stern
Tom Lyle
Starman (vol. 2)
Cover to Starman (vol. 2) #0.
Art by Tony Harris and Alex Jay.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
Schedule Monthly
Format Ongoing series
Genre Superhero
Publication date October 1994 – August 2001
Number of issues 81 (plus issue #1,000,000; 2 Annuals; and various specials)
Main character(s) Starman (Jack Knight)
Creative team
Writer(s) James Robinson
Artist(s) Tony Harris
Peter Snejbjerg
and others
Collected editions
Starman Omnibus, Vol. 1
Starman Omnibus, Vol. 2
Starman Omnibus, Vol. 3
Starman Omnibus, Vol. 4
Starman Omnibus, Vol. 5

Starman is a name used by several different DC Comics superheroes, most prominently Ted Knight and his sons David and Jack.

Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Jack Burnley, the original Starman, Ted Knight, first appeared in Adventure Comics #61 (April 1941). An astronomer, Knight invented a "gravity rod", later reinvented as a "cosmic rod", allowing him to fly and manipulate energy, and donned a red and green costume with a distinctive finned helmet.

Like most Golden Age heroes, Starman fell into obscurity in the 1950s. In the ensuing years, several characters, with varying degrees of relation to the original, briefly took the mantle of Starman.

In Zero Hour: Crisis in Time #1 (September 1994), writer James Robinson and artist Tony Harris introduced Jack Knight, the son of the first Starman. A reluctant, non-costumed hero, he inherited his father’s name and mission and used his technology to create a cosmic staff. He starred in a critically acclaimed series, written by Robinson, from 1994 until 2001.

The current successor of Starman is Stargirl, formerly the second Star-Spangled Kid.

Below, in chronological order of activity (not of appearance), are the characters to have used the name "Starman".

Theodore Henry Knight is a 1940s DC Comics superhero who wore a red costume with a finned helmet and a green cape, and wielded a "gravity rod" (later "cosmic rod") which enabled him to fly and fire energy bolts as a member of the Justice Society of America.

The Starman of 1951 is a superhero who operated in the DC Universe in 1951. In actuality, he is a retcon who appeared in Starman (vol. 2) and whose identity was revealed towards the end of that series as being the original Dr. Mid-Nite, Charles McNider, and later a time-displaced David Knight, son of the original Starman, Ted Knight, after some training from McNider. This proved to be only a temporary reprieve for the deceased hero however.


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