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Doctor Solar (1962 Gold Key) 2 VG 4.0 (R)

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    Doctor Solar (1962 Gold Key) 2 VG 4.0 (R)

    Restored (see item notes)

    RESTORATION. Color touch.

    Starts Nov 23

    Painted cover by Richard Powers. # on cover 10000-210. Stories and art by Paul S. Newman and Bob Fujitani. After surviving an atomic blast, scientist Phillip Solar develops superpowers, along with a radioactive nature he struggles to control. Enemy agents abduct and brainwash Gail, turning her into a living weapon against Doctor Solar. In another story, an underwater atomic test awakens a dormant volcano, threatening a nearby town. To save the town, Solar pushes his new powers so far it nearly kills him. Plus the debut of the science-fact backup series Professor Harbinger. The Remote-Control Traitor; The Meteor Mystery; Professor Harbinger: The Melting Point; The Night of the Volcano; Radiation Detection. 32 pages, Full Color. NOTE: First "appearance" of Nuro, the mystery villain. Cover price $0.12. Grade: VG 4.0 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)