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Through 1992, Solar had run 16 issues with Jim Shooter being
credited with writing the first 15. The Unity crossover unfolded
in issues 12 and 13.
Issues 1 through 10 were reprinted in a trade paperback titled Alpha
& Omega #0. Issues 1 through 4 were reprinted in the Solar: Second
Death trade paperback.
The original Doctor Solar was published in the early 1960's. He was
disentrigated in a nuclear accident but managed to harness a human
form. He used his power to manipulate atomic particles to fight
crime.
When Shooter got ahold of the character, he rewrote a little bit of
history. The new Solar was a physicist and a fan of the old Solar.
Another nuclear accident gave the new Solar a hefty dose of radiation.
The result? He could manipulate atomic particles.
After a failed attempt to rid the world of nuclear threats, the new
Solar assists in inadvertantly throwing Earth into a black hole. At
this point, things get complicated. Personalities are split, feuds
are fought and grudges are squashed, all in the name of preventing
the accident that destroyed Earth.
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