Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom 1962 #5 - 1.8 - $9.50

Solar, now in uniform, fights off attackers wielding flame throwers

Solar's experiments create a new crystalline element. When he takes it to New York to consult with specialist Wolson, two thieves kill Wolson. The unknown crystal expends, engulfing Solar and the killers, until Solar finds a way to break it. The thieves insist that Solar has strange powers, but everyone considers their testimony a crude attempt at an insanity plea, and they are sentenced to death.

Solar's inherent radiation turns his hair white, forcing him to confess his secret to Gail. Consulting with Gail and Clarkson, he creates a uniform that conceals his face and hair, presenting himself to the public as the Man of the Atom. Nuro's men fire the prairie in order to force the strangely-powered mystery man to reveal himself. Solar appears as the Man of the Atom and captures them.

Cover code: 10000-309. On sale date confirmed from the publication date reported to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 17, Part 2, Number 2, Periodicals, July-December 1963. Class B periodical. Copyright registration number B60650.

• - First presentation of Solar's Man of the Atom "superhero" uniform
• Atomic Energy, Number 4: Nuclear Fission - On the inside front cover.
• - Letters from Harold Fredericks, Jr., Donald Judd, Gregg Way, Jim Connor, Dennis Richard, Bill Ryan, Randy Jones, Daniel E. Murphy, and D. H. Hunneman.
• The New Man of the Atom - Art credits posted in The Comic Reader #18 (1963). Origin and first appearance of Solar's "superhero" uniform and persona.
• Atomic Energy, Number 6: Beginning the Atomic Age - On the inside back cover.
• Solar Pin-Up No. 5 - Back cover. Same image as front cover, minus trade dress, etc.