| Solarr | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Captain America #160 (April 1973)[1] |
| Created by | Steve Englehart Sal Buscema |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Silas King |
| Species | Human mutant |
| Team affiliations | Emissaries of Evil |
| Notable aliases | Bright Gian |
| Abilities |
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Solarr (Silas King) is a character appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. Created by writerSteve Englehart and artistSal Buscema, the characterfirst appeared inCaptain America #160 (April 1973). He belongs to the subspecies of humans calledmutants, who are born with superhuman abilities.[2][3]
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Solarr debuted inCaptain America #160 (April 1973) and was created bySteve Englehart andSal Buscema. He appeared in the 1963Avengers series.[4]
Silas King was born inCarson 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 theEmissaries of Evil.[5]
Solarr is eventually captured and imprisoned atProject Pegasus, where scientists study his powers.[6][7] 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.[8]
InX-Men Unlimited #20 (2022), part of theKrakoan Age, Solarr is revealed to have been resurrected bythe Five.[9]
During the "Fall of X" storyline, Solarr is among the mutants that take refuge at the Limbo Embassy. He is later killed by analternate version of Madelyne Pryor.[10]
Solarr is amutant who possesses the ability to absorb, store, and manipulate large amounts of energy from light, especially direct sunlight.
Solarr appears in theX-Men: The Animated Series episode "Secrets, Not Long Buried", voiced by Lorne Kennedy.[11] This version isBill Braddock, the leader of theChildren of the Shadow and ruler of the human and mutant community of Skull Mesa.
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