Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom #1

Empowered by a thermonuclear catastrophe, Doctor Solar discovers that he can _control raw energy_. Immeasurable strength is his at a whim. Power beyond imagination courses through his body. But he knows that the same kind of science run amok that created him can also empower the wicked. In the aftershock of the cataclysm that created Doctor Solar, ripples throughout space-time imbue one Whitmore Pickerel with the power to _create_ _life_which he uses to serve his selfish desires and reckless ambitions. His newly created being, Leviathan, invulnerable and immeasurably strong, clashes with the Man of the Atom in a fierce battle that ravages the city. Meanwhile, for his personal amusement, Pickerel creates Glow, a living fantasy of unearthly charms¦and deadly possibilities! Special bonus for this supersized issue: the very first _Doctor Solar_ story from 1962! Jim Shooter (former Valiant Comics editor in chief) returns to the character he redefined in the 1990s! _Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom_ #1 is but the first act in an explosive program that will also see Shooter reimagine _Magnus, Robot Fighter_ and _Turok, Son of Stone_ for the twenty-first century!