CAPTAIN AMERICA

April 1973 • Volume 1 • Usa • 205 Collected

CAPTAIN AMERICA #160

1st Appearance of Solarr (Silas King)

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(Marvel) Cover for CAPTAIN AMERICA #160 1st Appearance of Solarr (Silas King)

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Basic Information

Published

April 1973

Comic Age

Bronze

Cover Price

.20

Facts

1st Appearance of "SOLARR" (Silas King)

Characters

Creators

Writer

Steve Englehart

Penciler

Sal Buscema

Cover Penciler

Gil Kane , Alan Weiss

Inker

Frank Giacoia 'Frank Ray' , Frank McLaughlin

Letterer

Artie Simek

Colorist

Petra Goldberg

Editor

Roy Thomas

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Enter: Solarr!

Silas King was born in Carson City, Nevada. He was a latent Mutant who worked as a smuggler of illicit narcotics. On a drug run from Los Angeles to New York City, King's van broke down in the Mojave Desert. Trying to make his way back to civilization, King spent several days out in the desert sun, which catalyzed his latent mutation. While recovering from sunstroke and dehydration in hospital, he realized he could discharge the solar energy he had stored in his body as heat blasts. Captain America and Falcon then get in a "Heated" Battle with "Solarr"!