Starman (Will Payton) is a DC Comics superhero who was created by Roger Stern and Tom Lyle, and one of several characters to have the Starmen name.[1][2][3][4][5]

Publication history

Starman was created by Roger Stern and Tom Lyle, and first appeared in Starman #1 (October 1988).[6]

Starman was killed in Eclipso: The Darkness Within (1992). In 2020, he was resurrected in Scott Snyder's Justice League run, with Snyder believing him to be an under-explored character.[2][4][7][8]

Fictional character biography

Payton is a magazine copy editor who gains superpowers after being infused with the essence of Gavyn, the previous Starman. Despite his short career, he gained a good reputation among other heroes, even assisting Superman on some occasions.[9] Starman is later killed in battle with Eclipso.[10]

Starman is resurrected in the DC Rebirth series Dark Nights: Metal. This version's powers are derived from the Totality, a cosmic source of energy and the prison of Perpetua.[5][11][12]

Powers and abilities

Starman possesses immense strength and durability, energy projection, and limited shapeshifting abilities that enable him to alter his costume. In modern continuity, Starman possesses the additional ability to create star-shaped portals and view other universes.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 235: "New Starman Will Payton debuted in his own ongoing series in October [1988] by writer Roger Stern and artist Tom Lyle".
  2. ^ a b Rogers, Vaneta (August 31, 2018). "SCOTT SNYDER Reveals Why He's Bringing Back STARMAN (and Which One)". Newsarama. Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2020. Cite error: The named reference "News" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  3. ^ Johnston, Rich (August 28, 2018). "Looks Like Scott Snyder is Bringing Back Will Payton, Starman, to Justice League". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Cecchini, Mike (September 19, 2018). "Justice League and the Return of Starman to the DC Universe". Den of Geek. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Matadeen, Renaldo (September 21, 2018). "Justice League Gives An '80s DC Superhero's Origin Story a Rebirth Retcon". CBR. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  6. ^ Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 235: "New Starman Will Payton debuted in his own ongoing series in October [1988] by writer Roger Stern and artist Tom Lyle".
  7. ^ Arvedon, Jon (February 2, 2019). "The Secrets of DC Rebirth May be Unveiled by This Forgotten '80s Superhero". CBR. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  8. ^ Morrison, Matt (September 19, 2018). "Lex Luthor Kept A Superhero OUT of DC's Rebirth". Screen Rant.
  9. ^ Starman #1 (October 1988)
  10. ^ Eclipso: The Darkness Within #2 (October 1992)
  11. ^ Dark Nights: Metal #1 (October 2017)
  12. ^ Justice League (vol. 4) #8 (November 2018)
  13. ^ Justice League (vol. 4) #15 (March 2019)
  14. ^ Justice League (vol. 4) #16 (March 2019)
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Payton
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