Thom Kallor

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Thom Kallor
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Thom Kallor as the new Starman, from the textless cover of Justice Society of America #2 (March 2007). Art by Alex Ross.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Adventure Comics #282 (March 1961)
Created by Otto Binder
George Papp
In-story information
Alter egoThom Kallor
Species Xanthuan
Place of origin Xanthu (31st century)
Team affiliations Legion of Super-Heroes
Legion of Substitute Heroes
The Uncanny Amazers
Justice Society of America
Justice League
Notable aliasesStar Boy, Danny Blaine, Sir Prize, Starman
AbilitiesCapable of increasing the mass, density or gravity of an object

Thom Kallor is a character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, primarily as a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes. The character has also been known as Star Boy and Starman . [1]

Contents

Kallor as Star Boy has appeared in various media outside comics, primarily those featuring the Legion of Super-Heroes. He is voiced by Bumper Robinson in Legion of Super Heroes (2006) and Elyes Gabel in Justice League vs. the Fatal Five .

Publication history

Thom Kallor first appeared in Adventure Comics #282 and was created by Otto Binder and George Papp. [2]

Fictional character biography

Legion of Super-Heroes

Bronze-Age version of Star Boy on the cover of Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 2, #306 (December 1983), art by Keith Giffen and Larry Mahlstedt. Lsh306.jpg
Bronze-Age version of Star Boy on the cover of Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 2, #306 (December 1983), art by Keith Giffen and Larry Mahlstedt.

Star Boy is a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, a group of young heroes living a millennium in the future. [3] He is born to astronomer parents on a satellite orbiting the planet Xanthu, and can temporarily increase the mass of an object, up to the mass of a star. [4]

Star Boy is expelled from the Legion for killing his girlfriend Dream Girl's ex-boyfriend Kenz Nuhor in self-defense. After this, he and Dream Girl join the Legion of Substitute Heroes before returning to the Legion. [5]

Following Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! , which reboots the Legion's continuity, Thom Kallor discovers that he is destined to travel back to the 21st century, assume the mantle of Starman, and die.

2005 reboot

Kallor in the Legion's 2005 reboot, art by Barry Kitson. Star-boy.jpg
Kallor in the Legion's 2005 reboot, art by Barry Kitson.

Mark Waid's 2005 Legion reboot depicts Star Boy as black and Cosmic Boy's right-hand man. [6]

In Justice Society of America , Thom Kallor is depicted as having schizophrenia before Gog restores his sanity. [7] It is also revealed that his suit is a map of the multiverse and was created by Brainiac 5. [8]

In Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds , it is revealed that Starman was sent to the 21st century to resurrect Superboy and carry out R. J. Brande's will. [6]

The New 52

In The New 52 continuity reboot, Thom Kallor is killed in an attack by the Fatal Five before being resurrected. [9] [10] In Doomsday Clock , Doctor Manhattan erases Kallor and the Legion from existence before eventually restoring them. [11] [12]

Powers and abilities

Star Boy can temporarily increase the mass and density of any object or person. The version of Thom working with the Justice Society of America can travel between universes using a combination of his mass-controlling powers and his uniform, a map of the multiverse created by Brainiac 5. [13]

As a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, Thom has a Legion Flight Ring, which enables him to fly and survive in space and other dangerous environments.

In other media

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