Starman
Cover to Starman #72. Art by Andrew Robinson. Andrew Jordt Robinson (born February 14 1942 is an American Film, stage, and Television actor
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Adventure Comics #61 (April, 1941)
Created by	Gardner Fox Jack Burnley
In story information
Alter ego	Theodore Henry "Ted" Knight
Team affiliations	Justice Society of America All-Star Squadron
Notable aliases	The Cosmic Knight
Abilities	All powers -- such as flight and manipulation of energy -- derive from the gravity rod and later from the cosmic rod. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. Adventure Comics is a Comic book series published by DC Comics from 1935 to 1983 Gardner Francis Cooper Fox (Speed Saunders was initially credited to "E Jack Burnley ( January 11[[ 911]] - December 19 2006) was the pen name of Hardin Burnley, an American Comic book artist and The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics Superhero group the first team of superheroes in Comic book history The All-Star Squadron is a DC Comics fictional Superhero team that debuted in Justice League of America #193 (August 1981

Ted Knight, a. k. a. Starman, is a fictional comic book superhero in the DC Comics universe, and a member of the Justice Society of America. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company The DC Universe ( DCU) is the fictional Shared universe where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics Superhero group the first team of superheroes in Comic book history Created by Gardner Fox and Jack Burnley, he first appeared in Adventure Comics #61 (1941). Gardner Francis Cooper Fox (Speed Saunders was initially credited to "E Jack Burnley ( January 11[[ 911]] - December 19 2006) was the pen name of Hardin Burnley, an American Comic book artist and Adventure Comics is a Comic book series published by DC Comics from 1935 to 1983

Fictional character history

As Starman, Ted wears a costume of red and green tights, with a helmet with a fin on the top. He uses a gravity rod (later cosmic rod) which allowes him to fly and to manipulate energy, at times in a manner similar to Green Lantern's power ring. Alan Scott is a Fictional character, a Superhero from the DC Comics universe and the first superhero to bear the name Green Lantern This article is about the Green Lantern Corps weapon For the comic book characters see Power Ring (character. As Ted Knight, he is an astronomer and an expert scientist, having developed the rods himself. Historically Astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky while Astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena

Initially intending them for use as a possible power source, Ted was convinced by his cousin, Sandra Knight, the Phantom Lady, to use his invention to become a costumed crime fighter. Phantom Lady is a fictional superheroine, one of the first female superhero characters to debut in the 1940s Golden Age of Comic Books. As Starman, he becomes the defender of Opal City and a frequent ally of the FBI. He is a member of the Justice Society of America for much of the 1940s and, like other mystery men of the time, served in the war-time All-Star Squadron. The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics Superhero group the first team of superheroes in Comic book history The All-Star Squadron is a DC Comics fictional Superhero team that debuted in Justice League of America #193 (August 1981

At this time, the love of Ted's life is a woman named Doris Lee, who often chastises her layabout playboy boyfriend, unaware of Ted's costumed persona. Doris is tragically murdered in the late 40s and this event, combined with Ted's role in the creation of the atom bomb, causes him to suffer a nervous breakdown. A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. He was confined to a mental institution for a number of years as a result.

In the modern Starman series, it is revealed that Ted is motivated to return to active duty in part by his own time-traveling son, Jack. Additionally, it is revealed in a 1990's retcon that Ted Knight has a brief affair with the first Black Canary (Dinah Drake) in the 1960s, both events filling in blank spots in the hero's past. Retroactive continuity is the deliberate changing of previously established facts in a work of serial fiction Black Canary is a Fictional character, a DC Comics superheroine.

Like the rest of the Justice Society, Starman spends many years in retirement following the end of the Golden Age of heroes but returns to help mentor the team's spiritual successors the Justice League of America. The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. During his years as a civilian, Ted Knight marries a woman named Adele Doris Drew and has two children, Jack and David. David idolizes his father while Jack disdains the silliness of superhero life and his father's perceived focus on costumed adventure over family.

Starman finally sidelines from hero work permanently by the events of the Zero Hour miniseries. Zero Hour Crisis in Time is a five-issue Comic book Limited series and crossover storyline published by DC Comics in 1994 Previously kept virile by the effects of an early JSA mission, Ted Knight is restored to his natural age by the temporal villain Extant. Hank Hall is a Fictional character in the DC Comics universe who first appeared in Showcase #75 as Hawk of Hawk and Dove. He subsequently hangs up the costume and concentrates on his original love -- science.

Following Ted's retirement, David inherits his mantle as Starman, but is killed early in his career by the son of one of his father's old enemies. Jack then inherits the title, although not without grievances. The retired Ted Knight sometimes advises Jack and, over time, the two estranged Starmen reforged the bond of father and son. In exchange for Jack taking up the defense of Opal City, Ted agrees to use his cosmic-powered inventions for the benefit of mankind rather than simply costumed adventuring.

Ted eventually dies in battle with his old enemy, The Mist. The Mist is the name of two DC Comics Supervillains, archenemies of the original and 1990s Starman. With a variant of his gravity rod, he transported them both into the stratosphere where The Mist's doomsday bomb could detonate without harming the city.

Powers and abilities

Ted Knight has no natural superhuman powers. His abilities stem from the use of his inventions, the gravity rod and the cosmic rod. These devices channel an unknown form of stellar radiation which Ted is able to manipulate through the rod. As Starman, he possesses the ability to fly, project bursts of stellar energy, light, and heat, create force fields and simple energy constructs, and levitate objects. Extended use of the cosmic rod created a bond between it and Ted, allowing him to mentally summon the rod when separated from it.

Ted possesses a brilliant intellect, mastery of several sciences, and a gift for invention. In addition to the gravity and cosmic rods, Ted created the cosmic staff used by his son Jack and the cosmic converter belt worn by his JSA teammates the Star-Spangled Kid and Stargirl. Star-Spangled Kid is the name of several fictional Superheroes in the DC Comics universe Courtney Whitmore is a fictional character the Superheroine Stargirl (often called "Stars" or "Star" in the DC Comics

Other versions

In JLA: Age of Wonder, Starman is portrayed as a fellow inventor alongside of Superman, Thomas Edison, and Nikola Tesla, who invents his cosmic rod with technology gleaned from the rocket ship which brought Superman to Earth. ( 2003) was a two-issue Prestige format Comic book mini-series from DC 's Elseworlds Imprint

In JSA: The Unholy Three, Starman is an intelligence agent working at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, and is code-named Star. JSA The Liberty Files is a Comic book published by DC Comics. Chernobyl (as transliterated from the Чернобыль) or Chornobyl (as transliterated from Чорнобиль tʃɔrˈnɔbɪlʲ was a city in northern