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Starman
Will Payton as Starman, on the cover of Starman #1 (October 1988). Art by Tom Lyle
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Starman #1 (October 1988)
Created by	Roger Stern Tom Lyle
In-story information
Alter ego	William "Will" Payton
Species	Metahuman
Team affiliations	Justice League
Abilities	Flight Superhuman strength and durability Energy projection Limited shapeshifting

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.

Publication history

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

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.

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. Starman is later killed in battle with Eclipso.

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.

References

1. Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 235: "New Starman Will Payton debuted in his own ongoing series in October by writer Roger Stern and artist Tom Lyle".
2. ^ "SCOTT SNYDER Reveals Why He's Bringing Back STARMAN (and Which One)". Newsarama. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
3. Johnston, Rich (28 August 2018). "Looks Like Scott Snyder is Bringing Back Will Payton, Starman, to Justice League". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
4. "Justice League and the Return of Starman to the DC Universe". Den of Geek. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
5. ^ "Justice League Gives An '80s DC Superhero's Origin Story a Rebirth Retcon". CBR. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
6. Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 235: "New Starman Will Payton debuted in his own ongoing series in October by writer Roger Stern and artist Tom Lyle".
7. "The Secrets of DC Rebirth May be Unveiled by This Forgotten '80s Superhero". CBR. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
8. "Justice League and the Return of Starman to the DC Universe". Den of Geek. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
9. "Lex Luthor Kept A Superhero OUT of DC's Rebirth". ScreenRant. 19 September 2018.
10. Starman #1 (October 1988). DC Comics.
11. Eclipso: The Darkness Within #2 (October 1992)
12. Dark Nights: Metal #1
13. Justice League (vol. 4) #8

External links

• Starman (1988) at Don Markstein's Toonopedia.

• DC Comics superheroes
• Characters created by Roger Stern
• Characters created by Tom Lyle
• Comics characters introduced in 1988
• DC Comics male superheroes
• DC Comics characters who can teleport
• DC Comics characters with superhuman strength
• DC Comics metahumans
• DC Comics shapeshifters
• Fictional characters with energy-manipulation abilities
• Fictional magazine editors
• Starman (DC Comics)