Silver Star is a comic book

Comic book

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 created, written, and drawn by Jack Kirby

Jack Kirby

Jack Kirby , born Jacob Kurtzberg, was an American comic book artist, writer and editor regarded by historians and fans as one of the major innovators and most influential creators in the comic book medium....

, originally published by Pacific Comics

Pacific Comics

Pacific Comics was an independent comic book publisher that flourished from 1981-1984. It was also a chain of comics shops and a distributor. It began out of a San Diego, California, comic book shop owned by brothers Bill and Steve Schanes...

 in 1983.

Publication History

The concept for Silver Star began in the mid-1970s as a movie screenplay by Jack Kirby and Steve Sherman. The final comic series was based on the initial screenplay, with some revision made by Kirby.

The original Pacific Comics series ran from February 1983 to January 1984, lasting six issues. The series was launched following the success of Kirby's previous creator-owned book for Pacific, Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers

Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers

Captain Victory was a comic book created, written and drawn by Jack Kirby. It was first published by Pacific Comics in 1981.-Publication history:One of Pacific Comics first titles, it lasted thirteen issues, plus a special, through January, 1984....

. Silver Star follows the exploits of government agent Morgan Miller, who, after being transformed into a genetic mutant ("Homo Geneticus") by his father Dr. Bradford Miller, was appointed the task of fighting other super powered beings. In the six-issue series Silver Star teams with fellow "Homo Geneticus" Norma Richmond (gifted with the ability to resist enormous stress) and Big Masai (a size changing mutant), and battles with the villainous Darius Drumm, an early subject of Dr. Bradford Miller's genetic structuring with the ability to warp reality.

In 1993 Topps Comics

Topps Comics

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 launched a new Silver Star as a part of the failed "Kirbyverse" books. The series, written by Kurt Busiek

Kurt Busiek

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 with art by James W. Fry III and Terry Austin

Terry Austin (comics)

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, only lasted one issue.

In 2007 Image Comics

Image Comics

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 released a hardcover collection titled Jack Kirby's Silver Star. The collection featured all six issues of the original Pacific Comics series, with restored colors on issues 5 and 6 by comic artist Erik Larsen

Erik Larsen

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, plus the original screenplay by Kirby and Sherman.

The Character currently appears in the 2011 Dynamite Entertainment

Dynamite Entertainment

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 series Kirby: Genesis, which incorporates the pantheon of Kirby's creator owned properties. In November 2011 Dynamite Entertainment will release the series Kirby Genesis: Silver Star by writer Jai Nitz and artist Johnny D, featuring covers by Alex Ross

Alex Ross

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, Jae Lee

Jae Lee

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, and Mark Buckingham

Mark Buckingham

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Comics

• Silver Star #1-6 (Pacific Comics)
• Jack Kirby's Silver Star (one-shot) (Topps Comics)

Collected editions

• Jack Kirby's Silver Star (2007) Collects the original six issues of the Pacific Comics series and the original screenplay by Kirby and Steve Sherman.