Thom Kallor is a superhero 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.

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.

Fictional character biography

Legion of Super-Heroes

left|thumb|alt=Starman character in space over the Earth|[[Bronze Age of Comic Books|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. He was born to astronomer parents on an observation satellite orbiting the planet Xanthu, and is able to temporarily increase the mass of an object, up to the mass of a star. Although he temporarily acquires Kryptonian-level powers similar to those of Superboy after being caught in the tail of a comet, these eventually fade, leaving only his original density-increasing power. Early in his Legion career, he travels to the 20th century to meet Superboy. While he is there, Lana Lang threatens to expose his identity (a secret on Xanthu) if he refuses to pretend to be her boyfriend, to make Superboy jealous. However, the Boy of Steel overhears her and her plan fails.

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

In Justice Society of America volume three, a separate version of Thom Kallor similar to his pre-Crisis incarnation appears, having traveled to the present day. He is diagnosed with borderline schizophrenia, which he began displaying symptoms of shortly after gaining his abilities. Gog soon restores Kallor's sanity, after which he leaves the sanatorium he had been treated at and begins working as a gravedigger, which he believes will help him carry out his mission. During a battle with the Justice Society Infinity of Earth-2, it is revealed that Kallor's suit was designed by Brainiac 5 and two of his alternate universe counterparts and is a map of the multiverse.

In Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds, it is revealed that Starman was sent to the 21st century to retrieve Superboy's corpse and resurrect him using a regeneration chamber in the Fortress of Solitude. At the end of the series, Starman remains in the 21st century to carry out the will of R. J. Brande.

Powers and abilities

Thom Kallor can temporarily increase the mass and density of any object or person. The version of Thom Kallor working with the Justice Society of America can travel between universes using a combination of his density manipulation and his uniform, a map of the multiverse created by Brainiac 5.

  • Thomas Kallor as Star Boy, based on the post-Infinite Crisis incarnation, appears in Justice League vs. the Fatal Five, voiced by Elyes Gabel.
  • Thom Kallor as Star Boy appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.
  • Thom Kallor as Star Boy appears in the one-shot comic Batman '66 Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes.

References

  • Pre-Zero Hour Star Boy Biography
  • A Hero History of Star Boy