Prince Gavyn
Prince Gavyn is a male extraterrestrial comic superhero who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Gavyn
During this period, he came to conduct a dozen impossible rescues and even saved an innocent man from execution on the prison asteroid of Kydalh. In time, rumours began circulating about the 'Starman' to the point that he had nearly become a legend with this existence being known by the Imperial Security section. (Adventure Comics v1 #467)
Overview
Personality and attributes
After going on the run, he decided to adopt the name Starman for himself. (Adventure Comics v1 #467)
As a result of his origins, he was well aware of many imperial secrets. (Adventure Comics v1 #467)
Emperor Rilsom the First was said to had been Gavyn's great-great-great grandfather several dozen generations removed. (DC Comics Presents v1 #36)
During his exile as Starman, Gavyn's companion was the green-skinned alien known as Mn'Torr. (Adventure Comics v1 #467)
Powers and abilities
As such, he was able to walk through space without the need of a protective suit or personal shield. (Adventure Comics v1 #467)
Starman was able to gracefully glide through space on solar currents that only he could feel. (Adventure Comics v1 #467) According to him, there was an ebb and flow across space that allowed one to navigate through it. (Adventure Comics v1 #468)
It was shown that he could shoot bursts of stellar energy to achieve various results. He could fire a well aimed solar blast to disarm opponents. Alternatively, he could concentrate radiation bursts for heat as well as light in order to burn through obstacles. (Adventure Comics v1 #467) Controlled bursts of stellar radiation could be used to blind spy-eyes in space. (Adventure Comics v1 #468)
Energy blasts directed at him were noted to be absorbed by Starman and only made him stronger. (Adventure Comics v1 #468)
He was known to use the gauntlets to control his powers. (Adventure Comics v1 #467)
Notes
- Prince Gavyn was created by Paul Levitz and Steve Ditko where he made his first appearance in Adventure Comics v1 #467 (January, 1980).
- In an interview, Levitz commented on the characters creation, "Len Wein was the editor responsible for offering the assignments. He asked me to come up with a series to fit a slot in Adventure Comics. I had just read a history of the Ottoman Empire, which talked about a period when it was the practice to kill off all rival claimants to the throne when a new sultan was named. I twisted that into a science-fiction background, and was lucky enough to get Steve and Romeo as the artists."
In other media
Television
- In Justice League Unlimited, the Prince Gavyn Starman appeared in a non-speaking cameo role in the setting of the animated television series set in the DC Animated Universe where he was shown as being a member of the Justice League.
Appearances
- Adventure Comics v1: (1980)
- DC Comics Presents v1:
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