Thom Kallor
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Star Boy is the name of several comic book characters owned by DC Comics. All of these characters are connected to the various incarnations of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
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[edit] Fictional character history
[edit] Legion
Star Boy (Thom Kallor) is a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes. He was born with the superhuman ability to temporarily increase the mass of an object, up to the mass of a star. He was born on an observatory satellite orbiting the planet Xanthu, to astronomer parents. He originally gained Kryptonian level powers like those of Superboy when he was caught in the tail of a comet, but in time those faded leaving only his original density power. He was expelled from the Legion for killing in self-defense his girlfriend Dream Girl's ex-boyfriend, Kenz Nuhor, thus breaking the Legion's non-killing rule. After this he and Dream Girl joined the Legion of Substitute Heroes for a time before returning to the Legion. Star Boy originally wore a purple uniform with a white cape and a five-pointed yellow star on his chest, but his best known costume was a full-body starfield suit.
[edit] Starman (vol. 2)
Post-Zero Hour, he was still a Legion member, but discovered that his apparent destiny is to travel back in time to the 21st Century to take on the mantle of Starman (under the alias of "Danny Blaine") with the full knowledge that he will lose his life there. It was also suggested that he was the reincarnation of both Opal City police officer Matt O'Dare and the western hero Scalphunter.
The Danny Blaine/Thom Kallor version was inspired by the Kingdom Come depiction of the character, designed by Alex Ross.
[edit] Legion's 2004 reboot
Originally, Star Boy was depicted as a caucasian. The 2004 reboot of the Legion by Mark Waid recasts the character as black, making him the third black hero from Xanthu to join the Legion (the others being Kid Quantums 1 and 2).
[edit] One Year Later
Thom Kallor revealed himself to be the Starman presented in the pages of Justice Society of America (vol. 3). He appears to come from the Kingdom Come universe and no explanation of how he came into the current continuity has yet been revealed. He indicates that he was sent to the Kingdom Come universe from someplace else, rather than originating from it.
Kallor claims to hear voices in his head and has been diagnosed as a borderline schizophrenic. When not performing his superhero duties, he resides at the Sunshine Sanitarium (a mental hospital) and takes medications for his illness (both voluntarily).
This version of Thom Kallor resembles his original incarnation, rather than the one in the current Legion revamp, raising questions of co-existing timelines.
[edit] Other Media
The 2004 reboot version of Star Boy has appeared in the Legion of Super Heroes animated show. He appears in the opening credits, but was made a member of the team in the episode The Substitutes during Legion tryouts alongside Matter-Eater Lad. He has no speaking role.
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