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Mikaal Tomas
Mikaal Tomas

Mikaal Tomas

44 appearances Β· Bronze Age Β· 1980–2024 Β· 1 key issues
Who is Mikaal Tomas?

Mikaal Tomas is an alien warrior from the planet Talok III sent to Earth as an advance scout for an invasion force. Choosing to defend humanity instead of conquer it, he bonded with a sonic crystal that amplifies his natural extraterrestrial abilities, becoming the third hero to bear the name Starman.

Mikaal Tomas is a DC character who made his Bronze Age entrance in 1980 and has quietly built a fascinating comics legacy across more than four decades β€” a run that speaks to genuine staying power. His catalog appearances are anchored in Starman, where he keeps extraordinary company alongside Jack Knight, Ted Knight, Richard Swift, and The Shade, placing him squarely in one of DC's most celebrated and atmospheric series. With a key-issue credit to his name and appearances stretching all the way into Danger Street and beyond, Mikaal Tomas rewards the curious collector who digs a little deeper into DC's rich cosmic corners.

Identity

Real name. Mikaal Tomas

Powers. Tradlavian: As a non-terrestrial being, Mikaal's body chemistry is different from that of a human, providing him with different physical attributes, such as the ability to exist in the vacuum of space longer than a human. ; : Despite being 112 years old Mikaal still appears as a man in his prime. ; Life Sense: Tradlavians can feel the presence of others by their psychic patterns.

Affiliations. Formerly Justice League of America

β˜… First appearance
1st Issue Special #12
Mar 1976

Trivia

  • James Robinson has written more of Mikaal Tomas's comics than any other writer in our catalog β€” 36 issues.

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1995–2023

Starman #3 1995
Starman #3
Starman #15 1996
Starman #15
Starman #49 1999
Starman #49
Solomon Grundy #5 2009
Solomon Grundy #5
Danger Street #7 2023
Danger Street #7

Appearances

Hembeck 1980 [Hembeck Series] (1980)
#2
Solomon Grundy (2009)
#5
Justice League of America (2006)
#43
Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne (2010)
#3
Starman / Congorilla (2011)
#1
DC Comics - The Legend of Batman (2017)
#38
Danger Street (2023)