Starman (Theodore Ted Knight)

Ted Knight, a brilliant astronomer from Opal City, invented the Gravity Rod — a device channeling stellar energy — giving himself the power of flight, energy projection, and force fields. As Starman, he became a founding pillar of the Justice Society of America.

Fred Hembeck brought this particular Starman to life in 1980 during the Bronze Age, and the character's presence across nearly 44 years of DC publishing — including appearances in Starman and Danger Street — speaks to a quietly enduring corner of the DC universe. Sharing pages with luminaries like Ted Knight, Jack Knight, Mikaal Tomas, and the enigmatic Shade, this character keeps genuinely distinguished company in the rich, layered legacy that surrounds the Starman name. With a key issue among their appearances and a catalog footprint stretching into the 2020s, there's more here than a casual glance might suggest — a rewarding find for the collector willing to dig in.