Solson Publications
Encyclopedia
Solson Publications was a New York-based black-and-white
comic book
publisher active in the 1980s. The company was founded by Gary Brodsky, son of long-time Marvel Comics
executive Sol Brodsky
; the name of the company was derived from Brodsky's name: "Sol's son" = Solson.
Black-and-white
Black-and-white, often abbreviated B/W or B&W, is a term referring to a number of monochrome forms in visual arts.Black-and-white as a description is also something of a misnomer, for in addition to black and white, most of these media included varying shades of gray...
comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
publisher active in the 1980s. The company was founded by Gary Brodsky, son of long-time Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
executive Sol Brodsky
Sol Brodsky
Sol Brodsky was an American comic book artist who, as Marvel Comics' Silver Age production manager, was one of the key architects of the small company's expansion to a major pop culture conglomerate. He later rose to vice president, operations and vice president, special projects...
; the name of the company was derived from Brodsky's name: "Sol's son" = Solson.
Titles published
- Amazing Wahzoo — "Wha-Whoom!"
- The Bushido Blade of Zatoichi Walrus
- Codename: Ninja — "Martial arts drama so real you'd swear it was a movie"
- Daffy Qadaffi
- How to Become a Comic Book Artist (1986) — by Rich Buckler; foreword by Stan LeeStan LeeStan Lee is an American comic book writer, editor, actor, producer, publisher, television personality, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics....
- Iron Maidens — "Loads of musclebound fun"
- Ninjitsu — "The Art of the Ninja"
- Reagan's Raiders (1986–1987) — "The Ultimate Patriotic Super Heroes Book", co-created by Monroe Arnold and Solson's editor Rich BucklerRich BucklerRich Buckler is an American comic book artist and penciller, best known for his work on Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four in the mid-1970s and, with writer Doug Moench, co-creating the character Deathlok in Astonishing Tales #25...
- Samurai the 13th
- Samurai Santa
- Sultry Teenage Super-Foxes — a comic about four boy-crazy teenage girls with elemental super powers, drawn by Chuck Wotjkiewicz
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Training Manual
- Texas Chainsaw Samurai
- The Three Stooges
- T.H.U.N.D.E.R. (1987) — planned four-issue series starring the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AgentsT.H.U.N.D.E.R. AgentsT.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents is a fictional team of superheroes that appeared in comic books originally published by Tower Comics in the 1960s. They were an arm of the United Nations and were notable for their depiction of the heroes as everyday people whose heroic careers were merely their day jobs...
which was never completed. One issue published; a second issue was almost done.