Starman
Will Payton

Religion: not determined yet

Name: Starman

Alter Ego: Will Payton

Other Names: William Payton; Starman V; Prince Gavyn?

Classification:  hero  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: Starman (vol. 1) #1 (Oct. 1988): "Grassroots Hero"

Creators: Roger Stern, Tom Lyle, Bob Smith

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 78

Enemy of: Eclipso, Aaron Bodine, Colonel Computron, Olivia Hardy, Samantha Morgan, Stanley Hale

Ally: Jayne Marie Payton
Ally: M'ntorr

Occupation: adventurer, ruler

Location: Tucson, Arizona, USA

Gender: male

This character is in the following 48 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Armageddon 2001

Armageddon 2001 #1 (May 1991): "Darktime"
Armageddon 2001 #2 (Oct. 1991): "Conclusion"

Blasters Special #1 (Mar. 1989): "Blasters" (cameo)
Starman

Starman (vol. 1) #1 (Oct. 1988): "Grassroots Hero" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #2 (Nov. 1988): "Field Testing" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #3 (Dec. 1988): "Lone Star Takedown" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #4 (Winter 1988): "Baptism of Fire!" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #5 (Holiday 1988): "Don't You Know There's a War On?" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #6 (Jan. 1989): "Fortunes of War" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #7 (Feb. 1989): "More than Human?" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #8 (Mar. 1989): "The Queen and the Commoners" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #9 (Apr. 1989): "Blockbuster!" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #10 (May 1989): "Dark Knight in Monument Valley!" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #11 (June 1989): "A Matter of Life and Death!" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #12 (July 1989): "The Blood of Heroes" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #13 (Aug. 1989): "Ghosts and Monsters" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #14 (Sep. 1989): "Look -- Up in the Sky...!" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #15 (Oct. 1989): "Deadline Doom" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #16 (Nov. 1989): "Father Calls Me William..." (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #17 (Dec. 1989): "Deadly Attraction" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #18 (Jan. 1990): "Pressure!" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #19 (Feb. 1990): "Heavy Artillery!" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #20 (Mar. 1990): "Fire Fight!" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #21 (Apr. 1990): "Things Fall Apart" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #22 (May 1990): "Stories from the Land of Spirits" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #23 (June 1990): "Life in the Fast Lane" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #24 (July 1990): "Shattered Lives" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #25 (Aug. 1990): "Impending Deadline!" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #26 (Sep. 1990): "Next Year's Model!" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #27 (Oct. 1990): "Riders on the Storm" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #28 (Nov. 1990): "Krisis of the Krimson Kryptonite, Part Two/A: The End of a Legend?" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #29 (Dec. 1990): "On the Rebound" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #30 (Jan. 1991): "The Seduction of Starman, Chapter One: Paved with Good Intentions!" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #31 (Feb. 1991): "The Seduction of Starman, Chapter Two: One Way Street!" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #32 (Mar. 1991): "The Seduction of Starman, Chapter Three: Fast Lane!" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #33 (Apr. 1991): "The Seduction of Starman, Chapter Four: Rough Road Back!" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #34 (May 1991): "Shadow Over Phoenix!" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #35 (June 1991): "Back to the Fuchsia!" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #36 (July 1991): "Intruder Alert!" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #37 (Aug. 1991): "Sophisticated Ladies!" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #38 (Sep. 1991): "The Strange Odyssey of Achilles!" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #39 (Oct. 1991): "The Great Starman Search!" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #40 (Nov. 1991): "Out of This World!" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #41 (Dec. 1991): "The Final Wager!" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #42 (Jan. 1992): "Star Shadows, Part One: Sun Spots!" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #43 (Feb. 1992): "Star Shadows, Part 2: Blue Moon" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #44 (Mar. 1992): "Star Shadows: Part Three: Dark of the Moon!" (lead character)
Starman (vol. 1) #45 (Apr. 1992): "Star Shadows: Part Four: Starlight, Star Bright!" (lead character)

Suggested links for further research about this character:
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starman_(comics)#Will_Payton
  - http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/William_Payton_(New_Earth)
  - http://www.fanzing.com/mag/fanzing14/altpaytn.shtml
  - http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=29063
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=starman5
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=starman5