I've never seen a comic book, movie, or animated series about this character but I have seen an action figure . . . online. This is what I remember:
Sun-Man fought the evil Pig-Face much like He-Man fought Skeletor. The similarities did not end there. Sun-Man seemed to have a variety of comrades each with unique and peculiar powers, again, like He-Man. In fact the only things that made Sun-Man worth remembering for me were his magical melanin skin and the story of how and why he came into being.
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In real life, a woman named Yla Eason,wanted her son to have a Superhero action figure that looked like him, couldn't find one, and went about to create one for him. The 3-year old boy had told her that he could never be a Super-hero because all his action figures were White and he wasn't. Before she invented Sun-Man, one of the things Yla Eason is credited with doing is created the Bronze Bombers which were super hero action figures made out of GI-Joe molds but with the faces painted black. This reminded me of something my mother did. I didn't find out until I was an adult that all the story books she read to me and gave me to read as a child had all the faces and hands colored Black as well. She had done this for me and I had no idea. This is one of the reasons I value Yla Eason's contribution so highly.
All of this happened back in the 80's and now Sun-Man seems nowhere to be found except on E-Bay and in this
Web Comic. It gives me pleasure to remember him and his story and especially the people who made him possible. I wonder if he'll ever make a comeback. If you're interested, you can find out more about Sun-Man's story
here and
here as well as on the
official web site.
