Golden Pharaoh
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Golden Pharaoh is a fictional character
, a DC Comics
superhero created exclusively for the Kenner Super Powers Collection
line of action figures. His only comic book appearance is in the third Super Powers series (four issues, 1986).
A second action figure of Golden Pharaoh was released in 2010 as part of Mattel's DC Universe Classics series, Wave 15, Figure 1. The character bio on the 2010 package incorrectly lists his first appearance as Adventure Comics #61 (1941)/Zero Hour #1 (1994). This appears to be a cut and paste error as those issues refer to the first appearances of the Ted Knight and Jack Knight Starman
characters, which are the standard and variant versions of Figure 6 in that same series.
Egyptologist
. While on an expedition in Giza, he was struck by a bolt of energy emanating from the New Gods
. This bolt of energy awakened his latent superpowers. Calling himself Golden Pharaoh, he became a superhero.
", the ability to generate energy blasts through his mystical staff, and glider wings that enable flight.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
, a DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
superhero created exclusively for the Kenner Super Powers Collection
Super Powers Collection
The Super Powers Collection was a line of action figures based on DC Comics superheroes and supervillains that was created by Kenner Products in the 1980s.-History of the Line:...
line of action figures. His only comic book appearance is in the third Super Powers series (four issues, 1986).
A second action figure of Golden Pharaoh was released in 2010 as part of Mattel's DC Universe Classics series, Wave 15, Figure 1. The character bio on the 2010 package incorrectly lists his first appearance as Adventure Comics #61 (1941)/Zero Hour #1 (1994). This appears to be a cut and paste error as those issues refer to the first appearances of the Ted Knight and Jack Knight Starman
Starman (comics)
Starman is a name used by several different fictional DC Comics superheroes, most prominently Ted Knight and his sons David and Jack.Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Jack Burnley, the original Starman, Ted Knight, first appeared in Adventure Comics #61...
characters, which are the standard and variant versions of Figure 6 in that same series.
Fictional character biography
According to the back of his 2010 Mattel DC Universe Classics toy package, Ashley Halberstam is a BritishUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Egyptologist
Egyptology
Egyptology is the study of ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end of its native religious practices in the AD 4th century. A practitioner of the discipline is an “Egyptologist”...
. While on an expedition in Giza, he was struck by a bolt of energy emanating from the New Gods
New Gods
The New Gods are a fictional race appearing in publications by DC Comics, as well as the title for four series of comic books about those characters. They first appeared in New Gods #1 , and were created and designed by Jack Kirby....
. This bolt of energy awakened his latent superpowers. Calling himself Golden Pharaoh, he became a superhero.
Powers and abilities
The DC Universe Classics package lists his powers as being "the power of the pyramidsEgyptian pyramids
The Egyptian pyramids are ancient pyramid-shaped masonry structures located in Egypt.There are 138 pyramids discovered in Egypt as of 2008. Most were built as tombs for the country's Pharaohs and their consorts during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods.The earliest known Egyptian pyramids are found...
", the ability to generate energy blasts through his mystical staff, and glider wings that enable flight.