I faced quite the dilemma when my bat-armor rental went down the tubes and the only Punisher shirts at Hot Topic were S and XXL. I was set on being a superhero, If you're me nothing else is even an option. So I got to thinking, "What superhero has the most "non-costume" costume???" I was in trouble, I could think of no one or at least anyone that didn't have some crazy prop or makeup job. Finally, while trolling around the Army surplus store I saw goggles and it all clicked---Jack Knight (Modern Age Starman)! Not only do I think this series is one of the finest pure superhero books of all time, but I think it's an important work with respect to Generation X and the early 90s. Jack was a twenty something guy whose dad (Ted Knight) was the original Starman and whose brother David had taken up that mantle. Jack had no ambition to be a superhero or to really do anything post-college and felt a little bit like the black sheep of his family because of it. But when David was killed and Opal City needed a guardian Jack rose to the occasion and was forced into the family business that just happened to be the superhero business... The rest is history. As far as the 90s go, the only creation that even comes close to him is Hellboy and I'm glad to see Robinson and Harris' run finally being collected in hardcover. They deserve this for the merit of their work and for creating a character that bailed me out of Halloween. Peace!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Knight
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