Starman
Appearance
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Starman, Star Men, or variations, may refer generally to any space traveller, or more specifically to:
People
[edit]- "Starman", onstage alter ego of Kiss frontman Paul Stanley
- Starman (wrestler) (born 1974), Mexican professional wrestler
- "Starman", also a nickname for David Bowie
Places
[edit]- Starmen Point, Stresher Peninsula, Graham Coast, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Literature
[edit]Books
[edit]- StarMan (Sara Douglass novel), a 1996 fantasy novel by Sara Douglass
- The Starmen, a 1952 science-fiction novel by Leigh Brackett
- Starman Jones, a 1953 novel by Robert A. Heinlein
Comics
[edit]- Starman (DC Comics), one of several comic book superheroes in the DC Comics universe. The most prominent are:
- Starman (Ted Knight), the first Starman, a 1940s superhero and member of the Justice Society of America
- Starman (Jack Knight), the seventh Starman, a 1990s superhero and son of the original
- Thom Kallor, a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes also known as Starman and Star Boy
Film
[edit]- Starman (film), a 1984 science fantasy film starring Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen
- Starman (TV series), 1986–87 television series (based on the 1984 film of the same name), starring Robert Hays and Christopher Daniel Barnes
- Super Giant, a 1950s Japanese superhero, called "Starman" in America
- Star Men (2015 film), UK documentary following a roadtrip in the US Southwest by British astronomers
Music
[edit]- Starman (band), a British pop band
- "Starman" (song), a 1972 song by David Bowie, talking about his alter ego Ziggy Stardust.
- Starman, an illustration associated with the Rush album 2112
Games
[edit]- Star Man, a Robot Master featured in Mega Man 5
- Starman (Mario), a star-shaped power-up in the Mario series of video games
- Starman (EarthBound), an enemy in the EarthBound series of video games
- Starman, a wrestler in the Nintendo Entertainment System game Pro Wrestling
- Starman, a high-performance preforking PSGI/Plack web server
- Starmen.net, a fan website for 1995 video game EarthBound
Other uses
[edit]- Starman, a titular character in the children's non-stop motion and 2D animated series Starman and Three Friends
- AS Starman, an Estonian cable television, VOIP telephony, and ISP company
- Starman, a Polish Christmas gift-bringer, who brings presents in Greater Poland, Kujawy, Western Pomerania and Kaszuby.
- Starman, a mannequin dressed in a spacesuit seated on board Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster that was launched into heliocentric orbit during the Falcon Heavy test flight.