Some representative novels of this type are Have Space Suit — Will Travel, Farmer in the Sky, and Starman Jones.

Starman Jones is a 1953 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about a farm boy who wants to go to the stars.

New York Times reviewer Villiers Gerson declared Starman Jones to be " superior science-fiction.

Surveying Heinlein's juvenile novels, Jack Williamson described Starman Jones as " a classic example of the bildungsroman pattern " and noted that " with its bold symbolism, the book makes a universal appeal.

Although Heinlein rarely permitted dramatic adaptations of his work, he authorized Douglas L Lieberman to stage Starman Jones at the Goodman Children's Theater in Chicago.

* Review of Starman Jones by Jo Walton

Botany Bay is also featured in Heinlein's novel Time for the Stars, and another extrasolar colony, Halcyon, is featured in Starman Jones.

The heroes Grant shares DNA with are: Atom ( Al Pratt ), Flash ( Jay Garrick ), Green Lantern ( Alan Scott ), Wildcat ( Ted Grant ), Hawkman ( Carter Hall ), Hawkgirl ( Shayera Hol ), Hourman ( Rex Tyler ), Black Canary ( Dinah Lance ), Doctor Mid-Nite ( Charles McNider ), Starman ( Ted Knight ), Miss America ( Joan Dale ), Johnny Quick ( Johnny Chambers ), Liberty Belle ( Libby Lawrence ), Martian Manhunter ( J ' onn J ' onzz-John Jones ), Flash ( Barry Allen ), Aquaman, Black Canary ( Dinah Laurel Lance ), Green Lantern ( Hal Jordan ), and Atom ( Ray Palmer ).

Jeff Bridges has been an amateur photographer since high school, and began taking photographs on film sets during Starman, at the suggestion of co-star Karen Allen.

John Carpenter's Starman is a 1984 science-fiction fantasy film directed by John Carpenter that tells the story of an alien ( Jeff Bridges ) who has come to Earth in response to the invitation found on the gold phonograph record installed on the Voyager 2 space probe.

This has the same effect as the Starman, but does not increase speed and does not speed up the timer.

James Robinson currently has a deal with DC Comics enumerating that they cannot use his Starman characters without his permission, which is why Jack has appeared very little since the end of his series.

However, Robinson has stated that he intends to one day write a " lost " Starman story arc about Jack's adventures in Japan.

Though Jack's ultimate fate is not explicitly mentioned, Thom Kallor has replaced him as Starman in this reality.

The character has assumed the names Star Boy and Starman.

Not long after Starman leaves the sanitarium, and takes a job as a gravedigger, which he believes will help him in carrying out a mysterious mission in the present that he has been charged with.

The runway on Butaritari has been extended to the full length of the old WW2 American strip ( Starman Field ) its length can be found in the Sea Bee's historical holdings in Ca.

Lobo has also had run-ins with Hitman, Valor, Starman, The Ray, Deadman, Green Lantern, the JLA, Mister Miracle, the Legion of Super-Heroes, Captain Marvel, Wonder Woman, Fate, Sovereign Seven, Supergirl, and Superboy, among others.

Starman has suffered a nervous breakdown after realizing that his research into cosmic energy helped in the development of the atom bomb.

Since then he has made sporadic appearances in the afterlife, including resurrecting Mason O ' Dare in Starman # 80, and the Seven Soldiers: Zatanna miniseries.

Since the end of the Starman series, the Shade has made cameo appearances in several comic series, including Green Arrow and JSA and was listed alongside magical-based villains such as Felix Faust and Circe.

In the final issue of Starman, Jack apparently is able stop the disease before it has the chance to affect Shade ; this apparently changes the future that he had seen on his space voyage.

Mario has access to several power-ups that help him complete his quest, including the Super Mushroom, the Fire Flower, and the Starman, each giving him unique abilities.

He has done side projects such as R, with Chisato and Kiyoshi, 808, with Yasumichan of Sleep My Dear, and Starman, with Gisho as well as Yasumichan and Ken from Sleep My Dear.

In the series Starman, James Robinson has revived the character, giving him a darker reimagining.

It has since been largely concluded that Starman, fearing for the safety of his sons, had slain the villain, a fact disputed by witnesses Flash and Green Lantern.

Patricia has made guest appearances in a variety of television shows including Starman, Murder, She Wrote, MacGyver, Matlock, and Star Trek: The Next Generation in the season 1 episode entitled Angel One as Ariel.

He has since gone on to be published in The Invisibles, Starman, JSA, Lucifer, and The Authority.

Yeowell was headhunted by American comics companies and has worked on Batman, The Fantastic Four, The Invisibles, JSA and Starman.

" The Opal " has been established as the home of several DC Comics characters, most notably several super-heroes who have operated under the name of Starman.

In Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds # 5, Starman has a copy of " The Last Will and Testament of R. J. Brande " in the 21st Century.

He still can grow by getting a Super Mushroom or become invincible by getting a Starman.

Three power-ups from Super Mario Bros. return: the Super Mushroom makes Mario grow in size, the Fire Flower lets Mario throw fireballs, and the Starman makes Mario invincible temporarily.

After a three-year period of experimentation he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with the flamboyant, androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust, spearheaded by the hit single " Starman " and the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.

As they continue on their journey, the Starman, who had a rough understanding of English syntax from the Voyager 2 disk, learns to communicate with Jenny and Jenny teaches him that humanity is not completely savage.

During the escape, the Starman crashes the car into a gas tanker and uses a sphere to protect the two of them from the explosion.

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported Starman earned a 79 % rating from the critics it surveyed ; some critics consider it one of the best films of 1984.

2 ) was an ongoing series published by DC Comics from October 1994 to August 2001, starring the superhero Starman ( Jack Knight ).

Starman is finally sidelined from hero work permanently by the events of the Zero Hour mini-series.

* In JLA: Age of Wonder, Starman is portrayed as a fellow inventor alongside Superman, Thomas Edison, and Nikola Tesla, who invents his cosmic rod with technology gleaned from the rocket ship which brought Superman to Earth.

1 ( Starman stories from Adventure Comics # 61-76 )

2 ( Starman stories from Adventure Comics # 77-102 )

Starman is also the name of the popular and critically acclaimed comic book series chronicling Jack Knight's adventures, which ran from October 1994 to August 2001, totalling 81 issues as well as some annuals and special issues.

It retains the power-ups from Super Mario Bros. 3, including the basic power-ups of the Super Mushroom, Fire Flower, and Starman, as well as the Super Leaf, Tanooki Suit, Frog Suit, and Hammer Bros. Suit, all introduced in the original release.

Batman, Hourman and Starman retrieved Stripesy from ancient Egypt despite being tied up and trapped in a pyramid.

In Countdown: Arena # 2, an ape Starman from Earth-17 mentions he is attempting to form a truce between the forces of Kamandi and Ben Boxer, indicating a second variant Kamandi Earth, unlike Earth-51.

The name was changed to reflect this, and they changed their mascot from Hosshey to Starman, who wore the new jersey.

Batman, Hourman and Starman retrieved Stripesy from ancient Egypt despite being tied up and trapped in a pyramid.

Grundy also becomes friends with previous Starman Mikaal Tomas, and dies while sacrificing himself to save Jack Knight from being crushed by a collapsing building.

Depending on how the effect is activated, god mode can function as a tool for game testing, a legitimate gameplay element ( one of the most famous being Starman from the Mario series ), an unlockable feature ( seen for example, in GoldenEye 007 ) or in more illicit cases, a hack.

When asked as to his own motives, he responded he truly enjoyed Garrick for his wit and humor, and that he already had a city to love and devote to ( he protected Opal from harm several times, even saving Starman from a murder attempt and not committing even a single crime within its limits ).

They often dealt with different Starmen, including Jack's father Ted, as well as other characters from the Starman mythos such as Brian Savage.

" Excerpts " from the Shade's journal often replaced the Starman letters column, frequently giving additional background related to the story or background into Shade's motivations.

Starman Annual # 1 shows a possible future for Shade, as the protector of a Utopian planet thousands of years from the present.

The resentment that festers in Solaris as a result of this situation will lead him to plot with the 853rd century Starman and the immortal Vandal Savage to destroy Superman Prime upon his return from his 15, 270 year stay in the heart of the sun.