He-Man may have the power of Grayskull, but only Sun-Man can harness the power of the sun. The groundbreaking Black action figure — which first hit toy store shelves in 1985 from Olmec Toys ...

After her three-year-old son Menelik told her he couldn’t be a superhero because he was Black, Yla Eason created Sun-Man and the Rulers of the Sun, a group of multi-ethnic heroes whose toys were ...

Sun-Man is an action figure created by Yla Eason in 1985. Eason created the figure after her son told her he could never be a superhero because of his skin color while they were on vacation.