Captain Comet

Captain Comet
Comet's new uniform on the cover of Mystery in Space #1 Art by Shane Davis
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Strange Adventures # 9 (June 1951)
Created by	Julius Schwartz John Broome Carmine Infantino
In-story information
Alter ego	Adam Blake
Species	Metahuman
Place of origin	Earth
Team affiliations	L.E.G.I.O.N. Secret Society of Super Villains R.E.B.E.L.S. Justice League
Notable aliases	Comet
Abilities	Super strength and invulnerability Immense telekinetic and telepathic powers Flight Super speed Tremendous intellect Photographic memory Concussive energy shot Aura vision Teleportation Clairvoyance Postcognition Extended lifespan Accelerated healing

Captain Comet (real name Adam Blake) is a DC Comics superhero created by DC Comics Editor Julius Schwartz, writer John Broome, and artist Carmine Infantino.

Once a minor character in the DC Comics canon, he occupies an almost unique position in DC Comics history as a superhero who was created between the two great superhero comics periods--the Golden Age and the Silver Age. His early stories fall into a no-man's land, sometimes referred to as 'The Atomic Age' because of the recurrent science-fiction themes of most comics of the period, when very few superheroes comics were published and less than a dozen short-lived, superhero characters were introduced.

Along with Marvel Comics' Namor the Sub-Mariner and Toro (sidekick of the original Human Torch), he is among the first mutant metahuman superheroes (meaning he was born with his powers), predating X-Men by 12 years. He is one of the few DC Comics characters not to have had their earlier history significantly changed by various DC Comics major continuity changing events over the years such as Crisis on Infinite Earths and Zero Hour.

The character of Captain Comet first appeared in a 10-page tale, "The Origin Of Captain Comet", in the flagship science-fiction title Strange Adventures #9 (June 1951) published by National Comics (now known as DC Comics). He was created by Strange Adventures editor Julius Schwartz, John Broome, and artist Carmine Infantino, and the story was written by John Broome (under the alias Edgar Ray Merritt), drawn by Carmine Infantino and inked by Bernard Sachs. The character was based on the pulp fiction character Captain Future. His first appearance was actually a two-part story, continued in "The Air Bandits From Space" in Strange Adventures #10 (July 1951). From issue #12 (September 1951) Murphy Anderson took over as artist, and he drew all Captain Comet's further appearances in Strange Adventures until #46 (July 1954); Sy Barry and Gil Kane drew the last two stories. John Broome wrote every issue.