Who Is Captain Comet? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Captain Comet is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Adam Blake, with over 318 comic issue appearances. A metahuman born with powers 100,000 years before his time, Adam Blake protects space as Captain Comet.

Who is Captain Comet?

Origin Adam Blake was born in 1931 to John and Martha Blake in a mid-western American town. Adam Blake was named after his grandfather. His birth coincided with the passing of a comet in the night sky, which Johnathan Blake jokingly noted as a sign of good fortune. The comet's radiation activated Adam's meta-gene, and he began to exhibit various powers at a very young age. Creation The character of Captain Comet was created by Julius Schwartz , John Broome and Carmine Infantino for use in DC Comics . His first appearance is in Strange Adventures #9 which was released in June, 1951. One notable fact is that Captain Comet was the first official superhero mutant in mainstream comic books. He appeared 12 years before the X-Men debuted, and Namor was only officially classified as a mutant during the X-Men's revival in the 1990s.

Key facts

Captain Comet is of mutant origin and first appeared in "The Origin Of Captain Comet". The character is published by DC Comics. With 318 recorded issue appearances, Captain Comet ranks among the most featured characters in comics.