Comet is the name of two comic book characters owned by DC Comics, whose adventures have been published by that same company. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company
The first character was a sentient horse with magical powers, who was once a centaur in ancient Greece. In Greek mythology, the centaurs (from Ancient Greek: Κένταυροι - Kéntauroi are a race of creatures composed of part Human Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The second character is a shapeshifter with three forms, male, female and winged centaur. Shapeshifting is a common theme in Mythology and Folklore, as well as in Science fiction and Fantasy. Both characters are connected to the Superman family of titles. Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon
Due to the events depicted in the 1985 limited series, Crisis on Infinite Earths the first character's stories are no longer considered to be canon within DC's main shared universe, known as the DC Universe. A limited series is a term originated by Marvel Comics referring to a Comic book series with a set number of issues Crisis on Infinite Earths is a twelve-issue American comic book Limited series (identified as a "12-part maxi-series" and crossover This article is not about Literary canons of influential works of fiction but about the concept of a canon which defines the world of a particular fictional series A shared universe is a Literary technique in which several different authors create works of Fiction that share aspects such as settings or characters and that are The DC Universe ( DCU) is the fictional Shared universe where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place
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Pre-Crisis Comet
| Comet the Super-Horse | |
 First appearance of Comet, from Action Comics #292, September 1962. Action Comics is an American Comic book series which introduced Superman, the first major Superhero character as the term Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Art by Jim Mooney. James Noel "Jim" Mooney ( August 13, 1919 &ndash March 30, 2008) was an American comic book artist best known |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Action Comics #292 (1962) |
| Created by | Jim Mooney |
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| Alter ego | Biron |
| Species | Sentient horse (former centaur) |
| Team affiliations | Legion of Super-Pets |
| Notable aliases | "Bronco" Bill Starr |
| Abilities | Flight, super strength, super speed, telepathy |
Comet the Super-Horse is a fictional character published by DC Comics. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. Action Comics is an American Comic book series which introduced Superman, the first major Superhero character as the term James Noel "Jim" Mooney ( August 13, 1919 &ndash March 30, 2008) was an American comic book artist best known The Legion of Super-Pets is a Fictional team of Super-powered Pets in the Pre-Crisis DC Universe. Comet first appeared in Action Comics #292 in October 1962, and was created by Jim Mooney. Action Comics is an American Comic book series which introduced Superman, the first major Superhero character as the term Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Noel "Jim" Mooney ( August 13, 1919 &ndash March 30, 2008) was an American comic book artist best known
One of a series of super-powered animals, including Streaky the Supercat and Beppo the Supermonkey, that was popular in DC's comics of the 1960s. Streaky the Supercat is a Fictional character published by DC Comics. Beppo is a fictional Monkey in the DC Universe. Created by Otto Binder and George Papp, he first appeared in Superboy The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Comet was Supergirl's pet horse and while in his human form as Bill Starr, her brief boyfriend. Supergirl is a fictional Comic book superheroine that is depicted as a female counterpart to the DC Comics iconic Superhero Superman The horse ( Equus caballus) is a hoofed ( Ungulate) Mammal, one of eight living species of the family Equidae. Comet also had a brief romance with Lois Lane in her comic book.
As he described to her telepathically, he was originally a centaur in ancient Greece named Biron. The witch Circe gave him a potion to turn him fully human, but by mistake made him fully horse instead. In Greek mythology, Circe ( sərsē; Greek Κίρκη Kírkē, falcon is a Queen Goddess (or sometimes a Nymph Unable to reverse the spell, she instead gave him superpowers, including immortality. Later, after meeting Supergirl, he went on a mission with her to another planet, where a magic spell was cast that turned him into a human, but only while a comet passes through the solar system he is in. A comet is a small Solar System body that orbits the Sun and when close enough to the Sun exhibits a visible coma (atmosphere or a tail — As a human, he adopted the identity of "Bronco" Bill Starr, a rodeo trick-rider, whom Supergirl fell in love with.
Comet made sporadic appearances in comic stories through the 1960s, and even became a member of the Legion of Super-Pets, a group consisting of the superpowered animals mentioned above. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 The Legion of Super-Pets is a Fictional team of Super-powered Pets in the Pre-Crisis DC Universe.
Powers and abilities
Though unrelated, Comet's powers are similar to those of Superman and Supergirl, including flight, super-strength, and super-speed. He also has telepathy and telepathic vision. Not being from Krypton he is unaffected by Kryptonite and red suns. Also, each time a comet passes through the solar system he is in, he turns into a man. For a brief transition period, he is once again a centaur.
Post-Crisis Comet
| Comet | |
 Comet as a winged centaur from Supergirl # 50. |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Supergirl #14 (1997) |
| Created by | Peter David. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. Linda Danvers, formerly known as Supergirl, is a Fictional character that appears in the DC Comics Universe. For the Grenadian politician see Peter David (politician. Peter Allen David (often abbreviated PAD) (born September 23 |
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| Alter ego | Andrew Jones (male), Andrea Martinez (female) |
| Team affiliations | The Stable |
| Notable aliases | Andy Jones Earth-Born Angel of Love |
| Abilities | super-speed, flight, ice wings, ice vision, and psionic love manipulation. Flight is the process by which an object achieves sustained movement either through the Air (or movement beyond Earth's atmosphere, in the case of |
A very different Comet was introduced in Peter David's Supergirl #14 (October 1997). For the Grenadian politician see Peter David (politician. Peter Allen David (often abbreviated PAD) (born September 23 Linda Danvers, formerly known as Supergirl, is a Fictional character that appears in the DC Comics Universe. This version was originally introduced as a hero with flight and cold-generation powers. Comet's appearance was unclear, as when using his powers he was surrounded by an aura of cold that made him resemble an actual comet. Comet looked like a man with three fingers, horse-like legs, long white hair, and a star mark on his forehead. There was a lot of speculation about who Comet was, but it was revealed that Comet was Andrea Jones (actually Andrea Martinez), a lesbian stand-up comic, who like her friend Linda Danvers (who could turn into Supergirl), could shapeshift between her human and super-powered forms (however, Comet's change also involved changing gender, from the female Andrea to the male Comet)
Soon, it was learned that Comet's male form was originally Andrew Jones, a (male) jockey, who had been trampled by horses and "rebuilt" by an organisation called "The Stable" as a superhuman with equine DNA. A lesbian is a Woman who is romantically or sexually attracted only to other women Linda Danvers, formerly known as Supergirl, is a Fictional character that appears in the DC Comics Universe. Supergirl is a fictional Comic book superheroine that is depicted as a female counterpart to the DC Comics iconic Superhero Superman He rebelled against the organisation and began operating as a superhero. On one of his first missions he attempted to save a despairing Andrea Martinez (who had just come out to her parents, and been rejected) from an avalanche, but they both died. As with Matrix and Linda Danvers (who had merged into Supergirl, the Angel of Fire), this caused them to combine into one being: the Earth Angel of Love. Matrix is a Fictional character and a Superheroine, best known as the 1987 to 2002 Supergirl, published by DC Comics. An angel is a Spiritual Supernatural being found in many Religions Although the nature of angels and the tasks given to them vary from tradition to tradition Comet originally was in love with Supergirl, and since he was the Angel of Love, made her have feelings for him too, but she rejected him when she learned he was also a woman. This opened the door for the third Angel, Blithe, the Angel of Light, to use her powers to exploit Comet's heartbreak, and turn him against Supergirl. Blithe is a Fictional character from DC Comics ' Supergirl series She enabled Comet to fully embrace his angel powers, transforming himself into a winged centaur.
Blithe deceived Comet into joining the Carnivore (a powerful demonic creature who despised the Earth Angels, and sought their power). Demonic is a Death metal / Thrash metal album by Testament, released in 1997 The Carnivore lost control, however, when Andrea abandoned her anger, learning that her mother had died, and had left a video apology for her actions. The three Earth Angels worked together to stop the Carnivore. Comet began a relationship with Blithe, since she loved both his forms (hinting that Blithe is bisexual). Bisexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of both sexes or to a bisexual orientation
Powers
Comet originally had the power of high-speed flight, and when he flew he left behind a freezing contrail behind him. Comet also generated a psionic aura which stimulated feelings of love in those around him. When he became an Angel of Love, he gained wings of ice, ice vision (blasts of subzero energy he released from his eyes), and a centaur-like form which gave him horse-like strength. Comet can shapeshift between his centaur form, and his female form of Andrea Martinez. Shapeshifting is a common theme in Mythology and Folklore, as well as in Science fiction and Fantasy.
External links
- Biron the Centaur / Comet the Superhorse
- Legion of Super-Heroes Roll Call: Comet
- Silver Age Animals in Spandex
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