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Adam Blake as Captain Comet

Real Name: Adam Blake
Nicknames: No known nicknames
Former Aliases: No known former aliases
Other Current Aliases: No other known current aliases

Status

Occupation: Professional adventurer
Legal Status: Citizen of the United States with no criminal record
Identity: Secret. The general populace of Earth is unaware that Adam Blake is a mutant.
Marital Status: Single
Group Affiliation: Former member of L.E.G.I.O.N.; Former member of R.E.B.E.L.S.
Base of Operations: Mobile

Origin

In 1931, John and Martha Blake gave birth to a son named Adam. Moments after his birth, a comet streaked across the Midwestern sky. John jokingly commented that the comet represented a sign of good fortune, but had little foreknowledge of how truthful his statement would come to be. Although the Blakes were unaware of it at the time, the comet had emitted low-level waves of radiation, which triggered mutagenic cell growth in Adam Blake's body. As such, Adam began to develop incredible mental attributes.

By the time he was four-years-old, Adam demonstrated acute powers of observation. On one occasion he mentally located his mother's missing wedding band beneath a pile of discarded wood.

By the time he was eight, Adam's intelligence developed even further – he possessed a photographic memory and was able to memorize and comprehend all of the information that he had gleaned from an entire volume of encyclopedias.

His mental skills continued to sharpen well into his teenage years, and he developed expert talents in nearly everything he attempted. He could perform a Mozart concerto on a clarinet without ever having picked up the instrument before.

Adam's physical prowess did not begin to develop until his college years, however. Although his body's development matured at a slower rate than his mind, he excelled in nearly every athletic event, notably football. He was virtually indestructible, and his superhuman stamina prevented him from ever tiring. At this time, Adam’s mental acuity evolved even further. He began to demonstrate mild telepathic and telekinetic capabilities and once used these powers to save the life of a fellow college student named Betty.

Adam grew concerned over his seemingly limitless abilities and confided in a science professor named Emery Zackro. Zackro was a scientific genius who had secretly developed the world's first one-man space rocket. He tested Adam's talents at length and deduced that Adam was a mutant, born with physical and mental capabilities 100,000 years ahead of his time. He offered Adam a position as an assistant working in the science hall, and Adam aided Zackro in finding a means by which to harness deposits of gold from sunlight.

One evening, enemy agents, who had learned of Zackro's work, broke into the science hall in an effort to steal the solar reducer technology. Adam fought with the men and used his telekinetic abilities to deflect the bullets fired from their guns. Zackro eventually returned to the lab, and realized that he must forever safeguard Adam’s talents from the world, lest unscrupulous enterprising men should attempt to exploit Adam for their own ends.

Place of Birth: Blake's garage, midwestern United States
Known Relatives: John Blake (father, deceased); Martha Blake (mother, deceased); Adam Blake (grandfather, deceased)
First Appearance: Strange Adventures #9

History

Adam could not keep his abilities safely hidden for long. In 1951, a global catastrophe took place, which forced Adam to reveal himself to the public. A space-faring alien race known as the, Astur, had traveled to Earth in the hopes of terra-forming the planet, making it inhabitable for their kind. They stationed their mother ship on the far side of the moon and delivered several large spinning tops to the planet's surface. The Astur could not survive in an oxygen-rich environment, so they used the tops to siphon away the planet's oxygen.

Calling himself Captain Comet for the very first time, Adam donned a space suit and oxygen tank and intercepted one of the tops. He ripped into the side of it and discovered that the machines were operated via remote control. He borrowed Professor Zackro's spaceship, the Cometeer, and traveled to the far side of Earth’s moon where he discovered the Astur mother ship. On board the ship, Adam encountered a solitary alien pilot, named Harun. The rest of the Astur crew slept in suspended animation, awaiting the day when they could live again on an airless planet. Like Adam, Harun possessed an advanced intellect and the two decided to settle their differences through a contest of strategy. Adam ultimately won their mental duel, but Harun was determined to defeat him regardless. He attempted to revive his brethren only to discover that the entire crew had died in suspended animation several years ago. Driven to despair, Harun abandoned his plan for global conquest and took his own life by jettisoning himself out of the ship's airlock. Captain Comet found the remote controls operating the lethal tops and reversed the controls, returning all of the stolen oxygen to the planet.

Captain Comet returned to Earth and reported that the planet was now safe from the alien threat. Reports of his deeds reached every major newspaper and radio program across the globe and Captain Comet became an international hero.

Using the advanced scientific tools at his command, Captain Comet pledged himself towards aiding humanity, but was cautious to keep the truth about his mutant heritage a secret from the general populace.

Recent activity

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Recently, Captain Comet has been intrinsically involved in the galactic conflict known as the Rann/Thanagar War.

Characteristics

Height: 6'2"
Weight: 190 lbs (186.18 kg)
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Unusual Features: No unusual features

Powers

Known Powers: Captain Comet possesses a vast array of physical and mental powers.

Super-strength
Invulnerability
Increased stamina
Telepathy

Clairvoyance

Telekinesis

Telekinetic flight

Known Abilities: Captain Comet is a prodigy with the ability to master any skill upon his first attempt. He has a photographic memory, and possesses a comprehensive intellect well in advance of that of the average human. He is also a highly skilled hand-to-hand combatant.

Strength Level: Captain Comet possesses superhuman strength. The full limit of his strength levels are unknown.

Miscellaneous

Equipment:

Atmospheric pressure suit

Transportation:

The Cometeer (space-ship)
A jet-powered flight belt

Weapons: Stun pistol

Notes

The character of Captain comet was created by John Broome and Murphy Anderson. Carmine Infantino illstrated the character during many of the original Strange Adventures tales.

Trivia

Although Captain Comet has made appearances with semi-regularity since 1951, he has never been featured in his own title.

Captain Comet shares many attributes with another popular super-hero, Superman. In the 1950s, it was not uncommon for many comic writers to create characters cast in the mold of the infamous pop-culture icon. Not only does Comet share powers that are similar to Superman’s, but his parents share the same names as those of Superman’s adoptive Earth parents – John and Martha.

External Links

References

Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #4
Secret Origins (Volume 2) Annual #1

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