Comet (DC Comics)
Comet the Super-Horse | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | Adventure Comics #293 (October 1962) |
Created by | Jerry Siegel Curt Swan |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Biron |
Species | Sentient horse (former centaur) |
Team affiliations | Legion of Super-Pets |
Notable aliases | "Bronco" Bill Starr |
Abilities |
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Comet is the name of two
Comet first appeared in the story "The Legion of Super-Traitors!", published in
Due to the events depicted in the 1985
Pre-Crisis Comet
Comet the Super-Horse is a
Comet was one of a series of super-powered animals, including Streaky the Supercat and Beppo the Supermonkey, that were popular in DC's comics of the 1960s. Comet was Supergirl's pet horse and, while in his human form as Bill Starr, her brief boyfriend. Comet also had a brief romance with Lois Lane in her comic book.[3]
As he described to her telepathically, he was originally a centaur in ancient Greece named Biron.
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 aforementioned super-powered animals.[6]
A traditional equine Comet is partially seen in
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 telescopic vision. Apparently due to the potion Circe gave him, he has the might of Jupiter, the wisdom of Athena, the speed of Mercury, and the telepathic powers of Neptune. 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 | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | Supergirl #14 (October 1997) |
Created by | Peter David Leonard Kirk |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Andrew Jones/Andrea Martinez |
Team affiliations | The Stable |
Notable aliases | Andy Jones, Earth-Born Angel of Love |
Abilities | Super-speed, flight, ice wings, ice vision, psionic love manipulation |
A very different Comet was introduced in
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 organization called "The Stable" as a superhuman with equine DNA. He rebelled against the organization 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
Blithe deceived Comet into joining forces with the Carnivore, a powerful demon who despised the Earth Angels and sought their power. 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 their forms (revealing that Blithe is bisexual).[7][8]
Powers and abilities
Comet originally had the power of high-speed flight, and when he flew he left 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
Other versions
- Pre-Crisis Comet appears in Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade. Supergirl from the 30th century gifts her younger self the horse to save the world in the past. He helps save a baffled Superman and Supergirl from Lex Luthor. When the younger Supergirl fades away due to her powers malfunctioning the horse is left with the Kara from the changed timeline, who admits she has no idea what to do with him.
- In the Elseworld story Superman: True Brit, the Kents have a horse called Comet on their farm.
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Reception
Asked in a 2006 interview if Superman's extended cast of characters in the Silver Age weakened Superman's uniqueness, Action Comics writer Gail Simone answered: "Completely disagree. While cutting away the allegedly 'silly' aspects of Superman's mythology, we quite forgot that there's likely a large potential readership that might really enjoy a story about a superbaby or a flying horse. We all thought that stuff was cornball junk that needed to go, but I'll tell you right now, a lot of young girls would like Supergirl more if she had a flying horse".[10]
In other media
Comet makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year as Kara Zor-El's pet horse on Krypton.
Comet appears in Krypto the Superdog #6.[11] This version is from the 30th century.
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 9781893905610.
- ISBN 978-1-4012-1389-3.
- ISBN 978-1605490458.
- ISBN 978-0-345-50108-0.
- ^ Dorfman, Leo (w), Mooney, Jim (p). "The Secret Identity of Super-Horse!" Action Comics, no. 301 (June, 1962). DC Comics.
- ISBN 0-13-275561-0. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ OCLC 213309017.
- ^ Supergirl (vol. 4) #60 (September 2001)
- ^ Sideways Annual #1
- ISBN 9781893905610.
- ^ "Krypto the Superdog #6 - Houndin' the Mail Carrier (Issue)". Comic Vine. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
External links
- Biron the Centaur / Comet the Superhorse at archive.today (archived October 24, 2003)
- Legion of Super-Heroes Roll Call: Comet
- Silver Age Animals in Spandex