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The Comet
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Real Name
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John Dickering
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First Appearance
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Pep Comics #1 (January, 1940)
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Creators
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Jack Cole
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Team Affiliations
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The Mighty Crusaders
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Aliases
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Base of Operations
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Mobile
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Powers
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Super strength, Flight, Super speed, Optic energy blasts
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Skills and Abilities
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Skilled Fighter
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Paraphernalia
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Protective visor
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The Comet (John Dickering) is a superhero in the Red Circle Universe.
History[]
As a science experiment, John began repeatedly injecting himself with a mysterious gas that was fifty times lighter than Hydrogen. The side effect gave him lighter-than-air leaping abilities and a pair of deadly eyebeams that could disintegrate anything he looked at. To prevent his optic rays from destroying everything he saw, he designed a visor shield out of glass.
Soon after discovering his new powers, he was hypnotized by a mobster and sent on a robbery spree. During a heist, he killed 10 people and police officer O'Hara. Because of this, he became a fugitive. When he regained his senses, he vowed to clear his name.
While on the run, he met newspaper reporter Thelma Gordon. Thelma believed his innocence and fell in love with him. She became his girlfriend and confidant. While the two did work together, she really wanted him to turn himself in so they
When John was about to go to trial as a chief witness against racketeer "Big Boy Malone", the gang leader sent orders to kidnap him. A few days later, Malone's henchmen entered John's apartment and grabbed his visiting brother, Bob Dickering, by mistake. Before the gang could force Bob into their car, the Comet came to his brothers rescue, and was gunned down in a hail of bullets and mortally wounded. Afterward, Bob become a vengeful man and swore to carry on his brother's war on crime. He would later take on the name all law-breakers fear -- The Hangman.