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Captain Comet

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 multi-genetic cell growth in Adam Blake's body. As such, Adam began to develop incredible mental attributes. By the time he was eight, Adam possessed a photographic memory and was able to memorize and comprehend all of the information that he had read 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. 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. 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. Calling himself Captain Comet for the very first time, Adam donned a space suit and oxygen tank and intercepted an alien spaceship. 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. After the events of Infinite Crisis Captain Comet was tortured and killed by Lady Styx, which forced him to eject his consciousness from his body. Several months afterwards, Comet's psyche came into contact with the Weird's soul, which caused the two of them to create new bodies, each possessing some of the other's memories. Captain Comet created a new younger body for himself with all the memories and mental abilities of his previous body. Captain Comet then teleported home and created a modified costume for himself and went by the name Comet, dropping the "Captain" title from his moniker. With Starro the Conqueror attempting to take over the universe, Captain Comet allied with Vril Dox to stop him. After Starro was stopped, Comet stayed on Vril's new team and started a romance with Starfire.

Powers and Abilities - Captain Comet is the pinnacle of human evolution. He has evolved mental functions and physiology. Captain Comet can teleport instantly to anywhere in the universe. He is virtually invulnerable as well as possessing superhuman strength and stamina. He is a master of telepathy, Clairvoyance, mind control, and telekinesis. By using the latter, he can alter matter (usually in the form of creating and dispelling clothing) without having any physical contact with it as well as giving him the ability to fly. He can create barriers of psychic force to deflect most physical attacks, and his telekinetic shields can be used to simultaneously protect himself from the vacuum of space, while surrounding himself with an aura of oxygen to breathe. On the offensive side; he can fire bursts of psionic energy that strike a target with concussive impact or energy of various forms, such as electricity or fire. He can read the emotions of others as well as determine a target's powers, weaknesses and skills, or to gauge how difficult a task will be. 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. The full limit of his strength levels are unknown. Comet's super-strength is vastly diminished after his rebirth.

Weaknesses and Limitations - Comet must rest for five minutes after teleporting a short distance, and for one hour after teleporting a greater distance.

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