Gwandanaland Comics #1188

Gwandanaland Comics #1188 collects the complete run of The Comet from Pep Comics, and the cover gives you an immediate taste of what's inside — a streak of golden light blazing across a star-filled cosmos as the red-suited hero soars through space, flanked by interior panels showcasing his origin as young scientist John Dickering discovering a gas fifty times lighter than hydrogen. The splash art, credited to Jack Cole, captures the pulpy thrill of a man whose injections have left him capable of disintegrating whatever he looks at with crossed eyes — a genuinely wild power set for 2017 readers to rediscover. For fans of Golden Age superhero adventure, this is a satisfying single volume dedicated entirely to one of comics' more delightfully strange early heroes.