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The Comet#1

Cover: Carmine Infantino & Alex Niño

The Comet #1

Oct 1983 · Archie · 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD

“The Origin of the Comet”

writer Bill DuBay · artist Carmine Infantino · inker Rudy Nebres · colorist Barry Grossman · letterer Bill Yoshida · cover Carmine Infantino Alex Niño

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Cast · 14 characters

Bob Dickering Joe Higgins John Dickering John Sterling Matthew "Kip" Burland Steel Sterling Steve Dickering The Black Hood The Comet The Hangman The Hangman Thelma Dickering Thelma Gordon The Shield

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writer Bill DuBay

artist Carmine Infantino

inker Rudy Nebres

colorist Barry Grossman

letterer Bill Yoshida

cover pencils Carmine Infantino

cover inks Alex Niño

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Bob Dickering lies dying in a hospital as his son Steve dons the costume to become the new Hangman. Steve wants nothing to do with his father, and goes to avenge the beating of a young boy by a street gang.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).