The Comet #1 (Raw VF/NM) - DC / !Impact Comics Premier Issue (Mark Waid / Tom Lyle Cover 1991)

Expand your 1990s superhero and Archie/DC imprint inventory with The Comet #1, published by !Impact Comics (a specialized superhero imprint of DC Comics licensed from Archie Comics)! Co-plotted and scripted by legendary writer Mark Waid (Kingdom Come, The Flash) and Tom Peyer, with penciled interior and cover artwork by Tom Lyle (Spider-Man, Starman), inks by Scott Hanna, and colors by Sherilyn van Valkenburgh.

The top bar proudly displays the !MPACT COMICS publisher header alongside the Comics Code Authority stamp, publication date of JUL 91, and issue number 1. The top-left corner features a character icon box of The Comet in action. Sweeping across the upper background is the dynamic yellow and orange THE COMET title logo, complete with a trailing comet tail. The bottom left includes a bold yellow burst declaring "THE IMPACT ERA BEGINS HERE!" above the classic !Impact imprint corner box.

The classic 90s cover art—crafted and signed by Tom Lyle—features hero Rob Dickering, The Comet, flying upward into outer space with fists raised above a stylized moon, leaving a bright pink energy streak soaring over the city skyline below.

In this premier debut issue of the !Impact Comics line, scientist Rob Dickering gains the ability to fly and project destructive force beams following an experimental laboratory accident. Taking up the heroic mantle of The Comet, he must learn to master his high-powered abilities while defending his city from dangerous threats and coming to terms with his newfound cosmic responsibilities.

This unslabbed raw comic issue is in top-tier collectible condition (estimated VF/NM 9.0 or better), featuring clean edges, sharp corners, a flat spine, and deep black starry space tones—making it an essential pickup for 90s DC collectors, Mark Waid completionists, Archie Mighty Crusaders fans, and #1 issue key collectors.