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Blue
Comet
Real Name: Derek
Maxwell
Age: 24
ABILITIES
Blue Comet wields cosmic powers which grant him the ability to
fly at tremendous speeds and emit powerful blasts from his
hands. He can also channel his power into an incredibly strong
punch dubbed the “Comet Strike” by his fans.
In addition he can survive in the vacuum of space by surrounding
himself with his cosmic energy. When Derek transforms into
Blue Comet his musculature increases and his hair turns into
bright yellow energy.
BIOGRAPHY
Derek is the son of an Anglo father, Darious Maxwell and an Hispanic
mother, Salma Alvarez. Derek’s early years were spent among
his large extended family in Las Sandias, New Mexico. Often considered
an outcast by his brother and cousins, Derek felt completely
different because he shared no common interests, particularly
sports or girls.
One fateful
night at the age of fourteen, Derek’s
life suddenly changed when he discovered a comet fragment that
had
landed in his backyard. Upon touching the fragment, cosmic
energy coursed through his body and he received amazing powers.
Once
Derek’s parents discovered his abilities, they contacted
the World Hero Organization in Golden Bay City, California.
W.H.O. encouraged them to enroll Derek within its training
program.
After an emotional farewell, he moved away from his hometown
and the life he knew. Soon after his arrival, he was given
his own apartment in W.H.O. Tower. Taking the name “Kid
Comet”,
he began his instruction in becoming a full-fledged super
hero. Feeling that he finally fit in somewhere, he found
happiness
in his new life.
As part of
secret identity training, Derek attended a local high school
like a normal teenager. As he
matured, he still
lacked
interest in dating girls but began to develop an attraction
for his male classmates instead. Realizing that he might
be gay,
Derek became scared that he would be labeled an outcast
all over again. Refusing to accept the truth about himself,
he
buried
his secret attractions deep down.
Derek visited home less and less as the years passed, concentrating
instead on becoming the best hero he could. It wasn’t
long before Kid Comet became the sidekick of Captain Cosmos,
who kept
a wise and watchful eye over the young hero. Thanks to
their space-inspired code names, they were dubbed the “Cosmic
Crusaders” and together the duo defended Golden Bay
City for several successful years.
Upon turning
nineteen, Derek updated his name to Blue Comet and began a
career
as a solo super hero. Three years later
he was
teamed-up with the fiery female hero, Sunstar and the
pair quickly became best friends. When Captain Cosmos retired,
he named Blue
Comet and Sunstar as his successors and they proudly
carried
on the mantle of the “Cosmic Crusaders”.
