- "Look at 'em run! Fools! That's all they are! They know they don't have the power to stop me!"
- ―Diamondhead
| "The Coming of the Comet!" | |
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| The Man Called Nova | |
| Title: | "The Coming of the Comet!" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 22 |
| Cover price: | .35 |
| Cover date: | November, 1978 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Jim Shooter |
| Writers: | Marv Wolfman |
| Pencilers: | Carmine Infantino |
| Inkers: | Steve Leialoha |
| Cover artists: | Dave Cockrum |
| Cover inker: | Joe Rubinstein |
| Colorists: | Carl Gafford |
| Letterers: | Gaspar Saladino |
| Editors: | Marv Wolfman |
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| Next: | Nova #23 |
"The Coming of the Comet!" is the twenty-second issue of the first Nova ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics, which is also identified under its full title The Man Called Nova. It was written by Marv Wolfman with artwork by Carmine Infantino and inks by Steve Leialoha. It was colored by Carl Gafford with lettering by Gaspar Saladino. The story was edited by Marv Wolfman. This issue shipped with a November, 1978 cover date and carries a cover price of .35 cents per copy.
"The Coming of the Comet!"[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
- Diamondhead, Archibald Dyker
- Doctor Sun (Cameo appearance only)
Minor characters
- R-213
- The Sphinx, Anath-Na Mut (In flashback only)
Organizations
- New York City Police Department
- Rider family
- United States Army Corps of Engineers (In flashback only)
Races & Animals
Locations
Items
Vehicles
Powers
- Energy absorption
- Energy projection
- Flight
- Invulnerability
- Superhuman durability
- Superhuman strength
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Richard Rider was created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist John Buscema. He first appeared as the title character of Nova #1 in September, 1976.
- This issue carries the approval stamp of the Comics Code Authority.
- The tagline to this issue is "Blazing into Battle Action! The Comet!"
- This issue is reprinted in black and white in the Essential Nova, Volume 1 in March, 2006. It was printed in color in the Nova Classic, Volume 3 trade paperback collection in June, 2014.
- Diamondhead and Nova previously tussled back in Nova #12.
- The origin of the Comet is recapped in this issue.
- Richard Rider makes reference to both Iron Man and Spider-Man in this issue.