| The Comet | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:TheComet1956.jpg) The cover of Comet from 6 December 1952, art by Reg Parlett. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | J.B. Allen (1946 to 1949) Amalgamated Press (1949 to 1959) Fleetway Publications (1959) |
| Schedule | Weekly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Publication date | 20 September 1946 – 17 October 1959 |
| No. of issues | 580 |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Mike Butterworth Edward Holmes Leonard Matthews |
| Artist(s) | Reg Bunn Geoff Campion Derek Eyles Philip Mendoza Patrick Nicolle Reg Parlett Sep E. Scott |
| Editor(s) | Edward Holmes Alfred Wallace |
The Comet was a weekly British comics periodical published by J.B. Allen and later Amalgamated Press and Fleetway Publications from 20 September 1946 to 17 October 1959. Initially a children's newspaper, The Comet was transformed into a boys' adventure comic in May 1949 by editor Edward Holmes when J.B. Allen were purchased by Amalgamated Press. Also known as Comet Comic, The Comet Adventure Weekly, Comet Weekly and simply Comet as various points the title continued until October 1959, reaching 580 issues before being merged with another AP boys' comic, Tiger.