the last time halley's comet appeared was in 1986.
when was the last time halley's comet appeared?
1986
halley's 1986 apparition was the least favourable on record. the comet and earth were on opposite sides of the sun in february 1986, creating the worst viewing circumstances for earth observers for the last 2,000 years. halley's closest approach was 0.42 au. additionally, with increased light pollution from urbanization, many people failed to even see the comet. it was possible to observe it in areas outside of cities with the help of binoculars. further, the comet appeared brightest when it was almost invisible from the northern hemisphere in march and april of 1986.
halley's comet
captain comet appeared in 38 issues of "strange adventures", (missing only issues #45, #47, and #48); the series ending in "strange adventures" #49 (october, 1954). from the beginning, captain comet appeared on most of the covers, mainly drawn by murphy anderson or gil kane. stories ranged in length from six to ten pages, dropping from ten pages in 1951 to eight pages in 1952 and finally six pages from may 1953. he next appeared in 1976, when writer gerry conway and co-writer david anthony kraft reintroduced him as a supporting character in "secret society of super villains" starting with "no man shall call me master" ("secret society of super villains" #2, july/august 1976). he appeared in most issues of that title, together with associated "secret society of super villains special" #1 (october 1977), until it was canceled with issue #15 (june/july 1978). during this run he also appeared in "super-team family giant" #13 (september 1977), a story directly linked to the "secret society of super villains" series, and as lead character for the first time since 1954 in an extended story, "danger: dinosaurs at large!" in "dc special" #27, april/may 1977, by bob rozakis and artist rich buckler. "secret society of super villains" was canceled as part of the dc implosion. captain comet was a popular character at the time—he came second in a poll for potential justice league membership, and writer bob rozakis presented dc comics with a proposal for captain comet's first self-titled series.
captain comet