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79-518: The most well-known version of the character is Kent Nelson , the original Doctor Fate and archaeologist who was empowered by Nabu of the Lords of Order in the 20th century and was a founding member of the Justice Society of America . Having been subjected to various comic book deaths , the character has been succeeded in the role. The current version of the character, Khalid Nassour ,

158-648: A Doctor Fate tale from More Fun Comics #56 (June 1940), in a three-issue limited series titled The Immortal Doctor Fate . Doctor Fate later appeared in several issues of the Crisis on Infinite Earths , assisting various heroes from the DC Multiverse battle the Anti-Monitor and later Amethyst. Despite the significant alterations to various histories resulting from the crisis, much of Kent Nelson's personal history remained largely unaffected, although much of

237-461: A bi-weekly run of one-shots depicting the search for a new Doctor Fate. These were intended to be followed by a new Doctor Fate ongoing series in April 2007, written by Steve Gerber and illustrated by Paul Gulacy , featuring the new Doctor Fate. However, the series was delayed due to extended production and creative difficulties. Gerber said in an interview for Newsarama that the story intended for

316-525: A child during an excavation and accidentally kills his father by releasing poisonous gases. Nabu explains he is immortal alien being from the planet Cilia and pities the boy, taking him in to teach him the "secrets of the universe" and raises him into adulthood to become Doctor Fate. The1963 "Crisis on Earth-One" and "Crisis on Earth-Two" storylines respectively revealed Neslon and the Justice Society of America's reality to be of Earth-2 and meets with

395-436: A dime, and also the fun of watching fan favorites interact". The anthology format was dropped in 1947 and replaced with full issue stories featuring the heroes teaming up to fight crime. All Star Comics #8 ( cover dated January 1942) featured the first appearance of Wonder Woman in an eight-page story written by William Moulton Marston , under the pen name of "Charles Moulton" with art by H. G. Peter . The insert story

474-576: A highly regarded incarnation. The character is notable marked by his complex and antagonistic relationship with Nabu, who often works to supplant his will and personal agency. While an experienced and respected hero who is often sought after for advice in his later years, Nelson often becomes disillusioned with the role over time and is supportive of a successor. Nelson's often expresses an approach of Doctor Fate in which focuses on grand supernatural problems and believes problems in regards to humanity being mundane and doesn't warrant such attention but adheres to

553-515: A member of the Justice Society as their secretary. With issue #34 (April–May 1947), Gardner Fox left the series and a new super-villain, the Wizard , was introduced. The Injustice Society first battled the JSA in issue #37 in a tale written by Robert Kanigher . The Black Canary guest starred in issue #38 and joined the team three issues later in #41. All Star Comics increased its frequency from

632-677: A much smaller part of the cover; while the words "Justice Society" became much larger. The 1970s series introduced the new characters Power Girl and the Helena Wayne version of the Huntress . This series ran for seventeen issues before it was abruptly canceled with issue #74 as part of the DC Implosion and the JSA's adventures were folded into Adventure Comics . After 23-year-old Gerry Conway became an editor at DC Comics, long-time JSA-fan Roy Thomas suggested to Conway that

711-422: A novice despite his great power. While early characterization and portrayals noted his lack of skills and using past incarnation's reputation to obfuscate his limitations, the younger Nelson in later stories improved and ascended enough to be recognized under the title of Sorcerer Supreme. Despite some stories emphasizing his inexperience, Nassour's portrayal as Doctor Fate and his prowess is also considered among

790-476: A previous Doctor Fate, a mentor figure with some of his old histories intact. The series ran for 18 issues, from June 2015 to November 2016. In 2018, DC launched a second Justice League Dark series written by James Tynion IV starring a new roster led by Wonder Woman. In this roster, Khalid and Kent Nelson were revealed to be eventual new members of the Justice League, originally acting as "advisors" in

869-561: A quarterly to a bimonthly publication schedule, and the JSA lasted through March 1951 with issue #57 in a story titled "The Mystery of the Vanishing Detectives". Superhero comics slumped in the early 1950s, and All Star Comics was renamed All-Star Western in 1951 with issue #58. In this issue, the "Justice Society of America" feature was replaced by Western heroes. Artwork from an unpublished All Star Comics story titled "The Will of William Wilson" had survived and

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948-587: A representative of the Lords of Order . Since the first Doctor Fate series in 1989, the character was retroactively established as a legacy hero , with new incarnations introduced throughout their publication history. After the New 52 reboot, the portrayal of Doctor Fate as a legacy character itself was retroactively redefined in official sources; Within the DC Universe , champions from ancient Egypt originally bore

1027-531: A role in the Justice League / Justice League Dark crossover. In late 2022, the Nassour version concurrently appeared in the 2022 Justice Society of America comic and in several other notable crossovers such as Lazarus Planet and Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths . In the Justice Society of America comic title, the character's status quo from the previous Justice League Dark title carries over with

1106-592: A series of back-up stories running in The Flash from #306 (February 1982) to No. 313 (September 1982) written by Martin Pasko (aided by Steve Gerber from #310 to No. 313) and drawn by Keith Giffen . In 1981,DC's All-Star Squadron elaborated upon the adventures of many World War II-era heroes, including Doctor Fate and the JSA. Doctor Fate made occasional modern-day appearances in Infinity, Inc. throughout 1984,

1185-612: A strong moral character after discovering the Helmet of Fate and becomes Doctor Fate. Even as a magic superhero, he retains his scientific outlook and uses his medical expertise to help others. With the character's lack of mystic knowledge as an intended characterization, the younger Nelson worked to overcome it. At certain periods, the character utilized Doctor Fate's powerful reputation to disguise his abilities. The character later amassed formidable mystical knowledge. When created by Steve Gerber , several changes were made in order to simplify

1264-441: A world reminiscent of Doctor Strange's mystical realm. Nabu's support under Khalid differs from previous versions and was noted to be akin to a "combination of a GPS system and the movie version of Iron Man 's J.A.R.V.I.S .", contrasting from past depictions as an overbearing presence and progenitor of his power. This version is primarily supported by Egyptian deities , namely Bastet and Thoth , alongside several archangels and

1343-601: Is an Egyptian-American physician (originally a medical student ) chosen by the goddess Bastet as the latest incarnation of Doctor Fate. This version is supported by Nabu, Thoth , various archangels , and Hauhet . Receiving critical acclaim, the character is often portrayed as an important member of Justice League Dark . Other versions of the character include step-mother/son duo Eric and Linda Strauss , archaeologist Inza Cramer , smuggler Jared Stevens , reincarnated son of Hawkman and Hawkgirl, Hector Hall , and former psychiatrist Kent V. Nelson. While not reaching

1422-463: Is depicted in early issues of the Fate series by John Francis Moore , where he is hired by elderly Kent and Inza Nelson to retrieve the lost artifacts of Doctor Fate. The pair are killed by demons when they try to collect the artifacts and Jared comes into contact with Nabu. Jared rejects his attempt to make him Doctor Fate under his control and circumstances causes him to alter the forms of the artifacts,

1501-478: Is noted to be the most formidable version of the character. The character was also specified to be "one of the ten most powerful beings on Earth". While combined they're considered among the most powerful mystical beings on Earth but do not rival Nelson's knowledge. One roleplaying guide source claims they potentially surpass Nelson's incarnation in raw power. Her character profile in Who's Who mentioned her to be among

1580-467: Is vying alongside Hector for the affection of love interest, Caitlin. Hall is assisted by a Wiccan coven but is later mortally injured and meets Nabu's spirit in the helm, who berates him due to not living up his potential despite being seen as the most powerful Doctor Fate incarnation. Overpowering Nabu and his verbal abuse, he revitalizes himself and defeats the Curse, becoming more secure and confident in

1659-531: The Green Lantern and the Atom from All-American's flagship title All-American Comics . The Justice Society of America (JSA) was originally a frame story used to present an anthology of solo stories about the individual characters, with each story handled by a different artist. Comic historian Les Daniels noted that "this was obviously a great notion, since it offered readers a lot of headliners for

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1738-599: The Justice League Dark series was re-purposed as a backup issue to the mainstream Justice League title, the backup issue being written by author Ram V , featuring a new storyline, with Khalid remaining a reoccurring member of the Justice League Dark subdivision. Khalid would also appear in several title crossovers such as Superman , Teen Titans Academy , and The Flash . Beginning in 2021, Khalid Nassour would appear in major storylines such as

1817-627: The Justice League Dark: The Great Wickedness storyline, depicting a status quo change wherein the Helmet of Fate is damaged and is inhabited by a new entity. Connected to the Future State crossover event depicting an older Khalid Nassour having lived through the aftermath of the events of the "Great Wickedness" storyline, the entity is revealed to be the Egyptian goddess, Hauhhet. Nassour would also play

1896-664: The Doctor Fate character is considered among the most powerful superheroes in the DC Universe . Throughout the publication history of the character, specific descriptors of the character's expressed is sometimes consistent with one another. Nelson's portrayal often is accompanied by accolades due to the nature of Doctor Fate's power, with the DC Comics Encyclopedia noting him to be among the greatest living sorcerers of his time. Several storylines and guides compare him to other incarnations and successors, wherein he

1975-483: The Doctor Fate character; unlike other past versions of the character, The Kent V. incarnation lacked any connections to mythologies, the Lords of Chaos and Order (killed off during the character's publication history as the primary Doctor Fate incarnation), and lacked innate mastery of magic. The character's approach to magic was inspired by Marvel Comics' Doctor Strange, possessing a consistent arsenal of spells in which he has to learn overtime. The incarnation also lacked

2054-579: The Doctor Fate line when he dons the helmet sometime prior to the Final Crisis crossover event and battles longtime Doctor Fate villain, Nergal. Due to Gerber's death, the conclusion of the series features several different endings from his notes written by several other writers. In 2008–2009, the Reign in Hell storyline and comic title features Kent V. alongside other notable magic users ( Zatanna , Ibis

2133-534: The Earth. The character's origin was first revealed in All-Star Comics #3 (1940), written by Garnder Fox , cumilating to Doctor Fate stating that he is not human nor had a childhood, created by elder gods and placed upon Earth to battle the forces of evil. One year later, the character was given a new origin with the alter-ego, Kent Nelson. Kent was the son of archaeologist Sven Nelson who encountered Nabu as

2212-565: The Gods is references to taken place two years prior (1997). In late 1999, The story within the book (JSA Secret Files) also is part of and leads into the "Justice Be Done" storyline by James Robinson and David S. Goyer Jared Stevens is killed off and replaced with Hector Hall , the son of Hawkman and Hawkgirl who is reincarnated as the new Doctor Fate and aged up from an infant by the villain Mordru, who he then battles and prevails thanks to

2291-461: The Helmet of Fate, becoming a human vessel for Nabu and acting as a protector of humanity. However, starting in the 1900s, the mortal chosen to wear the helm is given agency and the name "Doctor Fate". This portrayal is reinforced during Geoff John's 2022 Justice Society of America run, where Nelson reveals he is the first person to bear the Doctor Fate codename, whereas past incarnations did not. Although specific accolades of each incarnation vary,

2370-657: The Invincible , Enchantress , etc.) getting involved in a civil war in hell between Neron, the current ruler, and duo siblings Satanus and Blaze , the demonic children of the Wizard Shazam . An inexperienced sorcerer, Nelson is unaware of how to escape from hell and battles Blaze, who lambasts him for his limited experience but is defeated when she hints how to focus his power. He also helps the group fight Lobo , who has been exiled to Hell. Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson) Too Many Requests If you report this error to

2449-550: The JSA be given their own title again. Conway offered Thomas a chance to ghostwrite an issue of the revived All-Star Comics , but he declined as Thomas was under an exclusive contract with Marvel Comics at the time. However, in 1981 Thomas moved to DC and was able to work with the characters. A two-issue All-Star Comics series was published as a part of the " Justice Society Returns " storyline in May 1999. In 2000 and 2001, DC Comics reprinted several of its most notable issues in

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2528-561: The Justice League of Earth-1, a superhero team of a parallel world. After years of retirement, Doctor Fate becomes semi-active and helps the teams. In 1975, the storyline from 1st Issue Special #9 reveals more of Nelson's earlier years, pitting him against the mummy sorcerer Khalis while dealing with a frustrated Inza, whom he has married fifteen years after becoming Doctor Fate. The story also retroactively changes aspects of his origin, revealing Nabu altered young Kent's mind to erase his grief and pain, establishing him as twelve years old during

2607-748: The Khalid as a member of the Justice Society and playing a crucial role in defeating Degaton. The series would showcase different iterations of Doctor Fate as Degaton hunts the JSA across time and later rectified the history of the character. In 2023, the Nelson version is referenced in the Knight Terrors storyline and the Nassour version appears in the Wonder Woman tie-tin. In late 2023 and 2024, Kent would make appearances in various titles such as Green Lantern: Alan Scott and Jay Garrick: The Flash ,

2686-462: The Lords of Chaos while a martial rift between the pair grows due to Inza's envy over Nabu's presence and Nelson's duties as Doctor Fate taking precedent over her and their marriage. In one instance, Totec weaponizes her envy against Nelson. In another, while Nelson battles a renegade Lord of Order and Lord of Chaos who team up, Inza nearly commits to infedelity with a museum curator. Sensing the rift to be potentially damaging to Nelson's mind, Nabu allows

2765-467: The Tower of Fate as a base of operations and lacked abilities from the helm such as its power possessing a pocket universe. The character's familial connections includes his great-uncle Kent Nelson (whom he's named after), ex-wife Marissa Nelson, and daughter Laryn Nelson. Although the character's history restoration into the prime continuity would retroactively make the character cousin to Khalid Nassour and

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2923-597: The aforementioned Nabu, retaining the status of agent of order. Eventually, this arrangement later changed to resembled Nelson's portrayal but replaces Nabu with Hauhet , a mysterious Egyptian goddess whose true agenda is unknown. The Inza Cramer version worked inadvertently as a "agent of chaos", acting as a representative for Lords of Chaos in which used their powers for benevolent reasons. Unlike prior versions predating her, she often used her overwhelming power to simultaneously address both grander universal issues and more "local" issues such as social inequality and poverty ,

3002-414: The aunt/uncle of Elizabeth/Mohammed Nassour respectively, the new history has Nassour comment none were able to actually confirm his relation to the original Kent Nelson. Drawing inspiration from Marvel Comics 's Doctor Strange and Spider-Man , Levitz 's portrayal of the character depicts Nassour as a young adult burdened with significant responsibilities, embarking on a journey of self-discovery within

3081-506: The boy's father dies and is placed and under her care, she is both attracted and amazed by Eric for reasons she cannot explain. Eric is chosen to wear the Helmet of Fate and is aged up by Nabu. Conversely, Linda Strauss is the twenty-eight year old stepmother of Eric who she becomes attached and attracted to despite believing it to be inappropriate. Years earlier, she married Eric's father for his wealth but regrets it following his abusive tendencies. The pair later merges with one another to become

3160-404: The character's comic book iterations, including Giovonni Zatara , Zatanna Zatara , and Traci 13 . In a 1987 interview, Fox recalled the genesis behind Fate, stating, "Doctor Fate (I originally called him Doctor Droon, but the name was editorially changed) was one of my favorites. I created him and even sketched out the original costume he would wear - but that costume was changed by artists over

3239-676: The character, Kent Nelson, first appeared in his own self-titled six page strip in More Fun Comics #55 (May 1940), during the Golden Age of Comic Books , created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Howard Sherman, who produced the first three years of monthly Doctor Fate stories. Soon after, the character's origin shown in More Fun Comics #67 (May 1941). Stories during the Golden Age included his love interest, Inza, who

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3318-625: The character, the series was cancelled after 23 issues in September 1996. The character then starred in The Book of Fate written by Keith Giffen, which ran from February 1997 to January 1998 for twelve issues as part of DC's " Weirdoverse " imprint, rebooting the character's origins and adventures. However, the revival of the JSA title in 1991 allowed an opportunity for the Doctor Fate character to be reworked, with Jared Stevens subsequently killed off. The next incarnation of Doctor Fate would come in

3397-665: The comedy-adventure "Red, White, and Blue" also premiered with the Summer 1940 cover date . Issue #3 (Winter 1940–1941) depicted the first meeting of the Justice Society of America, with its members swapping stories of their exploits which were subsequently illustrated in the comic's array of solo adventures. In addition to the Flash, Hawkman, Hour-Man, the Spectre, and the Sandman were Doctor Fate from National's More Fun Comics and

3476-470: The comic books taking place decades prior to the character's death in Justice League Dark . Khalid would also featured in the Absolute Power crossover, depicted as one of the heroes depowered by the machinations of Amanda Waller with the help of Amazo robots replicating the powers of heroes and Brainiac Queen. The original version is acknowledged as an agent of order under Nabu and is considered

3555-621: The comics and original characters; the Kent Nelson version notably appeared in the television series Smallville , in which he was portrayed by Brent Stait , and the DC Extended Universe film Black Adam , in which he was portrayed by Pierce Brosnan . The Khalid Nassour version debuted in the Young Justice animated television series alongside others based upon pre-existing characters not typically associated with

3634-512: The earlier stories during the Golden Age were retconned out. In 1987, the Doctor Fate limited series was released, featuring the debut of Eric and Linda Strauss. The characters would replace Kent Nelson as Doctor Fate, who is killed off in the series. A subsequential ongoing series was released focusing on the former two characters, the first twenty-four issues having been written and drawn by J.M. DeMatteis and Shawn McManus , starting in

3713-576: The end of his own strip in More Fun Comics #98 (July–August 1944). The character later appeared in book such as the annual JSA/JLA team-ups in Justice League of America that began in 1963 and est Comics #201 (March 1971 and #208, December 1971); an appearance with Batman in The Brave and the Bold #156 (November 1979); and a solo story in 1st Issue Special #9 (December 1975), written by Martin Pasko and drawn by Walt Simonson . Doctor Fate and

3792-432: The events of Eric and Linda Strauss's time as Doctor Fate took place four years prior to the book's timeline (1995) and Jared Steven was chosen as Fate one year prior to the book's timeline (1998). Another SF&O issue reinforces Nelson's first time as Doctor Fate in 1940, Eric/Linda's time being four years prior to the book's timeline (1995) Jared being chosen one year ago (1998). However, Inza's activities during War of

3871-555: The first arc of the Doctor Fate ongoing series had been reworked to serve as the main story for Countdown to Mystery , a dual-feature eight-issue miniseries with Eclipso as the second feature. The first issue of Countdown to Mystery , with art by Justiniano and Walden Wong rather than Gulacy, was released in November 2007. Due to Gerber's death, the seventh issue was written by Adam Beechen using Gerber's notes. The final issue

3950-619: The form of Hector Hall , the son of the Golden Age Hawkman and Hawkgirl who is reincarnated due to the machinations of a supervillain . A fan-favorite incarnation, the character was featured in the JSA title and a five issue Doctor Fate limited series in 2003. The character was killed in the Day of Vengeance limited series in 2005 as part of the lead in to the 2005 company-wide event story, Infinite Crisis . In early 2007, DC published

4029-527: The helmet into space in hopes it finds a worthy bearer. Throughout 2007–2008, the Kent V. Nelson version is introduced by Steve Gerber following Hall's death in Countdown to Mystery . His origin depicts him as a former psychiatrist whose life spirals out of control following an infidelity, depression, and loss of medical license. The grandnephew of the original Kent Nelson, whom he is named after, he continues

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4108-649: The helmet now being a knife, the power of the Amulet of Anubis within him now, and the Cloak of Destiny now acting as bandages on his arm. He also instead utilizes the moniker of "Fate". In 1997, Keith Griffen later reboots his origins, wherein the elder Nelsons instead deceive Stevens into the role of Doctor Fate, allowing them to past into the afterlife peacefully and burdens him with the responsibilities. In 1999, an issue of DC's Secret Files and Origins establish various points in time: Nelson becoming Doctor Fate in 1940,

4187-432: The incident and would slowly possess him as Doctor Fate when he was an adult. Three years later in 1978, Paul Levitz 's revisions alternatively depicting Nabu as a cosmic being of the Lords of Order and sought to use young Kent, whom he aged to adulthood and imparted into him his mystical knowledge in the process. From 1981 to 1982, Nelson appears in backup issues in The Flash #306-313. Nelson continues to face foes from

4266-485: The late-1980s, an older Kent Nelson appears as a key member of the Justice League International but is killed off in the1987 within J. M. DeMatteis 's Doctor Fate miniseries, which introduced the origin of Eric and Linda Strauss's incarnation. Eric Strauss is the ten-year-old son of a billionaire whose history of abuse led to the suicide of his birth mother and disdain of his stepmother. With

4345-466: The latter in a district in New York City. Jared Stevens, although sometimes acknowledged as an agent of order or agent of balance, primarily was portrayed as a demon hunter while his successor, Hector Hall , is agent of balance whose duties included preventing the conflicts between the two factions from leading towards destruction Doctor Fate is commonly empowered as an "agent of order, acting as

4424-427: The modern-day DC Comics . While the series' cover-logo trademark reads All Star Comics , its copyrighted title as indicated by postal indicia is All-Star Comics , with a hyphen. With the exception of the first two issues, All Star Comics told stories about the adventures of the Justice Society of America , the first team of superheroes. It also introduced Wonder Woman . The original concept for All Star Comics

4503-685: The most formidable of "all-known sorcerers" in the and shares Nelson's distinction as "one of the ten most powerful beings on Earth". She is also remarked in one instance to be more talented than Nelson. While characterized to be struggling to improve his abilities, Hall's version is recognized as potentially the most formidable version of Doctor Fate. He is cited as one of Earth's most powerful sorcerers and shared Nelson distinction of being "the greatest living sorcerer" due to Doctor Fate artifacts. In his debut storyline as Doctor Fate, Mordru observes that he 's more vast than past incarnations, especially Jared Stevens. Nabu later notes that Hector defeated Mordru as

4582-460: The most powerful on Earth alongside teammate and peer, Zatanna. In his debut appearance in issue #55-56 for More Fun Comics (May–June 1940), the characters makes his first ecounter with archnemesis Wotan and love interest Inza Crame. Wotan is beaten but learns he did not pass into the afterlife and encounters him once again, attempting to blow up the Earth. Fate manages to defeat him, placing him in suspended animation before buring him deep within

4661-504: The new Doctor Fate during a battle with villains, Anti-Fate and Typhon. The second series revealed both Eric and Linda to be a pair often reincarnated alongside one another subjected to familial, platonic, and even adversarial dynamics in each lifetime. In 1991,the pair are eventually killed off in different circumstances involving Darkseid (retroactively revealed to be a disguised DeSaad ) and Anti-Fate respectively but reincarnate into new lives, ending their run. Their tenure as Doctor Fate

4740-596: The pair to both mend their marriage and later merges her with Kent temporarily, formulating a new Doctor Fate transformation that defeats the renegade Lords and grants Inza a higher understanding of her husband's role. The character later appears in the Marv Wolfman and George Pérez 's Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover series, merging both Earth-1 and Earth-2 realities within the multiverse altering event, with all past definitive histories histories having been said to happen on this composite universe ("Earth"). In

4819-493: The process. In the 2005 Day of Vengeance crossover, Hector is killed by the Spectre and Nabu briefly acts in place of Doctor Fate. He gathers gather mystics and later confronts the ghost, driven to insanity and commits towards a witch-hunt for all magic users, destroying the Lords of Chaos and Order in the process. Fatally injured, he succeeds in stopping the Spectre but dies. In his final moments, he asks Captain Marvel to throw

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4898-707: The rest of The Justice Society returned to All-Star Comics in 1976 with issue #58, for a two-year run ending with issue #74 and Adventure Comics #461-462 in 1978, and Adventure Comics #466 related the untold tale of the Justice Society's 1951 disbanding. During this period, Inza Cramer's name as such was amended. During the Bronze Age , the character's origin was retold in DC Special Series #10, and Doctor Fate again teamed up with Superman in DC Comics Presents #23 (July 1980), and featured in

4977-432: The restrictions of continuity to allow for a diverse range of genres while some characters underwent status quo changes. The title focused on the newest and most recent incarnation of Doctor Fate, an Egyptian-American medical student named Khalid Nassour. Created with an emphasis on diversity and inspired by Marvel Comics heroes Spider-Man and Doctor Strange, the series also rebooted he Kent Nelson character, depicting him as

5056-441: The role encompassing a high responsibility. A former respected psychiatrist , the younger Nelson's life spirals out of control following a divorce from his infidelity and depression stemming from the loss of seeing his daughter and wife, which eventually led to his loss of license from a malpractice lawsuit when he failed to prevent a client from engaging in harmful behavior. In spite of the circumstances and homelessness, he retains

5135-663: The same levels of iconic cultural recognition like those of Batman , Superman , or Wonder Woman , Doctor Fate remains as one of DC Comic's most enduring and long-standing characters, known for their distinctive name and design. The character often appears as a prominent or a major supporting character in various team-based comic book titles such as the Justice Society of America , Justice League International , Justice League Dark , and has had several self-titled comic book titles . The character has appeared in various incarnations across multiple forms of media based on both

5214-639: The same year which witnessed the 22nd and final annual Justice Society/Justice League team-up. In 1985, DC collected the Doctor Fate back-up stories from The Flash , a retelling of Doctor Fate's origin by Paul Levitz , Joe Staton , and Michael Nasser originally published in Secret Origins of Super-Heroes (January 1978) ( DC Special Series #10 in the Indicia), the Pasko/Simonson Doctor Fate story from 1st Issue Special #9, and

5293-426: The series experienced limited sales. Doctor Fate would also appear in several other crossovers and storylines, including Millennium and Cosmic Odyssey . Both characters are killed off halfway into the series, replaced by resurrected Inza and Kent Nelson from issue #25 onward in 1991. The series ended with issue #41. and following Zero Hour , DC killed off both Kent and Inza. A new incarnation, Jared Stevens,

5372-533: The spirit of Kent and Inza within the Amulet of Anubis. Hector Hall's Doctor Fate also appears in the Day of Judgement comic title and crossover, depicted as a member of the Sentinels of Magic . In the 2003 Doctor Fate limited series, Hall battles the Curse, a demigod sorcerer that challenged Nabu in the past. Similar to Nabu in being bound to a helmet, he gains a willing host in Justin Guilder, who

5451-419: The team and becoming reoccurring characters. Nassour would eventually permanently become the new Doctor Fate instead of Kent Nelson in the "Lords of Order" storyline. Nassour would also receive a new redesign as Doctor Fate. Nelson's character would be later killed off in the "A Costly Trick of Magic" storyline, leaving Nassour as the sole Doctor Fate character. While the original 2018 series was cancelled in 2020,

5530-427: The winter of 1988. The series' premise involved the pair under the guidance of Nabu, who inhabited and taken Kent Nelson's identity. The series' also establishes a supporting cast for the characters, the recurring concept of kali yuga amongst the Lords of Chaos and Order , a period where chaos reigns and order is defeat, and established the incarnations to be the result of reincarnation cycles. During DeMatteis's run,

5609-450: The years, for one reason or another. To my knowledge, I wrote all the Dr. Fate yarns that appeared, up until 1968, when I left comic book writing to a great degree. I always liked the supernatural; I read Lovecraft , Derleth , Sax Rohmer , Howard , Clark Ashton Smith , Whitehead , all the others, Fate was a derivation from my imagination influenced by those writings" The original version of

5688-419: Was introduced in a self-titled series called Fate , launched in the wake of Zero Hour in 1994. The Doctor Fate character went through a radical redesign, dropping the "Doctor" title and gaining new weapons made from the previous related artifacts of Doctor Fate. Unlike prior depictions of the Doctor Fate character as a sorcerer, the character was instead a demon hunter. Considered an unpopular re-imagining of

5767-412: Was an anthology title containing the most popular series from the other anthology titles published by both All-American Publications and National Comics. All Star Comics #1 ( cover-dated Summer 1940) contained superhero stories that included All-American's Golden Age Flash , Hawkman , Ultra-Man , as well as National's Hour-Man , Spectre , and Sandman . The adventure strip "Biff Bronson" and

5846-633: Was created by writer James Robinson and artist Brett Booth. The character was featured in the Earth 2 ongoing series from #9 (February 2013) onwards. After the conclusion of the Convergence limited series in June 2015, DC launched a new Doctor Fate ongoing series, written by Paul Levitz and drawn by Sonny Liew as part of the DC You initiative, which saw an emphasis on "story over continuity", loosening

5925-545: Was included to test reader interest in the Wonder Woman concept. It generated enough positive fan response that Wonder Woman would be awarded the lead feature in the Sensation Comics anthology title starting from issue #1. That same issue saw the induction of Doctor Mid-Nite and Starman as members of the Justice Society as well. Starting with issue #11, Wonder Woman would appear in All Star Comics as

6004-402: Was known variably throughout the Golden Age as Inza Cramer, Inza Sanders, and Inza Carmer. When the Justice Society of America was created for All Star Comics #3 (Winter 1940), Doctor Fate was one of the characters National Comics used for the joint venture with All-American Publications . He made his last appearance within the book in issue #21 (Summer 1944), virtually simultaneously with

6083-420: Was printed in various publications from TwoMorrows Publishing . In 1976, the name All Star Comics was resurrected for a series portraying the modern-day adventures of the JSA. The new series dismissed the numbering from All-Star Western and continued the original numbering, premiering with All-Star Comics #58. Starting with issue #66, a hyphen was added to the title and the words "All-Star Comics" became

6162-615: Was revealed to have lasted for approximately a year within the series. In the same year during the second half of the second Doctor Fate series, Inza and Kent are revived in younger bodies. Circumstances makes Inza Doctor Fate, allowing her a social life and shifts her heroism towards social class issues and inequality alongside fighting the supernatural. Inza appears in the War of the Gods crossover and title alongside Wonder Woman and other superheroes to help thwart Circe's efforts from destroying Earth. In 1994, Jared Steven's first origin story

6241-670: Was written by Beechen, Gail Simone , Mark Waid , and Mark Evanier , who each wrote a different ending to the story. The character then appeared in the Reign in Hell miniseries and in Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #30 (August 2009), featuring in the book until its cancellation with #54 in August 2011. Following the events of the Flashpoint mini-series in 2011, DC's continuity was rebooted . As part of The New 52 initiative, an alternate version of Doctor Fate named Khalid Ben-Hassin

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