He is a member of the justice society of america and is a native of earth2a. The xmen mystique jennifer lawrence, jean grey sophie turner, nightcrawler kodi smitmcphee, cyclops tye. When kent nelsons father died in the tomb of the egyptian wizard nabu, who took pity on kent and raised him as his apprentice to become the sorcerer supreme and lord of. Kent nelson, aka doctor fate, is a superhero from dc comics. Not a major dc comics character, to be sure, but a cool one nonetheless. Subscribe to marvel unlimited to read storm comic lists by marvel experts. Kent nelson was the original, given his powers by nabu and residing in the tower of fate in salem.
As long as doctor fate has the full facemask and is fighting magical enemies, everythings great. Fate was male at the time and was teamed with hourman against a character called solomon grundy that was kind of a version of the frankenstein monster. Nelson was selected to become the new doctor fate after his relatives moved one, and became an agent of lords of order. Cockrums original concept for a character with the power of weather control was of a male.
Since stan lee wrote, steve ditko illustrated doctor strange in 1963, to creat a new dimension to the marvel comics world the world of magic, and, like 53 years later, the marvel studios add the character to enrich its cinematic universe, amazingly by benedict cumberbatch portraying this rich character change from selfishness and arrogance to a superhero. Doctor fate also known as fate is the name of multiple fictional superheroes appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, the flash, aquaman and more. Like fellow member hawkman, he also has one of the screwiest backgrounds in the dc canon fate is arguably the most powerful magicwielding hero in the.
Great deals on doctor fate comic book hero action figures. A trusted and wise leader of the team, with the ability to control and manipulate weather patterns, storm has created a legacy of both freedomfighting and mentorship, forever aware of how emotions can cause ones powers to spiral out of control. To the general public she is a comic book character that kaz and oliver like. In 1920, archaeologist sven nelson and his son kent go. Out of the archive, the first third are my favorite. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. Doctor fate recommended reading dc database fandom. Who is doctor fate this is the origin story of how kent nelson became the first doctor fate. Doctor fate is a legacy of heroes in the realm of magic who act as agents of the lords of order in the battle against chaos, using the powerful amulet of anubis, cloak of destiny and helmet of fate. He is a combination of doctor strangeprofessor x from marvel and doctor fate from dc. It turns out she is in the hospital because all of her powers have been taken away by the comic book villain, the annihilator. Doctor fate essential reading list once upon a geek. Doctor storm character doctor storm appears in 1 issues. While there have been a great number of character underneath the helm of doctor fate, none seem to stick in recent memory.
As a storied, veteran xmen member, ororo munroe aka storm is one of the most powerful mutants on earth. Doctor fate is a mystical sorcerer and an agent of the lords of order. Skylar storm is a character in the series, mighty med. Khalids quest for answers leads the young doctor fate to his ancestral homeland of egypt, where he discovers that malevolent supernatural forces have conspired to make life a lot harder for humanity than it should be. Each pack is grouped around a particular character or theme, and there is no duplication within any pack. He has a key role in convergence, a four issue arc involving characters from all four dc weirdoverse titles scare tactics, challengers of the unknown, the book of fate and night force. He brought his son with him on the expedition which you would think a. Storm for all the variations of the subject on the site. Residing in the helmet of fate, his anchor to the earthy plane, nabu require a host body to have a presence on the physical plane. Fate, as far as hereoes go, is the most powerful magician.
Born as kent nelson, his life was anything but normal. Throughout most of this characters history, the mortal being who was the host for the doctor fate or dr. He would become a founding member f the justice society of america alongside hourman, the spectre, sandman. Creator of the vital serum which gives the user a skull face and super strength. Doctor fate is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Doctor fate remained active within the group up until the middle of the decade when he withdrew in the year 1945. A doctorate or doctors degree or doctoral degree from latin doctor, teacher is an academic or professional degree awarded by universities that, in most countries, qualifies the holder to teach at the university level in the degrees field, or to work in a specific profession. The original version of the character was created by writer gardner fox and artist. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Doctor fate, real name kent nelson, is a character from dc comics. Access was hunted through the amalgam universe by dr.
Fate entity was not eric strauss and was not jewish. With his father sven being an archaeologist who firmly believed that the pyramids in the valley of ur were built by aliens. In most of doctor fates appearances, the character had no connection to eric strauss, and even when strauss was a cohost of doctor fate, his own consciousness had only a limited. Doctor fate has long been a favourite character of mine probably due to the cool helmet. He appeared in the 94th death battle with doctor strange. If you need clarification in the meantime, check out the wikipedia entry on doctor fate. Truth is, the mysterious threat doesnt seem as threatening as it should, nor all that mysterious. He wears the helmet of nabu which gives him incredible abilities. Fate is the host to one of the cosmical entities lord of order.
I know, but if you read the captions, before spectre couldnt beat dr. With his new identity, he has magical powers, and became a founding member of the justice society of america. Doctor fate real name kent nelson is a superhero and sorcerer from the dc comics and universe. A place to discuss liveaction cinematic and television adaptations of comic books. Fate where a brooklyn medical student winds up with the helmet of fate. During an expedition in the valley of ur in mesopotamia, young kent nelson and his archaeologist father sven nelson stumbled upon a. I dont remember what fate was doing during new 52, if someone can comment and add some details, thatd be. The only person to remain unchanged was access a new character created by both marvel and dc who had the power to move between the universes. The original version of the character was created by writer. Doctor strange appears in hsienkos ending in marvel vs. Like fellow member hawkman, he also has one of the screwiest backgrounds in the dc canon fate is arguably the most powerful magicwielding hero in the dc canon discounting reality. His mission is to battle the lords of chaos, a stoic supernatural warrior in the eternal battle between good and evil. Fate, and spectre whatever level hes on can beat storm and if dr.
Kent nelson was the first superhero in modern times to take on the name of doctor fate origin edit. Doctor fate is a superhero who possesses magical super powers. Another day well talk about the character of doctor fate and all the various incarnations. Astrological signs of comic book characters facebook. This changed after he realized that multiple females with catrelated abilities, his first. The threads of fate are dangling down to the freedom tower, latching and taking away the souls of new yorkers, including the current doctor fate khalids family and friends. Kent nelson, better known as doctor fate, is a superhero from dc comics. He later appears as a playable character in the updated version of the game, ultimate marvel vs. Doctor fate 2015 2016 from dc comics league of comic.
Doctor fate has made some appearances in the newest blue beetle rebirth series. Strangefate a combination of doctor strange and doctor fate who also turned out to be charles xavier. Nabu the wise is a supernatural entity known a lord of order. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Storm is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Doctor fate was created by gardner fox and howard sherman. He is a powerful magical sorcerer and guardian of order. I think i first came across the character in a team up from the old brave and bold comic book. Originally created in 1940 by gardner fox and howard sherman, hes one of the icons of the golden age of comic books and a founding member of the justice society of america. According to the intro by roy thomas, between his archive and the allstar volumes, every doctor fate story from the 40s is in print.
Twentieth century fox has released 10 new character poster for xmen. Doctor fate comic book hero action figures for sale ebay. Doctor strangefate is the protector of the amalgam universe, building up the universe around him from the battle between dc comics and marvel comics, and will literally kill to prevent his universe. Comic book value packs comic book value packs are a great way to pick up a lot of comics cheaply. In the parallel universe of earthtwo earth2a in the superfriends universe, in 1920, archaeologist sven nelson and his son kent go on an expedition to the valley of ur in. The storm comic books category for a complete list. Fate can beat spectre at one of his levels, he can beat her. All your news for doctor fate, khalid benhassin, sorcerer supreme of earth. He is the most powerful being in the amalgam universe. Eric strauss was the next chosen champion after nelsons death, later merging into. I became a fan of doctor fate back when william messnerloebs wrote the book, although it didnt take me long to track down earlier stories starring the character. According to official records from the comics houses themselves, these are the birthdates of some of your favorite comic book characters. By the end of the decade he had withdrawn completely from public activities.
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